11-letter words containing n, o, t, a, b
- at one blow — by or with only one action; all at one time
- attribution — the act of attributing; ascription.
- baby lotion — a skin lotion for babies
- back and to — back-and-forth; to and fro.
- backcountry — an area far from cities and towns that is thinly populated and largely undeveloped; hinterland
- bacteriocin — any protein-based toxin given off by bacteria to prevent the growth of related bacteria nearby
- badmouthing — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- balance out — If two or more opposite things balance out or if you balance them out, they become equal in amount, value, or effect.
- balletomane — a person enthusiastic about the ballet
- balloonists — Plural form of balloonist.
- banana boat — a refrigerated ship used for transporting bananas
- band theory — a theory of the electrical properties of metals, semiconductors, and insulators based on energy bands
- bandy about — If someone's name or something such as an idea is bandied about or is bandied around, that person or that thing is discussed by many people in a casual way.
- bannerstone — a North American prehistoric stone implement in the form of a double-edged ax with a notch or hole, possibly for attaching a handle.
- bantam work — Coromandel work.
- barfulation — /bar`fyoo-lay'sh*n/ Variation of barf used around the Stanford area. An exclamation, expressing disgust. On seeing some particularly bad code one might exclaim, "Barfulation! Who wrote this, Quux?"
- barnstormed — Simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm.
- barnstormer — to conduct a campaign or speaking tour in rural areas by making brief stops in many small towns.
- baroclinity — a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.
- baronetical — pertaining to baronets
- barotseland — a region in W Zambia. 44,920 sq. mi. (116,343 sq. km).
- barrel knot — a knot for fastening together two strands of gut or nylon, as fishing lines or leaders.
- basingstoke — a town in S England, in N Hampshire. Pop: 90 171 (2001)
- basis point — In finance, a basis point is one hundredth of a per cent (.01%).
- basset horn — an obsolete woodwind instrument of the clarinet family
- bastard son — an illegitimate son
- bastinadoed — Simple past tense and past participle of bastinado.
- bastinadoes — Plural form of bastinado.
- bath sponge — any of various common sponges, of the family Spongiidae, that have a skeletal network composed of fibers of spongin: collected in the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean, and the Caribbean for their commercial value.
- baton rouge — the capital of Louisiana, in the SE part on the Mississippi River. Pop: 225 090 (2003 est)
- batter down — If you batter a door down, you hit it so hard that it falls to pieces.
- battle zone — an area where a battle or battles are being fought
- battlefront — the front line of a battle, where the action takes place
- battlewagon — a battleship
- bayonetting — (British) present participle of bayonet.
- be death on — to deal with in a devastating manner
- be great on — to be informed about
- be meant to — If you say that something is meant to happen, you mean that it is expected to happen or that it ought to happen.
- bean sprout — Bean sprouts are small, long, thin shoots grown from beans. They are frequently used in Chinese cookery.
- beancounter — Alternative spelling of bean counter.
- beanshooter — peashooter
- beardtongue — a plant of the genus Penstemon
- ben trovato — appropriate and characteristic even if untrue; happily invented or discovered.
- benefaction — the act of doing good, esp by giving a donation to charity
- benefactory — relating to a benefactor; beneficial
- beneplacito — an indication of approval
- benzonatate — a nonnarcotic substance, C 30 H 53 NO 11 , used as a cough suppressant.
- bethanechol — a substance, C 7 H 17 ClN 2 O 2 , used to treat urinary retention, especially postoperatively.
- bicarbonate — a salt of carbonic acid containing the ion HCO3–; an acid carbonate
- bifurcation — the act or fact of bifurcating