12-letter words containing ar
- artzybasheff — Boris Mikhailovich [bawr-is mi-kahy-luh-vich,, bor-;; Russian buh-ryees myi-khahy-luh-vyich] /ˈbɔr ɪs mɪˈkaɪ lə vɪtʃ,, ˈbɒr-;; Russian bʌˈryis myɪˈxaɪ lə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1965, U.S. illustrator and writer, born in Russia.
- asparaginase — an enzyme used in treating leukaemia
- ass-backward — the wrong way round; back to front; in the opposite order to what is considered normal
- assbackwards — in an order or way reverse from the usual: You've sewn the sleeve on assbackwards.
- atharva-veda — the fourth and latest Veda, largely consisting of priestly spells and incantations
- athwartships — from one side to the other of a vessel at right angles to the keel
- atrabilarian — Characterized by melancholy or glum; atrabilarious; atrabilious.
- austin friar — one of the Hermits of St. Augustine.
- autarkically — In an autarkic way.
- avariciously — characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous.
- avascularity — the condition of having few blood vessels or of being without blood vessels
- avuncularity — the condition of being an uncle
- award-winner — person or thing that wins an award
- axillary bud — a bud that is borne at the axil of a leaf and is capable of developing into a branch shoot or flower cluster.
- b-s particle — a neutral meson with a mass 10,507 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.6 X 10 -12 seconds.
- babe-in-arms — a young baby that has to be carried
- baby carrier — a kind of sling or rucksack used to carry small babies either on one's chest or one's back
- baby's-tears — a mosslike plant, Soleirolia (or Helxine) soleirolii, of the nettle family, native to Corsica and Sardinia, having small, roundish leaves and minute flowers.
- backstarting — a marketing technique in publishing, whereby new customers are sent back issues of magazines or journals as part of their subscription
- backwardness — toward the back or rear.
- baffle board — a plate or mechanical device designed to restrain or regulate the flow of a fluid, the emission of light or sound, or the distribution of sound, esp in a loudspeaker or microphone
- baldwin park — city in SW Calif.: suburb of Los Angeles: pop. 76,000
- ball bearing — Ball bearings are small metal balls placed between the moving parts of a machine to make the parts move smoothly.
- ball-carrier — the offensive player having the ball and attempting to gain ground.
- banbury tart — a tart filled with a lemon-flavored mixture of currants, raisins, or the like.
- bandar abbas — a seaport in S Iran.
- bandaranaike — Chandrika
- bandjarmasin — Banjarmasin
- bank charges — penalties charged by a bank to a customer, for example when the customer's account is overdrawn or if a cheque is not honoured
- bar sinister — the condition, implication, or stigma of being of illegitimate birth
- baraesthesia — the ability to sense pressure
- 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.
- barbarianism — a person in a savage, primitive state; uncivilized person.
- barbarianize — to make barbarian.
- barbarically — without civilizing influences; uncivilized; primitive: barbaric invaders.
- barbarossa i — (Aruj) died 1518, Barbary pirate, born in Greece.
- barbary duck — the flesh of a Muscovy duck used as food
- barbecue pit — a trench in which wood or charcoal is burned for barbecuing
- barbecue set — a set of tools used for barbecuing
- barber chair — a chair used by barbers, adjustable in height and having an adjustable headrest, back, and footrest.
- barbiturates — any of a group of barbituric acid derivatives, used in medicine as sedatives and hypnotics.
- barcalounger — a type of reclinable armchair with an extendable footrest
- barcoo river — a river in E central Australia, in SW Queensland: joins with the Thomson River to form Cooper Creek
- bard of avon — Shakespeare
- bardolatrous — relating to or characterized by bardolatry
- bare-knuckle — without boxing gloves
- bargain away — to lose or renounce (freedom, rights, etc) in return for something valueless or of little value
- bargain sale — an event at which goods are sold at low prices, usually to clear old stocks
- barge couple — either of a pair of outside rafters along the gable end of a roof
- barge course — the overhang of the gable end of a roof