10-letter words containing a, b, r, i
- bit stream — a simple contiguous sequence of binary digits transmitted continuously over a communications path; a sequence of data in binary form.
- bitartrate — (not in technical usage) a salt or ester of tartaric acid containing the monovalent group -HC4H4O6 or the ion HC4H4O6–
- bitterbark — an Australian tree, Alstonia constricta, with bitter-tasting bark that is used in preparing tonic medicines
- bizarrerie — the quality of being bizarre
- blabbering — to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly: They blabbed my confidences to everyone.
- black iris — a painting (1926) by Georgia O'Keeffe.
- black ring — a disease of grasses, characterized by black rings surrounding the stems and blighted seeds, caused by a fungus, Balansia strangulans.
- blackshirt — (in Europe) a member of a fascist organization, esp a member of the Italian Fascist party before and during World War II
- blandisher — someone who blandishes
- blathering — foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.
- blepharism — spasm of the eyelids, causing rapid involuntary blinking
- bloggerati — those considered to be important or influential in the world of blogging
- board side — the broad side of a piece of lumber.
- boat drill — practice in launching the lifeboats and taking off the passengers and crew of a ship
- boat train — A boat train is a train that takes you to or from a port.
- boatwright — a craftsman who builds wooden boats.
- bois d'arc — Osage orange (def 1).
- boisbriand — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal.
- bomb aimer — a person whose job is to aim a bomb to be dropped from an aircraft
- bombardier — the member of a bomber aircrew responsible for aiming and releasing the bombs
- bombarding — to attack or batter with artillery fire.
- bordelaise — denoting a brown sauce flavoured with red wine and sometimes mushrooms
- bordraging — an attack or raid on a border region
- boric acid — a white soluble weakly acid crystalline solid used in the manufacture of heat-resistant glass and porcelain enamels, as a fireproofing material, and as a mild antiseptic. Formula: H3BO3
- boring bar — Metalworking. a bar holding a tool for boring a cylinder or the like.
- born-again — A born-again Christian is a person who has become an evangelical Christian as a result of a religious experience.
- botryoidal — (of minerals, parts of plants, etc) shaped like a bunch of grapes
- boundaries — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- bovaristic — an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit.
- braaivleis — a picnic at which meat is cooked over an open fire; a barbecue
- brachiator — any primate which swings by its arms from one hold to the next
- brachiopod — any marine invertebrate animal of the phylum Brachiopoda, having a ciliated feeding organ (lophophore) and a shell consisting of dorsal and ventral valves
- brachyaxis — the shorter lateral axis of a monoclinic, orthorhombic, or triclinic crystal
- bracketing — a set of brackets
- bradykinin — a peptide in blood plasma that dilates blood vessels and causes contraction of smooth muscles. Formula: C50H73N15O11
- bradyseism — a gradual rise or fall in the earth's crust
- bradytelic — of or relating to evolution at a rate slower than the standard for a given group of plants or animals.
- brahmanism — the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism, characterized by diversified pantheism, the caste system, and the sacrifices and family ceremonies of Hindu tradition
- brahminism — Brahmanism
- brailowsky — Alexander [al-ig-zan-der,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr/ (Show IPA), 1896–1976, Russian pianist.
- brain cell — a nerve cell that is situated in the brain
- brain dump — (The act of telling someone) everything one knows about a particular topic. Typically used when someone is going to let a new party maintain a piece of code. Conceptually analogous to an operating system core dump in that it saves a lot of useful state before an exit. "You'll have to give me a brain dump on FOOBAR before you start your new job at HackerCorp." At Sun, this is also known as "TOI" (transfer of information).
- brain fart — (jargon, humour) 1. The actual result of a braino, as opposed to the mental glitch that is the braino itself. E.g. typing "dir" on a Unix box after a session with MS-DOS. 2. A biproduct of a bloated mind producing information effortlessly. A burst of useful information. "I know you're busy on the Microsoft story, but can you give us a brain fart on the Mitnik bust?"
- brain gain — the immigration into a country of scientists, technologists, academics, etc, attracted by better pay, equipment, or conditions
- brain scan — an examination of the brain, using radiological scanning techniques, used in medical diagnosis and scientific research
- brain stem — the portion of the brain that is continuous with the spinal cord and comprises the medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain, and parts of the hypothalamus, functioning in the control of reflexes and such essential internal mechanisms as respiration and heartbeat.
- brain wave — any of the fluctuations of electrical potential in the brain as represented on an electroencephalogram. They vary in frequency from 1 to 30 hertz
- brain-dead — If someone is declared brain-dead, they have suffered brain death.
- brainchild — Someone's brainchild is an idea or invention that they have thought up or created.
- brainpower — Brainpower is intelligence or the ability to think.