10-letter words containing a, b, i
- balikbayan — (Philippines) A Filipino returning to the Philippines after spending time in another country. (from 20th c.).
- balikpapan — a city in Indonesia, on the SE coast of Borneo. Pop: 409 023 (2000)
- balkanized — Simple past tense and past participle of balkanize.
- ball joint — a mechanical ball-and-socket joint, esp. one used in the steering linkage of certain automotive vehicles to connect the tie rod to either of the wheels that turn
- ballardian — of James Graham Ballard (1930–2009), the British novelist, or his works
- ballasting — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- ballerinas — Plural form of ballerina.
- ballistics — Ballistics is the study of the movement of objects that are shot or thrown through the air, such as bullets fired from a gun.
- ballistite — a smokeless rocket propellant composed of roughly equal proportions of the explosives nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine
- ballooning — Ballooning is the sport or activity of flying a hot-air balloon.
- balloonist — A balloonist is a person who flies a hot-air balloon.
- ballottine — a kind of galantine made of meat, poultry, or fish that is stuffed and rolled and usually served hot.
- ballpoints — Plural form of ballpoint.
- ballsiness — daring; courage
- balneation — the act of bathing
- balopticon — a type of stereopticon for projecting images of objects by reflected light.
- balsam fir — a fir tree, Abies balsamea, of NE North America, that yields Canada balsam
- balsamical — Alternative form of balsamic.
- baltic sea — a sea in N Europe, connected with the North Sea by the Skagerrak, Kattegat, and Öresund; shallow, with low salinity and small tides
- banalities — the condition or quality of being banal, or devoid of freshness or originality: the banality of everyday life.
- banana oil — a solution of cellulose nitrate in pentyl acetate or a similar solvent, which has a banana-like smell
- bananadine — A fictional psychoactive substance said to be extracted from banana peels.
- bananaquit — A small songbird with a curved bill, typically with a white stripe over the eye, a sooty gray back, and yellow underparts. It is common in the West Indies and Central and South America.
- banderilla — a decorated barbed dart, thrust into the bull's neck or shoulder
- 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.
- bandoliers — Plural form of bandolier.
- bandwidths — Plural form of bandwidth.
- banffshire — (until 1975) a county of NE Scotland: formerly (1975–96) part of Grampian region, now part of Aberdeenshire
- banishment — Banishment is the act of banishing someone or the state of being banished.
- banistered — Simple past tense and past participle of banister.
- bank night — Informal. (especially in the 1930s) an evening when prizes are awarded to members of the audience at a motion-picture theater.
- bannisters — a baluster.
- banqueting — A banqueting hall or room is a large room where banquets are held.
- bantingism — a fat-reducing diet invented by William Banting, involving high protein intake, and low fat and carbohydrate intake
- baphometic — relating to the worship of the idol Baphomet, whom the Knights Templar were accused of worshipping during the Crusades
- baptistery — a place, esp. a part of a church, used for baptizing
- baragnosis — loss of the ability to estimate or perceive the weight of an object.
- barasingha — Rucervus duvaucelii, the swamp deer.
- barbarians — Plural form of barbarian.
- barbarious — (dated, before 20th century, now literary) barbarous, barbaric.
- barbarisms — Plural form of barbarism.
- barbarized — Simple past tense and past participle of barbarize.
- barbecuing — Present participle of barbecue.
- barberries — Plural form of barberry.
- barbirolli — Sir John. 1899–1970, English conductor of the Hallé Orchestra (1943–68)
- barbituric — of or derived from barbituric acid
- bardacious — bodacious.
- bargain on — to rely or depend on (something)