10-letter words containing a, l, s, t, o
- battailous — ready for battle; pugnacious
- battalions — Plural form of battalion.
- battlesome — argumentative; quarrelsome.
- betrothals — the act or state of being betrothed; engagement.
- bioclastic — (of deposits, esp limestones) derived from shell fragments or similar organic remains
- bioplastic — plastic suitable for use as a biomaterial.
- bipetalous — having two petals
- black spot — If you describe a place, time, or part of a situation as a black spot, you mean that it is particularly bad or likely to cause problems.
- blackstone — Sir William. 1723–80, English jurist noted particularly for his Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765–69), which had a profound influence on jurisprudence in the US
- blamestorm — (of colleagues in a business, government, etc) to meet in order to apportion blame for an error or failure
- blastocoel — the cavity within a blastula
- blastocyst — the blastula of mammals: a sphere of cells (trophoblast) enclosing an inner mass of cells and a fluid-filled cavity (blastocoel)
- blastoderm — the layer of cells that surrounds the blastocoel of a blastula
- blastodisc — the blastula that forms as a flattened sphere on top of the yolk in the yolk-laden eggs of birds and reptiles.
- blastodisk — germinal disk
- blastomere — any of the cells formed by cleavage of a fertilized egg
- blastopore — the opening of the archenteron in the gastrula that develops into the anus of some animals
- block mast — a short mast from the head of which a lateen yard is suspended.
- blogstream — the publication on the internet of content from weblogs rather than from mainstream media sources
- bloodstain — A bloodstain is a mark on a surface caused by blood.
- boastfully — given to or characterized by boasting.
- bollandist — any of the editors of the Acta Sanctorum.
- bomb blast — the impact caused by a bomb
- box staple — a socket for holding the end of a lock bolt when the door is closed.
- breastplow — a cultivator moved forward by a person pressing the chest against a crossbar.
- cabriolets — Plural form of cabriolet.
- cacomistle — a catlike omnivorous mammal, Bassariscus astutus, of S North America, related to but smaller than the raccoons: family Procyonidae, order Carnivora (carnivores). It has yellowish-grey fur and a long bushy tail banded in black and white
- cagliostro — Count Alessandro di (alesˈsandro di), original name Giuseppe Balsamo. 1743–95, Italian adventurer and magician, who was imprisoned for life by the Inquisition for his association with freemasonry
- calamitous — If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious.
- calotypist — a person who produces photographs using the calotype process
- cameltoe's — the outline of a vulva as sometimes seen when a woman is wearing tight pants.
- campstools — Plural form of campstool.
- cancelbots — Plural form of cancelbot.
- cap pistol — a toy gun using caps to imitate the sound of a real pistol.
- captiously — In a captious manner.
- case tools — Software tools to help in the application of CASE methods to a software project.
- cassolette — a small casserole
- cast loose — to untie or unfasten; become or set free
- castleford — a town in N England, in Wakefield unitary authority, West Yorkshire on the River Aire. Pop: 37 525 (2001)
- castor oil — Castor oil is a thick yellow oil that is obtained from the seeds of the castor oil plant. It has a very unpleasant taste and in former times was used as a medicine.
- catabolise — to cause (a nutrient or other substance) to undergo catabolism.
- catabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are broken down into simple ones with the release of energy; destructive metabolism
- catalogers — Plural form of cataloger.
- catalogist — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- catalogues — Plural form of catalogue.
- catholicos — the patriarch of the Armenian Church
- catholicus — catholicos.
- cautiously — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
- chalkstone — tophus
- charleston — The Charleston is a lively dance that was popular in the 1920s.