10-letter words containing a, b, e, d
- ascerbated — Simple past tense and past participle of ascerbate.
- ash blonde — pale, grayish blond: ash-blond hair.
- attributed — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- bab ed-din — (the Bab; Ali Muhammad of Shiraz) 1819–50, a Persian religious leader: founder of Bābī.
- baby-faced — having a smooth round face like a baby's
- back judge — an official who makes rulings regarding pass receptions, field goals, etc.
- back order — an order to be filled when stock is renewed
- back-dated — If a purchase order or invoice is back-dated, it is given a date that is some time before the date it was actually prepared.
- back-order — to treat as a back order: We have to back-order your sofa until the new fabric arrives.
- back-pedal — If you back-pedal, you express a different or less forceful opinion about something from the one you have previously expressed.
- backburned — Simple past tense and past participle of backburn.
- backcombed — Simple past tense and past participle of backcomb.
- backend-to — in a reversed position; backward.
- backfilled — Simple past tense and past participle of backfill.
- backhanded — A backhanded compliment is a remark which seems to be an insult but could also be understood as a compliment. A backhanded compliment is also a remark which seems to be a compliment but could also be understood as an insult.
- backhander — A backhander is an amount of money that is illegally paid to someone in a position of authority in order to encourage them to do something.
- backlashed — a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil.
- backlisted — Simple past tense and past participle of backlist.
- backlogged — a reserve or accumulation, as of stock, work, or business: a backlog of business orders.
- backpacked — Simple past tense and past participle of backpack.
- backpaddle — to propel a boat by paddling backward, as by using a stroke in the direction of stern to bow.
- backpedals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backpedal.
- backslider — A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
- backspaced — Simple past tense and past participle of backspace.
- backvelder — a person who lives in a backveld
- backwinded — Simple past tense and past participle of backwind.
- bad breath — halitosis.
- bad cheque — A bad cheque is a bank cheque that will not be paid because there is a mistake on it, or because there is not enough money in the account of the person who wrote the cheque.
- bad mester — a term for the devil, used when speaking to children
- badmouthed — Simple past tense and past participle of badmouth.
- bainbridge — Beryl.1934–2010, British novelist and playwright. Novels include The Dressmaker (1973), Injury Time (1977), Master Georgie (1998), and According to Queeney (2001)
- bake blind — to bake (the empty crust of a pie, pastry, etc) by half filling with dried peas, crusts of bread, etc, to keep it in shape
- bald eagle — A bald eagle is a large eagle with a white head that lives in North America. It is the national bird of the United States of America.
- bald-faced — barefaced (def 2).
- balderdash — If you say that something that has been said or written is balderdash, you think it is completely untrue or very stupid.
- baldheaded — having a bald head
- balkanized — Simple past tense and past participle of balkanize.
- balladeers — Plural form of balladeer.
- ballyhooed — a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.
- balustrade — A balustrade is a railing or wall on a balcony or staircase.
- bamboozled — to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like; humbug; hoodwink (often followed by into): They bamboozled us into joining the club. Synonyms: gyp, dupe, trick, cheat, swindle, defraud, flimflam, hoax, gull, rook; delude, mislead, fool.
- bananadine — A fictional psychoactive substance said to be extracted from banana peels.
- band brake — a brake using a brake band.
- 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.
- 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.
- bandleader — A bandleader is the person who conducts a band, especially a jazz band.
- bandmaster — the conductor of a band