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12-letter words containing o, a

  • (in) back of — at or to the rear of; behind
  • (in) care of — at the address of
  • (to) be fair — You use fair in expressions such as to be fair and let's be fair when you want to add a favourable comment about someone or something that you have just mentioned and to correct a false impression that you might have given.
  • À bon marché — at a bargain price
  • a chromosome — any chromosome belonging to the normal set characteristic of a given species.
  • a devil of a — Devil can be used to emphasize what you think about someone or something. For example, if you say that someone is a devil of a nuisance, you mean that they are very annoying. If you say that something is a devil of a problem, you mean that it is a very difficult problem.
  • a dirty word — If you say that an expression is a dirty word in a particular group of people, you mean it refers to an idea that they strongly dislike or disagree with.
  • a dog's life — a wretched existence
  • a good laugh — If you describe someone as a laugh or a good laugh, you like them because they are amusing and fun to be with.
  • a haute voix — aloud
  • a hollow leg — the capacity to eat or drink a lot without ill effects
  • a man of god — The term a man of God is sometimes used to refer to Christian priests or ministers.
  • a number one — noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
  • a posteriori — relating to or involving inductive reasoning from particular facts or effects to a general principle
  • a rough ride — If you say that someone faces a rough ride, you mean that things are going to be difficult for them because people will criticize them a lot or treat them badly.
  • a roving eye — If you say that a man has a roving eye, you are criticizing him for continually paying attention to different women.
  • a soft touch — If you say that someone is a soft touch or an easy touch, you mean that they can easily be persuaded to lend you money or to do things for you.
  • a sore point — If something is a sore point with someone, it is likely to make them angry or embarrassed if you try to discuss it.
  • a tall order — If something is a tall order, it is very difficult.
  • a whale of a — an exceptionally large, fine, etc, example of a (person or thing)
  • a-number-one — noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
  • abandon ship — If people abandon ship, they get off a ship because it is sinking.
  • abandonments — Plural form of abandonment.
  • abbreviation — An abbreviation is a short form of a word or phrase, made by leaving out some of the letters or by using only the first letter of each word.
  • abbreviatory — shortening
  • abdominalgia — (medical) Abdominal pain.
  • abel-meholah — a city in ancient Palestine, east of the Jordan River: the home of Elisha. Judges 7:22; I Kings 4:12; 19:16.
  • aberrational — characterized by aberration
  • abirritation — to make less irritable; soothe.
  • abjudication — (rare) Rejection by judicial sentence.
  • abligurition — Prodigal expense for food.
  • ablutophobia — Pathological fear of washing or bathing.
  • abolitionary — Relating to or favoring abolition.
  • abolitionism — the principle or policy of abolition, especially of slavery of blacks in the U.S.
  • abolitionist — An abolitionist is someone who campaigns for the abolition of a particular system or practice.
  • abolitionize — (esp. prior to the Civil War) to convert (persons, a region, a state, etc.) to abolitionism.
  • abominations — Plural form of abomination.
  • aboriginalia — objects from Aboriginal culture used as decorations, esp when they produce a distorted, sentimental view of Aborigines and Aboriginal history
  • aboriginally — of, relating to, or typical of aborigines: aboriginal customs.
  • abortionists — Plural form of abortionist.
  • abortiveness — imperfect development; rudimentary nature
  • above ground — not underground
  • absoluteness — the quality of being absolute
  • absolutistic — relating to absolutism or absolutists
  • absorptional — Relating to absorption.
  • absorptivity — a measure of the ability of a material to absorb radiation, equal to the internal absorptance of a homogeneous layer of the material under conditions in which the path of the radiation has unit length and the boundaries of the layer have no influence
  • abstemiously — sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet.
  • abstractions — Plural form of abstraction.
  • abyssal zone — the ecological zone along the deep ocean floor between the bathyal and hadal zones
  • acanthaceous — of or relating to the Acanthaceae, a mainly tropical and subtropical family of flowering plants that includes the acanthus

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