12-letter words containing on
- auctioneered — Simple past tense and past participle of auctioneer.
- augmentation — the act of augmenting or the state of being augmented
- auroral zone — the region surrounding the north or south geomagnetic pole in which the auroral phenomena take place.
- auscultation — the diagnostic technique in medicine of listening to the various internal sounds made by the body, usually with the aid of a stethoscope
- austronesian — of or relating to Austronesia, its peoples, or their languages
- autochthonal — Existing where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous.
- autochthones — Alternative spelling of autochthons.
- autochthonic — pertaining to autochthons; aboriginal; indigenous (opposed to heterochthonous).
- autoignition — Automotive. the spontaneous ignition of fuel when introduced into the combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine, as a result either of glowing carbon in the chamber or of the heat of compression.
- autonomously — Government. self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only. pertaining to an autonomy, or a self-governing community.
- autorotation — the continuous rotation of a body in an airflow, such as that of the rotor blades of a helicopter in an unpowered descent
- autoxidation — oxidation by exposure to atmospheric oxygen
- aykhona wena — an exclamation expressive of surprise, pain, pleasure, etc
- babingtonite — a rare, slightly magnetic, black or dark green silicate mineral, Ca2Fe2Si5O14OH, found in cavities in volcanic rock
- baby monitor — a device that transmits sounds made by a baby to another room
- backboneless — lacking backbone; cowardly
- backsolution — The process or result of backsolving.
- bacon-slicer — a machine for cutting bacon into slices
- ball control — the skill of controlling the ball in a game such as football or tennis
- balladmonger — (formerly) a seller of ballads, esp on broadsheets
- balloon loan — a loan in respect of which interest and capital are paid off in instalments at irregular intervals
- balloon sail — a large light bellying sail used in light winds
- balloon seat — (on some 18th-century chairs) a seat having an outline resembling that of a bell.
- balloon tire — a wide, deep-walled pneumatic tire with relatively low air pressure to lessen the shock of bumps
- balloon tyre — a pneumatic tyre containing air at a relatively low pressure and having a wide tread
- balloon vine — a tropical tendril-climbing sapindaceous plant, Cardiospermum halicacabum, cultivated for its ornamental balloon-like seed capsules
- banalization — the process of becoming or making something banal
- bandoneonist — One who plays the bandoneon.
- bard of avon — Shakespeare
- base bullion — smelted lead containing impurities, as gold, silver, or zinc, that are later removed.
- base station — a fixed transmitter that forms part of an otherwise mobile radio network
- basification — the process of making something alkaline
- baton charge — A baton charge is an attacking forward movement made by a large group of policemen carrying batons.
- battle wagon — a battleship.
- battlefronts — Plural form of battlefront.
- battlewagons — Plural form of battlewagon.
- bayonet bulb — an electric light bulb which is inserted into the socket against spring pressure and turned so that pins on its side engage in slots in the socket
- be done with — to end relations with
- be on a roll — to have a series of successes; go from success to success
- be one thing — You can say that the first of two ideas, actions, or situations is one thing when you want to contrast it with a second idea, action, or situation and emphasize that the second one is much more difficult, important, or extreme.
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
- bear down on — to press down on; exert pressure on
- beardtongues — Plural form of beardtongue.
- beat up (on) — to give a beating to; thrash
- beaumontague — a cement-like substance used to fill in and hide cracks and holes in woodwork and metalwork
- beauty salon — A beauty salon is the same as a beauty parlour.
- belly button — Your belly button is the small round thing in the centre of your stomach.
- benioff zone — a long narrow region, usually adjacent to a continent, along which earthquake foci lie on a plane which dips downwards at about 45° and along which the oceanic lithosphere is thought to be descending into the earth's interior
- benzonitrile — a clear, colorless, viscous, poisonous liquid, C 7 H 5 N, used chiefly as an intermediate in organic synthesis.