12-letter words containing o, l, a, m
- automobility — the use of motor cars
- autonomously — Government. self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only. pertaining to an autonomy, or a self-governing community.
- autumn olive — a spiny shrub (Elaeagnus umbellata) of the oleaster family, having leaves covered with silvery or brown scales
- baby boomlet — a period of increase in the birthrate, smaller than a baby boom, as in the U.S. during the 1980s and 1990s.
- back molding — a molding, as a backband, applied to interior window and door trim to conceal the edge of the wall surface.
- balladmonger — (formerly) a seller of ballads, esp on broadsheets
- balletomanes — Plural form of balletomane.
- balletomania — passionate enthusiasm for ballet
- 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
- balsamaceous — any of various fragrant exudations from certain trees, especially trees of the genus Commiphora, as balm-of-Gilead. Compare balm (def 1).
- barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
- bead molding — bead (def 12).
- bibliomaniac — excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books.
- biomolecular — relating to a biomolecule
- blabbermouth — a person who talks too much or indiscreetly
- black bottom — a dance of the late 1920s that originated in America, involving a sinuous rotation of the hips
- black comedy — a comedy dealing with an unpleasant situation in a pessimistic or macabre manner
- black cosmos — a garden plant, Cosmos diversifolius, of Mexico, having small, dahlialike tubers and solitary flower heads with red disk flowers and velvety, dark-red or purplish ray flowers.
- bladder worm — an encysted saclike larva of the tapeworm. The main types are cysticercus, hydatid, and coenurus
- blastomycete — any of a genus (Blastomyces) of yeastlike imperfect fungi that cause diseases in people and animals
- blood plasma — the pale yellow fluid portion of the blood; blood from which red and white blood cells and platelets have been removed
- blood sample — an amount of a person's blood taken from their body for use in medical tests
- bloomingdale — a town in NE Illinois.
- boilermaking — metal-working in heavy industry; plating or welding
- bombay hills — a row of hills marking the southern boundary of greater Auckland on the North Island, New Zealand
- bombe glacée — a dessert of ice cream lined or filled with custard, cake crumbs, etc
- boyoma falls — a series of seven cataracts in the NE Democratic Republic of Congo, on the upper River Congo: forms an unnavigable stretch of 90 km (56 miles), which falls 60 m (200 ft)
- bronze medal — A bronze medal is a medal made of bronze or bronze-coloured metal that is given as a prize to the person who comes third in a competition, especially a sports contest.
- bur marigold — any plant of the genus Bidens that has yellow flowers and pointed fruits that cling to fur and clothing: family Asteraceae (composites)
- burial mound — a barrow
- burnt almond — a sweet consisting of an almond enclosed in burnt sugar
- calamitously — In a calamitous manner.
- call time on — If you call time on something, you end it.
- call to arms — a command to report for active military duty.
- call to mind — to remember or cause to be remembered
- calorimeters — Plural form of calorimeter.
- calorimetric — the measurement of heat.
- calumniation — to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- calumniously — in a calumnious manner
- cam follower — the slider or roller in contact with the cam that transmits the movement dictated by the cam profile
- camelopardus — a faint extensive constellation in the N hemisphere close to Ursa Major and Cassiopeia
- caméra stylo — the use of the camera as a means of personal expression, esp as practised by some directors of the New Wave
- camerapeople — a person who operates a camera, especially a movie or TV camera.
- camomile tea — a medicinal beverage made from the fragrant leaves and flowers of any of these plants
- camouflaging — Present participle of camouflage.
- camphor ball — mothball
- canoe slalom — a competitive event in which a canoeist maneuvers through a slalom course, usually in white water.
- cardiomegaly — abnormal enlargement of the heart.