11-letter words containing a, b, n, d, e
- beaky-nosed — having a nose that is large, pointed, or hooked
- beam riding — a method of missile guidance in which the missile steers itself along the axis of a conically scanned microwave beam
- bear a hand — to give assistance
- bear garden — (formerly) a place where bears were exhibited and where bear-baiting took place
- beardedness — the quality of having a beard, the quality of being bearded
- beardtongue — a plant of the genus Penstemon
- bearer bond — a bond payable to the person in possession
- bed and pep — (of a stock-exchange transaction) complying with regulations for self-select PEPs, a shareholding being sold in the evening and bought back the next morning for the shareholder's own PEP
- bedaux-plan — a system of payment for work on the basis of the number of points of work done in a given amount of time, each point representing one minute of work on a given job at a normal rate of speed.
- bedraggling — Present participle of bedraggle.
- been around — in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around.
- beer garden — a garden attached to a pub, where people can sit and drink beer
- behind bars — If you say that someone is behind bars, you mean that they are in prison.
- belatedness — coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time: belated birthday greetings.
- belly dance — a sensuous and provocative dance of Middle Eastern origin, performed by women, with undulating movements of the hips and abdomen
- belt sander — a sander that uses an endless abrasive belt driven by an electric motor.
- ben yehudah — Eliezer [el-ee-ez-er] /ˌɛl iˈɛz ər/ (Show IPA), 1858–1922, Jewish scholar, born in Lithuania.
- benderboard — pliable, lightweight board used for making concrete patios, in gardens, and as woven fencing: often 4 to 6 inches (10 to 15 cm) wide and 1/4 to 1/2 inch (0.6 to 1.2 cm) thick and made from California redwood.
- bendy straw — a drinking straw which is bent towards the top end
- bertrandite — a mineral, hydrous beryllium silicate, Be 4 Si 2 O 7 (OH) 2 , colorless or pale yellow, with a vitreous luster, occurring as tabular or prismatic crystals in pegmatites and hydrothermal veins.
- binary code — Binary code is a computer code that uses the binary number system.
- binucleated — having two nuclei
- birdbrained — a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person.
- blackhander — a member of a Black Hand group
- bladdernose — hooded seal
- blanketweed — a type of filamentous pond algae
- blind alley — If you describe a situation as a blind alley, you mean that progress is not possible or that the situation can have no useful results.
- blind snake — any burrowing snake of the family Typhlopidae and related families of warm and tropical regions, having very small or vestigial eyes
- bloatedness — the state of being swollen, as with a liquid, air, or wind
- blonde lace — a French pillow lace, originally of unbleached cream-coloured Chinese silk, later of bleached or black-dyed silk
- blue island — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- blue monday — a Monday regarded as a depressing workday in contrast to the pleasant relaxation of the weekend.
- blue riband — If someone or something wins the blue riband in a competition, they win first prize. The prize is sometimes in the shape of a blue ribbon.
- blue-jeaned — wearing blue jeans.
- blunderhead — Informal. a blunderer; nincompoop.
- bombardment — A bombardment is a strong and continuous attack of gunfire or bombing.
- bond market — the market in which bonds are traded
- bondi beach — a beach in Sydney, Australia, popular with surfers
- bondservant — a serf or slave
- brain death — Brain death occurs when someone's brain stops functioning, even though their heart may be kept beating using a machine.
- brand image — The brand image of a particular brand of product is the image or impression that people have of it, usually created by advertising.
- brandenburg — a state in NE Germany, part of East Germany until 1990. A former electorate, it expanded under the Hohenzollerns to become the kingdom of Prussia (1701). The district east of the Oder River became Polish in 1945. Capital: Potsdam. Pop: 2 575 000 (2003 est). Area: 29 481 sq km (11 219 sq miles)
- brazenfaced — having, or uttered with, a brazen expression; impudent; shameless
- bread knife — a knife designed or suitable for slicing bread, as one having a wavy or saw-toothed blade.
- breadwinner — The breadwinner in a family is the person in it who earns the money that the family needs for essential things.
- break dance — an acrobatic dance style originating in the 1980s
- breakdancer — a person who does breakdancing
- bridge loan — A bridge loan is money that a bank lends you for a short time, for example, so that you can buy a new house before you have sold the one you already own.
- bridle hand — (of a horseback rider) the hand, usually the left hand, that holds both reins or both pairs of reins, leaving the other hand free to manage a whip, crop, lariat, or the like.
- broaden out — If something such as a discussion broadens out or if someone broadens it out, the number of things or people that it includes or affects becomes greater.