10-letter words containing a, d, o, r, b
- broadfaced — having a broad, wide face.
- broadlands — a Palladian mansion near Romsey in Hampshire: formerly the home of Lord Palmerston and Lord Mountbatten
- broadpiece — an English coin replaced by the guinea in 1663
- broadscale — on a broad scale; extensive; spread over a wide area
- broadsheet — A broadsheet is a newspaper that is printed on large sheets of paper. Broadsheets are generally considered to be more serious than other newspapers. Compare tabloid.
- broadsword — a broad-bladed sword used for cutting rather than stabbing
- brood mare — a mare kept for breeding purposes
- bum around — If you bum around, you go from place to place without any particular destination, either for enjoyment or because you have nothing else to do.
- burma road — the route extending from Lashio in Burma (now Myanmar) to Chongqing in China, which was used by the Allies during World War II to supply military equipment to Chiang Kai-shek's forces in China
- cabo verde — a republic in the Atlantic off the coast of West Africa, consisting of a group of ten islands and five islets: an overseas territory of Portugal until 1975, when the islands became independent. Official language: Portuguese. Religion: Christian (Roman Catholic) majority; animist minority. Currency: Cape Verdean escudo. Capital: Praia. Pop: 531 046 (2013 est). Area: 4033 sq km (1557 sq miles)
- call-board — a bulletin board, as in a theater, on which notices are posted announcing rehearsals, changes in the cast, etc.
- carbolated — containing carbolic acid
- carbolised — phenolate (def 2).
- carbolized — Simple past tense and past participle of carbolize.
- carbonados — Plural form of carbonado.
- carbonated — Carbonated drinks are drinks that contain small bubbles of carbon dioxide.
- carbondale — a city in SW Illinois.
- carbonised — Alternative spelling of carbonized.
- carbonized — Simple past tense and past participle of carbonize.
- carbonnade — a thick stew of beef, onions, herbs, etc., cooked in beer.
- cardboards — Plural form of cardboard.
- cardboardy — like cardboard, esp in stiffness, texture, or taste
- cedar robe — Dialect. a cedar chest or cedar-lined wardrobe.
- chairbound — unable to walk; dependent on a wheelchair for mobility
- chalkboard — A chalkboard is a dark-coloured board that you can write on with chalk. Chalkboards are often used by teachers in the classroom.
- chessboard — A chessboard is a square board with 64 black and white squares that is used for playing chess.
- clapboards — Plural form of clapboard.
- clipboards — Plural form of clipboard.
- coatbridge — an industrial town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire. Pop: 41 170 (2001)
- contraband — Contraband refers to goods that are taken into or out of a country illegally.
- corkboards — Plural form of corkboard.
- corn bread — a baked or fried flat bread made with cornmeal and, variously, milk or water, flour, eggs, sugar, etc.
- cornbrandy — any of various alcoholic spirits made from grain, esp whisky
- cover band — a band that makes or performs cover versions of songs
- crossbands — Plural form of crossband.
- crownbeard — any of various American composite plants constituting the genus Verbesina, having clustered, usually yellow flower heads.
- dagobert i — a.d. 602?–639, Merovingian king of the Franks 628–639.
- dartboards — Plural form of dartboard.
- dashboards — Plural form of dashboard.
- debonairly — In a debonair manner.
- debonnaire — courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm: a debonair gentleman.
- decaborane — (inorganic compound) The stable borane B10H14.
- deformable — to mar the natural form or shape of; put out of shape; disfigure: In cases where the drug was taken during pregnancy, its effects deformed the infants.
- deplorable — If you say that something is deplorable, you think that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- deplorably — causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable: the deplorable death of a friend.
- deportable — liable to deportation
- disembargo — to remove an embargo from.
- dollarbird — a common roller, Eurystomus orientalis, of Asia and Australia, having on its wings a silvery spot the size of a dollar.
- double bar — a double vertical line on a staff indicating the conclusion of a piece of music or a subdivision of it.
- drainboard — a working surface beside or on a kitchen sink, formed and inclined to drain into the sink.