11-letter words containing a, n, s, e, r
- bone-shaker — an early-model bicycle, especially one with hard rubber tires.
- bonus share — a share from stock given by a company to existing shareholders
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- box spanner — a spanner consisting of a steel cylinder with a hexagonal end that fits over a nut: used esp to turn nuts in positions that are recessed or difficult of access
- brainteaser — an intellectually challenging puzzle, problem, game, etc.
- branfulness — (of flour) the state of being unsifted and hence full of bran
- brankursine — a bear's-breech, a type of acanthus plant
- break ranks — to fall out of line, esp when under attack
- breast line — a mooring line securing a ship to that part of a pier alongside it.
- breathiness — (of the voice) characterized by audible or excessive emission of breath.
- brisingamen — the magic necklace worn by Freya.
- bronze star — a U.S. military decoration awarded for heroism or achievement in military operations other than those involving aerial flights.
- brown sauce — a sauce made from cooked fat and flour
- brown snake — any of various common venomous snakes of the genus Pseudonaja
- brown-state — (of linen and lace fabrics) undyed
- bundle scar — any small mark left on the leaf scar from the vascular tissue, where the leaf was once attached to the stem.
- bungstarter — a mallet for loosening or removing the bung of a cask.
- burnt shale — carbonaceous shale formed by destructive distillation of oil shale or by spontaneous combustion of shale after it has been some years in a tip: sometimes used in road making
- cactus wren — any American wren of the genus Campylorhynchus, of arid regions, especially C. brunneicapillus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- calc-sinter — travertine
- calendarise — apportion (eg budget) to equal units of time (usually months) within a year
- calendarist — a person who calendarizes
- campaigners — Plural form of campaigner.
- campestrian — Relating to open fields; growing in a field, or open ground.
- can crusher — a device which presses empty metal food containers in order to reduce their volume before they are disposed of
- canary seed — birdseed.
- cancerously — In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
- candelabras — Plural form of candelabra.
- candy store — a shop solely or largely selling confectionery
- canisterise — to put into canisters
- canisterize — to put into canisters
- canker sore — an ulceration, esp of the lips or lining of the oral cavity
- cankerworms — Plural form of cankerworm.
- cantharides — a diuretic and urogenital stimulant or irritant prepared from the dried bodies of Spanish fly (family Meloidae, not Cantharidae), once thought to be an aphrodisiac
- cantilevers — Plural form of cantilever.
- caparisoned — (of a horse) Having a richly ornamented harness.
- carabineers — Plural form of carabineer.
- carabineros — Plural form of carabinero.
- carbapenems — Plural form of carbapenem.
- carbonnades — Plural form of carbonnade.
- carcassonne — a city in SW France: extensive remains of medieval fortifications. Pop: 48 212 (2006)
- carcinogens — Plural form of carcinogen.
- carefulness — cautious in one's actions: Be careful when you cross the street.
- caressingly — In a caressing manner; soothingly.
- carlessness — Lack of a car.
- carniferous — bearing flesh.
- carotenoids — Plural form of carotenoid.
- carsickness — a feeling of nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, as a result of the motion of the car in which one is traveling.
- casa grande — the massive, prehistoric structure within Indian ruins in S Ariz., now constituting a national monument
- case-harden — to form a hard surface layer of high carbon content on (a steel component) by heating in a carburizing environment with subsequent quenching or heat treatment