12-letter words containing o, b, t, a
- bagworm moth — any moth of the family Psychidae
- baked potato — a large potato baked in its skin
- ball control — the skill of controlling the ball in a game such as football or tennis
- balletomanes — Plural form of balletomane.
- balletomania — passionate enthusiasm for ballet
- balloon seat — (on some 18th-century chairs) a seat having an outline resembling that of a bell.
- 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
- ballot paper — A ballot paper is a piece of paper on which you indicate your choice or opinion in an election or ballot.
- ballottement — a technique of feeling for a movable object in the body, esp confirmation of pregnancy by feeling the rebound of the fetus following a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus
- balto-slavic — the Baltic and Slavic languages, when considered as constituting a subfamily within the Indo-European family of languages: the Baltic and Slavic branches are now generally considered by scholars as independently derived from Indo-European
- banalization — the process of becoming or making something banal
- bandoneonist — One who plays the bandoneon.
- bank account — A bank account is an arrangement with a bank which allows you to keep your money in the bank and to take some out when you need it.
- bank deposit — money placed in a bank account
- banquet room — A banquet room is a room in a hotel where large formal meals for many people can be held.
- barbados nut — an ornamental, tropical American tree, Jatropha curcas, of the spurge family, having ivylike leaves, small, yellow or greenish-yellow flowers, and olive-shaped fruit yielding a purgative, poisonous oil.
- bardolatrous — relating to or characterized by bardolatry
- barnstormers — Plural form of barnstormer.
- barnstorming — A barnstorming performance is full of energy and very exciting to watch.
- barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
- baroreceptor — a collection of sensory nerve endings, principally in the carotid sinuses and the aortic arch, that monitor blood pressure changes in the body
- barquisimeto — a city in NW Venezuela. Pop: 1 009 000 (2005 est)
- barratrously — In a barratrous manner.
- barrow point — the northernmost tip of Alaska, on the Arctic Ocean
- base station — a fixed transmitter that forms part of an otherwise mobile radio network
- basification — the process of making something alkaline
- basing point — a geographical location from which freight charges are computed by the seller regardless of the point from which the goods are shipped.
- 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.
- bastardsword — Alternative spelling of bastard sword.
- bastel house — (on the Anglo-Scottish border) a partly fortified house, usually with a vaulted ground floor.
- bastinadoing — Present participle of bastinado.
- bathmophobia — The fear of stairs and slopes.
- bathochromic — denoting or relating to a shift to a longer wavelength in the absorption spectrum of a compound
- bathophilous — (of an organism) living in very deep water
- baton charge — A baton charge is an attacking forward movement made by a large group of policemen carrying batons.
- batter board — (at a building site) one of a number of boards set horizontally to support strings for outlining the foundation plan of a building.
- batter's box — box1 (def 16a).
- battle group — a group of warships usually consisting of at least one aircraft carrier, other surface ships, submarines, landing craft, etc
- battle royal — a fight, esp with fists or cudgels, involving more than two combatants; melee
- battle wagon — a battleship.
- battlefronts — Plural form of battlefront.
- battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
- battlewagons — Plural form of battlewagon.
- battleworthy — capable of engaging in combat; ready for battle: a decline in the nation's battleworthy forces.
- battological — tending to repeat words unnecessarily
- bayonet bulb — an electric light bulb which is inserted into the socket against spring pressure and turned so that pins on its side engage in slots in the socket
- be at a loss — If you say that you are at a loss, you mean that you do not know what to do in a particular situation.
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- bean counter — You can describe people such as accountants and business managers as bean counters if you disapprove of them because you think they are only interested in money.