10-letter words containing a, m, b
- lamebrains — Plural form of lamebrain.
- lamentable — that is to be lamented; regrettable; unfortunate: a lamentable decision.
- lamentably — that is to be lamented; regrettable; unfortunate: a lamentable decision.
- laminboard — A compound wood board consisting of thin strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood, considered to be of higher quality than blockboard.
- lamp-black — a fine black pigment consisting of almost pure carbon collected as soot from the smoke of burning oil, gas, etc.
- laser beam — a beam of radiation produced from a laser, used in surgery, communications, weapons systems, printing, recording and various industrial processes.
- lebensraum — additional territory considered by a nation, especially Nazi Germany, to be necessary for national survival or for the expansion of trade.
- lemon balm — any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- lesbianism — homosexual relations between women.
- liberalism — the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude.
- liebermann — Max [mahks] /mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1847–1935, German painter and etcher.
- like lambs — If you say that people do something like lambs or like lambs to the slaughter, you mean that they do what someone wants them to do without complaining or fighting.
- lobsterman — a person who traps lobsters.
- lombrosian — of or relating to the doctrine propounded by the Italian criminologist Cesare Lombroso that criminals are a product of hereditary and atavistic factors and can be classified as a definite abnormal type
- longbowman — an archer who uses a longbow.
- lubumbashi — a province in the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo: important mining area. 191,878 sq. mi. (496,964 sq. km). Capital: Lubumbashi.
- lumberjack — a person who works at lumbering; logger.
- lumberyard — a yard where lumber is stored for sale.
- maasbanker — (South Africa) A species of edible mackerel, Trachurus trachurus.
- mabe pearl — a smooth cultured pearl cultivated in a hemispherical shape so that it has one flat and one convex surface.
- mabinogion — a collection of medieval Welsh romances that were translated (1838–49) by Lady Charlotte Guest.
- maccabaeus — Judas or Judah [joo-duh] /ˈdʒu də/ (Show IPA), ("the Hammer") died c. 160 b.c, Judean patriot, one of the Maccabees: military leader 166–160 (son of Mattathias).
- macebearer — an official, as of a city or legislative body, who carries a ceremonial mace before dignitaries.
- machinable — (of a material) capable of being cut or shaped with machine tools. Compare free-machining.
- macrobiota — any living organisms in a given area large enough to be seen with the naked eye
- macrobiote — a person with a long life
- macroburst — (meteorology) A strong downdraft, of over 2.5 miles in diameter, that can cause damaging winds.
- main brace — a brace leading to a main yard.
- mainbocher — (Main Rousseau Bocher) 1891–1976, U.S. fashion designer.
- malar bone — Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- malar-bone — Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- malay bear — a small, black bear, Ursus (Helarctos) malayanus, of Southeast Asian forests, having a light muzzle and yellow chest markings.
- malmesbury — William of, William of Malmesbury.
- mama's boy — a boy or man showing excessive attachment to or dependence on his mother.
- manageable — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
- manageably — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
- mandelbrot — designating or of any of various sets of points used in the study of chaos to generate fractals
- mandibular — pertaining to or of the nature of a mandible.
- manducable — chewable or edible
- mangabeira — a South American rubber tree
- manila bay — a bay in the Philippines, in W Luzon Island: the American fleet under Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet 1898.
- mannerable — Well-mannered.
- manuscribe — (archaic) To write by hand.
- māori bunk — a raised sleeping platform
- maraboutic — Of, or pertaining to, a marabout.
- marabuntas — Plural form of marabunta.
- marblehead — a resort in NE Massachusetts: yachting.
- marbleized — Simple past tense and past participle of marbleize.
- marbleizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marbleize.
- marblewood — any of several trees having wood somewhat resembling marble in graining or texture, as Diospyros marmorata, of southern Asia, or Olea paniculata, of Australia.