10-letter words containing a, b, t
- battenburg — an oblong sponge cake divided longitudinally into four square sections, two coloured pink and two yellow, with an outer coating of marzipan
- batter-fry — to coat with batter and fry in deep fat.
- battercake — pancake (def 1).
- batterings — Plural form of battering.
- batticaloa — a seaport in E Sri Lanka.
- battle cry — A battle cry is a phrase that is used to encourage people to support a particular cause or campaign.
- battle-axe — If you call a middle-aged or older woman a battle-axe, you mean she is very difficult and unpleasant because of her fierce and determined attitude.
- battleaxes — Plural form of battleaxe.
- battledore — an ancient racket game
- battlement — a parapet or wall with indentations or embrasures, originally for shooting through
- battleship — A battleship is a very large, heavily armed warship.
- battlesome — argumentative; quarrelsome.
- battlesuit — (science fiction) A technologically enhanced suit worn in battle for protection, camouflage, etc.
- baumeister — Willi [vil-ee] /ˈvɪl i/ (Show IPA), 1889–1955, German painter.
- baumgarten — Alexander Gottlieb. 1714–62, German philosopher, noted for his pioneering work on aesthetics, a term that he originated
- bay antler — the second branch from the base of a deer's horn
- bay street — the financial centre of Toronto, in which Canada's largest stock exchange is situated
- bay wreath — (In Greek and Roman times) a wreath of laurel leaves, worn by a victor
- bayoneting — (US) present participle of bayonet.
- bayonetted — (British) Simple past tense and past participle of bayonet.
- be able to — If you are able to do something, you have skills or qualities which make it possible for you to do it.
- beachfront — A beachfront house, café, shop, or hotel is situated on or by a beach.
- bead plant — a creeping plant, Nertera granadensis, of New Zealand and South America, having leathery leaves and orange-colored, transparent berries.
- beam trawl — a trawl net whose lateral spread during trawling is maintained by a beam across its mouth.
- bean feast — (formerly) an annual dinner or party given by an employer for employees.
- bean-feast — (formerly) an annual dinner or party given by an employer for employees.
- beanfeasts — Plural form of beanfeast.
- beanstalks — Plural form of beanstalk.
- bear fruit — plant: produce fruit
- beast epic — a long verse narrative in which the misadventures of animals satirize human foibles and follies.
- beat about — to hunt or look through or around
- beat to it — do sth before sb else
- beat up on — If someone beats up on a person or beats on them, they hit or kick the person many times.
- beatboxing — a form of hip-hop music in which the voice is used to simulate percussion instruments
- beatifical — Beatific.
- beatifying — Present participle of beatify.
- beating-up — a physical assault
- beatitudes — supreme blessedness; exalted happiness.
- beau geste — a noble or gracious gesture or act, esp one that is meaningless
- beautician — A beautician is a person whose job is giving people beauty treatments such as doing their nails, treating their skin, and putting on their make-up.
- beautified — Simple past tense and past participle of beautify.
- beautifier — A person who or a thing which beautifies or makes beautiful.
- beautifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beautify.
- beautifull — Obsolete spelling of beautiful.
- beautifuls — having beauty; possessing qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind: a beautiful dress; a beautiful speech.
- beautyless — Devoid of beauty.
- beaux arts — noting or pertaining to a style of architecture, popularly associated with the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, that prevailed in France in the late 19th century and that was adopted in the U.S. and elsewhere c1900, characterized by the free and eclectic use and adaptation of French architectural features of the 16th through 18th centuries combined so as to give a massive, elaborate, and often ostentatious effect, and also by the use of symmetrical plans preferably allowing vast amounts of interior space.
- beaux-arts — relating to the classical decorative style, esp that of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris
- beaverette — rabbit fur dyed to resemble beaver.
- bed jacket — a woman's short upper garment worn over a nightgown when sitting up in bed