11-letter words containing a, b, s, i
- backlashing — a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil.
- backlisting — Present participle of backlist.
- backside-to — backend-to.
- backslidden — Past participle of backslide.
- backsliding — If you accuse someone of backsliding, you disapprove of them because they have failed to do something they promised or agreed to do, or have started again doing something undesirable that they had previously stopped doing.
- backsolving — Present participle of backsolve.
- backspacing — Present participle of backspace.
- backswimmer — an aquatic bug belonging to the family Notonectidae that swims on its back using its back legs as oars
- backwashing — A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
- bacteriosis — any bacterial disease
- bacteroides — any of several rod-shaped, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Bacteroides, occurring in the alimentary and genitourinary tracts of humans and other mammals, certain species of which are pathogenic.
- baculovirus — any of a family of viruses that attack insects and other arthropods, used as biological pesticides
- bahia grass — a grass, Paspalum notatum, of tropical America, grown in the southern United States for lawns and pasturage.
- bailiffship — the office of a bailiff
- baitcasting — (angling) A form of casting in which the weight of the bait pulls the fishing line off of the spool (subject to some control by thumb pressure).
- bakersfield — city in SC Calif.: pop. 247,000
- baking dish — a usually ceramic dish in which items can be baked
- baking soda — Baking soda is the same as bicarbonate of soda.
- balbriggans — underwear made from balbriggan fabric, for example long men's underpants
- balistraria — (in a medieval fortification) an opening, usually in the form of a cross, through which a crossbow could be fired.
- balloonfish — a porcupinefish, Diodon holacanthus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical waters.
- balloonists — Plural form of balloonist.
- baluchistan — a mountainous region of SW Asia, in SW Pakistan and SE Iran
- banana skin — The thick yellow or green covering of a banana is called a banana skin.
- bananaquits — Plural form of bananaquit.
- banderillas — Plural form of banderilla.
- baneberries — Plural form of baneberry.
- bangladeshi — Bangladeshi means belonging to or relating to Bangladesh, or to its people or culture.
- banistering — Present participle of banister.
- banjarmasin — a port in Indonesia, in SW Borneo. Pop: 527 415 (2000)
- banjermasin — a seaport on the S coast of Borneo, in Indonesia.
- banquetings — Plural form of banqueting.
- baptismally — In a baptismal way; through baptism.
- baptistries — Plural form of baptistry.
- barbarities — Plural form of barbarity.
- barbitalism — barbiturism.
- barbiturism — chronic poisoning caused by the excessive use of phenobarbital, secobarbital, or other derivative of barbituric acid.
- baresthesia — the sense or perception of pressure.
- barge spike — a square spike with a chisel point.
- barnyardism — a smutty or indecent word or expression.
- barramundis — Plural form of barramundi.
- barthianism — the theological doctrines and principles of Karl Barth and his followers, especially in reference to neoorthodoxy.
- baryshnikov — Mikhail. born 1948, Soviet-born ballet dancer, who defected (1974) to the West while on tour with the Kirov Ballet: director (1980–90) of the American Ballet Theatre
- bas mitzvah — bat mitzvah
- basal ridge — a U -shaped ridge at the base of the posterior surface of the crown of a tooth.
- base period — a neutral period used as a standard for comparison in constructing an index to express a variable factor: 100 is usually taken as the index number for the variable in the base period
- baserunning — the act of running around bases
- bashibazouk — (in the 19th century) one of a group of irregular Turkish soldiers notorious for their brutality
- basic cobol — (language) A subset of COBOL from COBOL-60 standards.
- basic dress — a simple, usually dark dress that may be worn with various accessories or in combination with other garments so that it is suitable for different occasions.