11-letter words containing a, b, s
- ballesteros — Severiano (sevɛˈrjano). 1957–2011, Spanish professional golfer: won the British Open Championship (1979; 1984; 1988) and the US Masters (1980; 1983)
- ballet shoe — a flexible, lightweight shoe designed for ballet dancing; typically made of leather or silk, and often fastened with ribbons
- balloonfish — a porcupinefish, Diodon holacanthus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical waters.
- balloonists — Plural form of balloonist.
- ballplayers — Plural form of ballplayer.
- balsam pear — an Old World tropical vine, Momordica charantia, of the gourd family, having yellow flowers and orange-yellow fruit.
- baluchistan — a mountainous region of SW Asia, in SW Pakistan and SE Iran
- balustraded — Having balustrades.
- balustrades — Plural form of balustrade.
- banana seat — a narrow, tapered, elongated bicycle seat that curves upward at the rear
- banana skin — The thick yellow or green covering of a banana is called a banana skin.
- banana slug — a large, bright yellow, slimy, shell-less mollusk, Ariolimax columbianus, of the northwestern forests of North America: the second largest slug in the world.
- bananaquits — Plural form of bananaquit.
- bancassurer — a bank that sells insurance products
- banderillas — Plural form of banderilla.
- bandleaders — Plural form of bandleader.
- bandmasters — Plural form of bandmaster.
- baneberries — Plural form of baneberry.
- banefulness — The state or quality of being baneful.
- 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.
- bannerstone — a North American prehistoric stone implement in the form of a double-edged ax with a notch or hole, possibly for attaching a handle.
- banquetings — Plural form of banqueting.
- baptismally — In a baptismal way; through baptism.
- baptistries — Plural form of baptistry.
- bárány test — a test which detects diseases of the semicircular canals of the inner ear, devised by Robert Bárány (1876–1936)
- barbaresque — (particularly of art) stylistically barbaric
- barbarities — Plural form of barbarity.
- barbarously — uncivilized; wild; savage; crude.
- barbastelle — an insectivorous forest bat, Barbastella barbastellus, widely distributed across Eurasia, having a wrinkled face and prominent ears: roosts in trees or caves
- barber shop — A barber shop is a shop where a barber works.
- barber-shop — Also called, especially British, barber's shop. the place of business of a barber.
- barbershops — Plural form of barbershop.
- barbitalism — barbiturism.
- barbiturism — chronic poisoning caused by the excessive use of phenobarbital, secobarbital, or other derivative of barbituric acid.
- barents sea — a part of the Arctic Ocean, bounded by Norway, Russia, and the islands of Novaya Zemlya, Spitsbergen, and Franz Josef Land
- baresthesia — the sense or perception of pressure.
- barge spike — a square spike with a chisel point.
- bargeboards — Plural form of bargeboard.
- bargemaster — the owner of a barge
- barley sack — a burlap bag.
- barnstormed — Simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm.
- barnstormer — to conduct a campaign or speaking tour in rural areas by making brief stops in many small towns.
- barnyardism — a smutty or indecent word or expression.
- baroceptors — Plural form of baroceptor.
- barons' war — either of two civil wars in 13th-century England. The First Barons' War (1215–17) was precipitated by King John's failure to observe the terms of Magna Carta: many of the Barons' grievances were removed by his death (1216) and peace was concluded in 1217. The Second Barons' War (1264–67) was caused by Henry III's refusal to accept limitations on his authority: the rebel Barons (led (1264–65) by Simon de Montfort), initially successful, were defeated at the battle of Evesham (1265); sporadic resistance continued until 1267
- baroqueness — The state or condition of being baroque.
- barotseland — a region in W Zambia. 44,920 sq. mi. (116,343 sq. km).