12-letter words containing t, i, n, b
- obliterating — Present participle of obliterate.
- obliteration — the act of obliterating or the state of being obliterated.
- obnubilation — to cloud over; becloud; obscure.
- obscurantism — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- obscurantist — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- obscurations — Plural form of obscuration.
- observations — Plural form of observation.
- obstetrician — a physician who specializes in obstetrics. Abbreviation: OB, ob.
- obstructions — Plural form of obstruction.
- odontophobia — an unnatural dread or terror of teeth
- on probation — under the supervision of a probation officer
- on the blink — to open and close the eye, especially involuntarily; wink rapidly and repeatedly.
- on the brain — constantly in mind
- one-base hit — single (def 24).
- out-building — a detached building subordinate to a main building.
- outbalancing — Present participle of outbalance.
- outbuildings — Plural form of outbuilding.
- outnumbering — Present participle of outnumber.
- overtime ban — a refusal by employees to work overtime
- paint bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- paintballing — a sport in which players compete in teams or individually to eliminate opponents by hitting them with pellets containing paint from a special gun
- panic button — an alarm button for use in an emergency, as to summon help.
- pathbreaking — pertaining to blazing a trail or path.
- peptide bond — a covalent bond formed by joining the carboxyl group of one amino acid to the amino group of another, with the removal of a molecule of water.
- perturbation — the act of perturbing.
- petrobrusian — a member of a 12th-century sect in S France that rejected the Mass, infant baptism, prayers for the dead, sacerdotalism, the veneration of the cross, and the building of churches.
- phantom limb — a phenomenon characterized by the experience of pain, discomfort, or other sensation in the area of a missing limb or other body part, as a breast.
- picnic table — table-and-bench structure used outdoors
- pilot burner — pilot light (def 1).
- plinth block — a plinth interrupting a door or window architrave at the floor or ground level.
- port alberni — a port in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, on the E central part of Vancouver Island, on an inlet of the Pacific Ocean.
- postabortion — Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.
- powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- presbyterian — pertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or presbyteries.
- probationary — the act of testing.
- pulling boat — a boat propelled by oars alone.
- quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quantifiably — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- questionable — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- questionably — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- quilting bee — a social gathering at which the participants make quilts.
- rabbet joint — a joint between rabbeted parts.
- rabbit punch — a short, sharp blow to the nape of the neck or the lower part of the skull.
- rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- rating badge — a badge that indicates the rank and specialty of a petty officer: worn on the upper left sleeve.
- reabsorption — resorption (def 2).
- reed bunting — an Old World bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, inhabiting marshy areas.
- rehabilitant — a person who is undergoing rehabilitation, especially for a physical disability.
- renegotiable — to negotiate again, as a loan, treaty, etc.
- renewability — able to be renewed: a library book that is not renewable.