12-letter words containing n, o, a, d, s
- barodynamics — the branch of mechanics concerned with heavy structures
- basset hound — A basset hound is a dog with short strong legs, a long body, and long ears. It is kept as a pet or used for hunting.
- bastinadoing — Present participle of bastinado.
- beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
- beardtongues — Plural form of beardtongue.
- bed of nails — a situation or position of extreme difficulty
- block island — an island off the coast of and a part of Rhode Island, at the E entrance to Long Island Sound.
- blood spavin — a disease of the hock joint of horses in which enlargement occurs because of collected fluids (bog spavin) bony growth (bone spavin) or distention of the veins (blood spavin)
- bloodstained — Someone or something that is bloodstained is covered with blood.
- boardsailing — windsurfing
- body scanner — a machine using X-rays and a computer, used in medicine to look for signs of disease, or in security operations to look for drugs, weapons, etc
- bog-standard — If you describe something as bog-standard you mean that is an ordinary example of its kind, with no exciting or interesting features.
- bond servant — a person who serves in bondage; slave.
- bond washing — a series of deals in bonds made with the intention of avoiding taxation
- brassfounder — a person who makes things from brass
- broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
- cadent house — any of the four houses that precede the angles: the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth houses, which correspond, respectively, to neighborhood and relatives, work and health, philosophy and foreign travel, and secret matters and service to others.
- caesalpinoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caesalpinoideae, a mainly tropical subfamily of leguminous plants that have irregular flowers: includes carob, senna, brazil, cassia, and poinciana
- canada goose — A Canada goose is a grayish-brown wild goose that comes from North America.
- cannabinoids — Plural form of cannabinoid.
- canned goods — tinned food produce
- capsaicinoid — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of irritant compounds, related to capsaicin, that are responsible for the heat of chilli peppers.
- centerboards — Plural form of centerboard.
- chondroblast — a type of cell that develops into a chondrocyte or cartilage cell
- chondrostian — relating to the class Chondrostei of fish with fin rays
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
- closed chain — any structural arrangement, used in the models and formulas of molecules, consisting of a chain of atoms that forms a closed geometric figure; ring
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another
- codefendants — Plural form of codefendant.
- colonialised — to make colonial.
- comes around — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- command post — A command post is a place from which a commander in the army controls and organizes his forces.
- commanderies — the office or rank of a commander.
- commandments — a command or mandate.
- compassioned — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
- concordances — Plural form of concordance.
- condensation — Condensation consists of small drops of water which form when warm water vapour or steam touches a cold surface such as a window.
- conditionals — Plural form of conditional.
- conductances — Plural form of conductance.
- coney island — an island off the S shore of Long Island, New York: site of a large amusement park
- confederates — Plural form of confederate.
- conquistador — The conquistadors were the sixteenth-century Spanish conquerors of Central and South America.
- consanguined — Of kindred blood; related.
- considerable — Considerable means great in amount or degree.
- considerably — to a noteworthy or marked extent; much; noticeably; substantially; amply.
- considerance — consideration
- considerated — Simple past tense and past participle of considerate.