10-letter words containing a, b, d, n
- band shell — an outdoor platform for concerts, having a concave, nearly hemispherical back serving as a sounding board
- banda aceh — a city in N Indonesia, in N Sumatra; the capital of Aceh region; suffered badly in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Pop: 154 767 (2000)
- banderilla — a decorated barbed dart, thrust into the bull's neck or shoulder
- banderoles — Plural form of banderole.
- bandicoots — Plural form of bandicoot.
- bandinelli — Baccio [baht-chaw] /ˈbɑt tʃɔ/ (Show IPA), or Bartolommeo [bahr-taw-lawm-me-aw] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔmˈmɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1493–1560, Italian sculptor.
- bandishing — Present participle of bandish.
- bandleader — A bandleader is the person who conducts a band, especially a jazz band.
- bandmaster — the conductor of a band
- bandoleers — Plural form of bandoleer.
- bandoleros — Plural form of bandolero.
- bandoliers — Plural form of bandolier.
- bandoneons — Plural form of bandoneon.
- bandstands — Plural form of bandstand.
- bandwaggon — Alt form bandwagon.
- bandwagons — Plural form of bandwagon.
- bandwidths — Plural form of bandwidth.
- bangladesh — a republic in S Asia: formerly the Eastern Province of Pakistan; became independent in 1971 after civil war and the defeat of Pakistan by India; consists of the plains and vast deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers; prone to flooding: economy based on jute and jute products (over 70 per cent of world production); a member of the Commonwealth. Language: Bengali. Religion: Muslim. Currency: taka. Capital: Dhaka. Pop: 163 654 860 (2013 est). Area: 142 797 sq km (55 126 sq miles)
- banistered — Simple past tense and past participle of banister.
- bank draft — A bank draft is a cheque which you can buy from a bank in order to pay someone who is not willing to accept a personal cheque.
- bankrolled — money in one's possession; monetary resources.
- bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
- barehanded — without weapons, tools, etc
- barenecked — Having the neck bare.
- barn dance — A barn dance is a social event people go to for country dancing.
- barnardo's — a charity, founded by Thomas John Barnardo, that supports vulnerable children and young people
- barneveldt — ˈJan van Olden (ˌjɑnˈvɑn ɔldən ) ; yänˌvän ôlˈdən) 1547-1619; Du. statesman & patriot
- barramunda — the edible Australian lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri, having paddle-like fins and a long body covered with large scales
- barramundi — any of several large edible Australian fishes esp the percoid species Lates calcarifer (family Centropomidae) of NE coastal waters or the freshwater species Scleropages leichardti (family Osteoglossidae) of Queensland
- bartenders — Plural form of bartender.
- bartending — to serve or work as a bartender.
- basel-land — a demicanton in N Switzerland. 165 sq. mi. (425 sq. km). Capital: Liestal.
- basutoland — Lesotho
- bat around — to discuss (an idea, proposition, etc) informally
- baudouin i — 1930–93, king of Belgium (1951–93)
- bay window — A bay window is a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house.
- bayonetted — (British) Simple past tense and past participle of bayonet.
- be hard on — to treat severely; be harsh toward
- bead plane — a plane for cutting beads.
- bead plant — a creeping plant, Nertera granadensis, of New Zealand and South America, having leathery leaves and orange-colored, transparent berries.
- beadswoman — a female inhabitant of a beadhouse
- bean aphid — a small, black aphid, Aphis fabae, often found on beans and related plants.
- beau monde — the world of fashion and society
- bedazzling — to impress forcefully, especially so as to make oblivious to faults or shortcomings: Audiences were bedazzled by her charm.
- bedeswoman — beadswoman
- beforehand — If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event.
- beg-pardon — an expression of apology (used especially in the phrase with no beg-pardons).
- behindhand — If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should.
- belladonna — either of two alkaloid drugs, atropine or hyoscyamine, obtained from the leaves and roots of the deadly nightshade
- belly-land — (of an aviator) to land (an aircraft) directly on the fuselage, as because of defective landing gear.