12-letter words containing n, o, b, t
- obscurations — Plural form of obscuration.
- observations — Plural form of observation.
- obsoleteness — no longer in general use; fallen into disuse: an obsolete expression.
- obstetrician — a physician who specializes in obstetrics. Abbreviation: OB, ob.
- obstructions — Plural form of obstruction.
- obtuse angle — an angle greater than 90° but less than 180°.
- odontoblasts — Plural form of odontoblast.
- odontophobia — an unnatural dread or terror of teeth
- of substance — wealthy
- on probation — under the supervision of a probation officer
- on sb's part — If you talk about a feeling or action on someone's part, you are referring to something that they feel or do.
- on the bench — a long seat for several persons: a bench in the park.
- on the blink — to open and close the eye, especially involuntarily; wink rapidly and repeatedly.
- on the block — for sale at auction
- on the books — registered
- on the brain — constantly in mind
- on the table — an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.
- one-base hit — single (def 24).
- oneg shabbat — a Jewish celebration in honor of the Sabbath that takes place on Friday evening or Saturday afternoon and usually includes a program of songs, a lecture, and refreshments.
- out-building — a detached building subordinate to a main building.
- outbalancing — Present participle of outbalance.
- outbuildings — Plural form of outbuilding.
- outnumbering — Present participle of outnumber.
- overabundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overtime ban — a refusal by employees to work overtime
- palaeobotany — the study of fossil plants
- panic button — an alarm button for use in an emergency, as to summon help.
- pattern book — collection of textile motifs or designs
- pause button — a button on a video or music player which can be pressed to temporarily stop the playing of the recording
- payment bond — See under contract bond.
- pearl button — a button (as for fastening a shirt, blouse, etc) made of pearl or mother-of-pearl
- peptide bond — a covalent bond formed by joining the carboxyl group of one amino acid to the amino group of another, with the removal of a molecule of water.
- perturbation — the act of perturbing.
- petrobrusian — a member of a 12th-century sect in S France that rejected the Mass, infant baptism, prayers for the dead, sacerdotalism, the veneration of the cross, and the building of churches.
- petrobutanol — butyl alcohol.
- phantom limb — a phenomenon characterized by the experience of pain, discomfort, or other sensation in the area of a missing limb or other body part, as a breast.
- phytobenthos — microscopic plants that live in the bottom of the ocean
- pilot burner — pilot light (def 1).
- plinth block — a plinth interrupting a door or window architrave at the floor or ground level.
- polybutylene — any of several polymers of butylene, used chiefly in the manufacture of lubricants and synthetic rubber.
- port alberni — a port in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, on the E central part of Vancouver Island, on an inlet of the Pacific Ocean.
- postabortion — Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.
- powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- press button — a button on a phone dial which you press
- probationary — the act of testing.
- protuberance — the condition, state, or quality of being protuberant.
- protuberancy — protuberance.
- pulling boat — a boat propelled by oars alone.
- questionable — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- questionably — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.