10-letter words containing a, b, d, s
- mossbacked — Very conservative or reactionary, with old-fashioned views.
- non-biased — having or showing bias or prejudice: They gave us a biased report on immigration trends.
- obfuscated — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- obsidional — relating to a besiegement
- on standby — a staunch supporter or adherent; one who can be relied upon.
- paso doble — a quick, light march often played at bullfights.
- pasteboard — a stiff, firm board made of sheets of paper pasted or layers of paper pulp pressed together.
- pebbledash — to cover with a finish for external walls consisting of small stones embedded in plaster
- postdebate — of or relating to the period after a debate
- pressboard — a kind of millboard or pasteboard.
- raised bog — a bog of convex shape produced by growth of sphagnum and other bog plants in acid conditions and the subsequent build up of acid peat
- roberdsman — a robber
- saddleback — any of various animals having markings on the back that resemble a saddle, as a male harp seal.
- saddlebill — a large stork, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, of West Africa, having a white and black body and a long, red and black bill.
- saddlebred — an American breed of riding horse
- sage derby — a green-and-white Derby cheese flavoured with sage
- salad bowl — a large bowl in which a salad, especially a tossed salad, is served.
- sand blind — not completely blind; partially able to see
- sand table — a table with raised edges holding sand for children to play with.
- sand-blind — partially blind; dim-sighted.
- sandbagged — a bag filled with sand, used in fortification, as ballast, etc.
- sandbagger — a bag filled with sand, used in fortification, as ballast, etc.
- sandbender — [IBM] A person involved with silicon lithography and the physical design of integrated circuits. Compare ironmonger, polygon pusher.
- scaldberry — the bramble or blackberry, Rubus fruticosus
- scaleboard — a very thin board, as for the back of a picture.
- scanderbeg — (George Castriota) 1403?–68, Albanian chief and revolutionary leader.
- scarabaeid — belonging or pertaining to the Scarabaeidae, a family of lamellicorn beetles, including the scarabs, dung beetles, June bugs, and cockchafers.
- scoreboard — a large, usually rectangular board in a ballpark, sports arena, or the like, that shows the score of a contest and often other relevant facts and figures, as the count of balls and strikes on a baseball batter.
- scrubboard — washboard (defs 1, 2).
- scuba dive — go deep-sea swimming
- scuba-dive — to descend and swim underwater using a scuba device.
- scum-board — a board or strip of material partly immersed in flowing water to hold back scum.
- shadow box — a shallow, rectangular frame fronted with a glass panel, used to show and at the same time protect items on display, as paintings, coins, or jewelry.
- shadow-box — a shallow, rectangular frame fronted with a glass panel, used to show and at the same time protect items on display, as paintings, coins, or jewelry.
- ship-bread — hardtack.
- shortboard — a type of surfboard that is shorter than standard
- shortbread — a butter cookie commonly made in thick, pie-shaped wheels or rolled and cut in fancy shapes.
- siad barre — Muhammad, 1919–1995, Somali army officer and political leader: president 1969–91.
- side table — a table intended to be placed against a wall.
- side-table — a table intended to be placed against a wall.
- sideboards — a piece of furniture, as in a dining room, often with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding articles of table service.
- skateboard — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
- slab-sided — having the sides long and flat, like slabs.
- smokeboard — a board situated above a fireplace to prevent the emission of smoke into a room
- snow board — a board serving as a snow guard.
- snowblades — a type of skis, about half the length of normal downhill skis and used without poles
- soda bread — an Irish quick bread leavened with baking soda, usually made with buttermilk.
- soil-based — having soil as the main constituent
- soundboard — sounding board.
- spasm band — an old-time jazz band, flourishing especially in the late 19th century, the members of which used improvised instruments, as cigar boxes, barrels, kazoos, whistles, and jugs, and often marched in the street while performing.