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11-letter words containing o, c, a, n

  • auto racing — the sport of racing automobiles in which drivers compete against each other on a course designed for racing or on closed public roads.
  • autochanger — a device in a record player or CD player that enables a small stack of records or CDs to be dropped automatically onto the turntable or player tray one at a time and played separately
  • autochthons — Plural form of autochthon.
  • autochthony — pertaining to autochthons; aboriginal; indigenous (opposed to heterochthonous).
  • autoclaving — Present participle of autoclave.
  • autodynamic — Supplying its own power.
  • autogenetic — self-generated.
  • autokinetic — automatically self-moving
  • autonomical — autonomous.
  • avocational — of or relating to avocation
  • axonometric — of or relating to a projection method of representing three-dimensional objects on a flat surface
  • back anchor — a small anchor for backing a larger one.
  • 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
  • backflowing — Flowing backwards.
  • backgammons — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon.
  • backgrounds — Plural form of background.
  • backing dog — a dog that moves a flock of sheep by jumping on their backs
  • backloading — to defer to a later date, as wages, benefits, or costs: The union agreed to back-load pay raises.
  • backlogging — a reserve or accumulation, as of stock, work, or business: a backlog of business orders.
  • backsolving — Present participle of backsolve.
  • baconburger — a hamburger topped with strips of cooked bacon.
  • bacteriocin — any protein-based toxin given off by bacteria to prevent the growth of related bacteria nearby
  • balance out — If two or more opposite things balance out or if you balance them out, they become equal in amount, value, or effect.
  • baldacchino — baldachin
  • banjo clock — a clock of the early 19th century in the U.S., having a drumlike case for the dial mounted on a narrow, tapering body, with a boxlike bottom containing the pendulum and its weight.
  • bannockburn — a village in central Scotland, south of Stirling: nearby is the site of a victory (1314) of the Scots, led by Robert the Bruce, over the English. Pop: 7396 (2001)
  • baranovichi — a city in W central Belarus, SW of Minsk.
  • baroclinity — a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.
  • baron-cohen — Sacha. born 1970, British television and film comedian, best known for his creation of the characters Ali G and Borat
  • baronetical — pertaining to baronets
  • beancounter — Alternative spelling of bean counter.
  • benefaction — the act of doing good, esp by giving a donation to charity
  • benefactory — relating to a benefactor; beneficial
  • beneplacito — an indication of approval
  • bethanechol — a substance, C 7 H 17 ClN 2 O 2 , used to treat urinary retention, especially postoperatively.
  • bibliomancy — prediction of the future by interpreting a passage chosen at random from a book, esp the Bible
  • bicarbonate — a salt of carbonic acid containing the ion HCO3–; an acid carbonate
  • bifurcation — the act or fact of bifurcating
  • binary code — Binary code is a computer code that uses the binary number system.
  • binocularly — relating to the use of two eyes at once
  • biodynamics — the branch of biology that deals with the energy production and activities of organisms
  • bisectional — relating to division into two equal parts
  • bisociation — the association of one idea with two different contexts
  • bivouacking — a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
  • black money — that part of a nation's income that relates to its black economy
  • blacktongue — canine pellagra.
  • block grant — (in Britain) an annual grant made by the government to a local authority to help to pay for the public services it provides, such as health, education, and housing
  • block plane — a carpenter's small plane used to cut across the end grain of wood
  • blogjacking — the use of another person’s blog without his or her consent, esp for malicious or satirical purposes
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