11-letter words containing a, p, i
- bankrupting — Present participle of bankrupt.
- baptismally — In a baptismal way; through baptism.
- baptistries — Plural form of baptistry.
- bar-hopping — Informal. to go to a succession of bars or nightclubs, with a brief stay at each.
- barge spike — a square spike with a chisel point.
- barographic — Measured using a barograph.
- base period — a neutral period used as a standard for comparison in constructing an index to express a variable factor: 100 is usually taken as the index number for the variable in the base period
- basidiocarp — the fruiting body of basidiomycetous fungi; the mushroom of agarics
- basipetally — in the manner of a basipetal
- basis point — In finance, a basis point is one hundredth of a per cent (.01%).
- bathing cap — a tight rubber cap worn by a swimmer to keep the hair dry
- bathophobia — the fear of depths of any kind, whether a fear of deep water or of falling from a great height
- batsmanship — (cricket) A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
- batter pile — a pile driven at an angle to the vertical.
- battlepiece — a painting, relief, mosaic, etc, depicting a battle, usually commemorating an actual event
- battleships — Plural form of battleship.
- bay of pigs — a bay on the SW coast of Cuba: scene of an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by US-backed troops (April 17, 1961)
- bearing cap — A bearing cap is a rigid, semi-circular part that fits around one half of a bearing and secures it.
- beilan pass — a mountain pass in SE Turkey near Syria. 2395 feet (730 meters).
- beneplacito — an indication of approval
- bi-partisan — representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions: Government leaders hope to achieve a bipartisan foreign policy.
- bible paper — a thin tough opaque paper used for Bibles, prayer books, and reference books
- bibliograph — to put in a bibliography.
- bibliophage — an ardent reader; a bookworm.
- bicephalous — having two heads
- bicorporate — having two bodies
- biographize — to write a biography of (someone)
- biophysical — the branch of biology that applies the methods of physics to the study of biological structures and processes.
- bipartition — divided into or consisting of two parts.
- bipectinate — having both margins toothed like a comb, as the antennae of certain moths.
- bipyramidal — relating to a symmetrical structure consisting of two pyramids
- birthparent — a person's parent related biologically rather than by adoption
- bit pattern — (data) A sequence of bits, in a memory, a communications channel or some other device. The term is used to contrast this with some higher level interpretation of the bits such as an integer or an image. A bit string is similar but suggests an arbitrary, as opposed to predetermined, length.
- bitmap font — a font format in which letters and symbols are stored as a pattern of dots
- blasphemies — impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things.
- blaspheming — to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
- blepharitis — inflammation of the eyelids
- blind-stamp — to emboss or impress (the cover or spine of a book) without using ink or foil.
- blue spirea — a grayish, hairy, eastern Asian shrub, Caryopteris incana, of the verbena family, having clusters of showy, blue or bluish-purple flowers.
- boatmanship — boatsmanship.
- boilerplate — A boilerplate is a basic written contract that can be used to make many different kinds of contracts.
- bon appetit — enjoy your meal
- bonapartism — a political system resembling the rules of the Bonapartes, esp Napoleon I and Napoleon III: centralized government by a military dictator, who enjoys popular support given expression in plebiscites
- bonapartist — an adherent of the Bonapartes or their policies.
- bondmanship — the state of being a bondman; serfdom
- bone spavin — a disease of the hock joint of horses in which enlargement occurs because of collected fluids (bog spavin) bony growth (bone spavin) or distention of the veins (blood spavin)
- bony spavin — enlargement of the hock of a horse by a bony growth, usually caused by inflammation or injury, and often resulting in lameness
- bossnapping — kidnapping a company executive as part of industrial action
- brachyprism — the four faces parallel to the brachyaxis in a crystal
- bradypeptic — a person with slow digestion