12-letter words containing n, o, r, a, l
- anthropology — Anthropology is the scientific study of people, society, and culture.
- anti-tumoral — a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- antielectron — an elementary particle with a positive charge, a positron
- antigropelos — waterproof leggings used to protect against mud
- antirational — opposed to rationalism
- antireligion — opposed to religion
- antiroll bar — a horizontal bar in the suspension system of some automotive vehicles, that stabilizes the body of the vehicle and thereby reduces sway, esp. during turns
- antiroyalism — Opposition to royals or royalism.
- antiroyalist — opposed to the monarchy
- antitumoural — acting against or upon tumours
- anton sailer — Anton [ahn-tohn] /ˈɑn toʊn/ (Show IPA), ("Toni") 1935–2009, Austrian skier.
- aplacophoran — solenogaster.
- apparitional — of or relating to an apparition or apparitions; ghostly, spectral
- appleknocker — Northern U.S. a rustic.
- archilochian — denoting or relating to the 7th century bc Greek poet Archilochus or his verse, esp the iambic trimeters or trochaic tetrameters used by him
- ariel sharon — Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- aristotelian — of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy
- arms control — an agreement between two or more countries to reduce the number of weapons owned, with the aim of preventing war
- articulation — Articulation is the action of producing a sound or word clearly, in speech or music.
- arts council — an organization that provides funding for a variety of arts activities
- aspirational — If you describe someone as aspirational, you mean that they have strong hopes of moving to a higher social status.
- astronomical — If you describe an amount, especially the cost of something as astronomical, you are emphasizing that it is very large indeed.
- auroral zone — the region surrounding the north or south geomagnetic pole in which the auroral phenomena take place.
- autoanalyzer — any of various automatic devices that test and analyze chemicals, blood, etc.
- bacon-slicer — a machine for cutting bacon into slices
- ball control — the skill of controlling the ball in a game such as football or tennis
- balladmonger — (formerly) a seller of ballads, esp on broadsheets
- balloon tire — a wide, deep-walled pneumatic tire with relatively low air pressure to lessen the shock of bumps
- balloon tyre — a pneumatic tyre containing air at a relatively low pressure and having a wide tread
- banderillero — a bullfighter's assistant who sticks banderillas into the bull
- banner cloud — a plume-shaped cloud extending downwind from an isolated mountain peak. Also called cloud banner. Compare cap cloud (def 1).
- barcalounger — a type of reclinable armchair with an extendable footrest
- barn swallow — the US and Canadian name for the common swallow, Hirundo rustica
- barrel organ — A barrel organ is a large machine that plays music when you turn the handle on the side. Barrel organs used to be played in the street to entertain people.
- battlefronts — Plural form of battlefront.
- battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
- be on a roll — to have a series of successes; go from success to success
- benzal group — the bivalent group C 7 H 6 –, derived from benzaldehyde.
- binary color — secondary color.
- bingo caller — the person who shouts out the numbers to bingo players
- binocularity — binocular characteristics
- bipropellant — a rocket propellant consisting of two substances, usually a fuel and an oxidizer
- black bryony — a climbing herbaceous Eurasian plant, Tamus communis, having small greenish flowers and poisonous red berries: family Dioscoreaceae
- black heroin — a very potent and addictive form of heroin that is dark-colored.
- blanket roll — a blanket or sleeping bag rolled into a cylindrical pack for easy carrying and outdoor use by hikers, soldiers, cowboys, etc., often with cooking utensils, food, and personal articles carried inside.
- blaze orange — a very bright orange, as on a traffic cone.
- blennorrhoea — an excessive discharge of watery mucus, esp from the urethra or the vagina
- bletheration — nonsense!
- blood orange — a variety of orange all or part of the pulp of which is dark red when ripe
- boardsailing — windsurfing