12-letter words containing o, n, b
- blotting-pad — an object to one side of which a piece of blotting paper is attached for blotting text handwritten in ink
- blow molding — Blow molding is a process for forming plastic objects in which plastic is melted, put in a mold, and then shaped by having compressed air blown into it.
- blow-molding — the sound of any vapor or gas issuing from a vent under pressure.
- blue norther — a cold north wind that brings rapidly falling temperatures.
- blue pointer — a large shark, Isuropsis mako, of Australian coastal waters, having a blue back and pointed snout
- blue stilton — a rich cheese made from whole milk, blue-veined and very strong in flavour
- blue-on-blue — of or relating to friendly fire
- bluestocking — A bluestocking is an intellectual woman.
- boar-hunting — the practice of hunting wild boars
- boarding out — the local-authority practice of placing a client in a foster family or voluntary establishment and paying for it
- boardsailing — windsurfing
- boatbuilding — Boatbuilding is the craft or industry of making boats.
- boating lake — a lake in a park where rowing boats can be hired
- boating trip — a trip or holiday in a boat such as a sailing boat or canal boat
- boatsmanship — seamanship as applied to boats, especially rowboats and motorboats.
- body english — a follow-through motion of the body, as after bowling a ball, in a semi-involuntary or joking effort to control the ball's movement
- body popping — a dance style involving muscular jerking of the upper body
- body scanner — a machine using X-rays and a computer, used in medicine to look for signs of disease, or in security operations to look for drugs, weapons, etc
- body-centred — (of a crystal) having a lattice point at the centre of each unit cell as well as at the corners
- bodyboarding — the sport of surfing using a bodyboard
- bodybuilding — Bodybuilding is the activity of doing special exercises regularly in order to make your muscles grow bigger.
- bog of allen — a region of peat bogs in central Ireland, west of Dublin. Area: over 10 sq km (3.75 sq miles)
- bog-iron ore — a deposit of impure limonite formed in low, wet areas.
- bog-standard — If you describe something as bog-standard you mean that is an ordinary example of its kind, with no exciting or interesting features.
- bognor regis — a resort in S England, in West Sussex on the English Channel: electronics industries. Regis was added to the name after King George V's convalescence there in 1929. Pop: 62 141 (2001)
- bogon filter — /boh'gon fil'tr/ Any device, software or hardware, that limits or suppresses the flow and/or emission of bogons. "Engineering hacked a bogon filter between the Cray and the VAXen, and now we're getting fewer dropped packets." See also bogosity.
- boil down to — If you say that a situation or problem boils down to a particular thing or can be boiled down to a particular thing, you mean that this is the most important or the most basic aspect of it.
- boilermaking — metal-working in heavy industry; plating or welding
- bond servant — a person who serves in bondage; slave.
- bond washing — a series of deals in bonds made with the intention of avoiding taxation
- bonded goods — goods which have been deposited in a bonded warehouse
- bonding wire — A bonding wire is a wire connecting two pieces of equipment, often for hazard prevention.
- bone density — the degree of compactness of bone
- boniface iii — pope a.d. 607.
- boniface vii — antipope a.d. 974, 984–985.
- boning knife — a small kitchen knife having a narrow blade for boning meat or fish.
- bonne bouche — a tasty titbit or morsel
- bonne chance — good luck
- bonnet glass — monteith (def 2).
- bonnet rouge — a red cap worn by ardent supporters of the French Revolution
- bonnet-glass — a large punch bowl, usually of silver, having a notched rim for suspending punch cups.
- bonnyclabber — clotted or curdled milk
- bonus number — (in the National Lottery) a number announced after the normal six numbers which influences the amount of prize money paid
- bonus scheme — a scheme in a company or other organization according to which employees receive a bonus if they meet specified targets
- book burning — the destruction of writings of which the subject, the view of the author, or the like is considered politically or socially objectionable: used as a means of censorship or oppression.
- book signing — a prearranged and publicized event at which an author signs copies of their latest book, often with individual dedications to purchasers
- book-keeping — the skill or occupation of maintaining accurate records of business transactions
- bookcrossing — the practice of deliberately leaving books in places where they will be found and read by other people
- booking form — a form used to book a holiday, accommodation, etc
- booklet pane — Philately. any of a number of panes or small pages of postage stamps, stapled together into a booklet for the convenience of users.