11-letter words containing a, r, d
- barramundis — Plural form of barramundi.
- barrelheads — Plural form of barrelhead.
- barricading — Present participle of barricade.
- basal ridge — a U -shaped ridge at the base of the posterior surface of the crown of a tooth.
- 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
- basehearted — having a low, mean, or contemptible nature or character; meanspirited.
- basic dress — a simple, usually dark dress that may be worn with various accessories or in combination with other garments so that it is suitable for different occasions.
- basidiocarp — the fruiting body of basidiomycetous fungi; the mushroom of agarics
- bastard cut — (of a file) having medium teeth; intermediate between a coarse cut and a fine cut
- bastard pop — a type of popular music in which two records, usually from different genres or eras, are blended together into a whole, often using the vocal performance from one and the instrumental from the other
- bastard son — an illegitimate son
- bastard-saw — plain-saw.
- bastardised — Simple past tense and past participle of bastardise.
- bastardized — If you refer to something as a bastardized form of something else, you mean that the first thing is similar to or copied from the second thing, but is of much poorer quality.
- bastardizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastardize.
- batter down — If you batter a door down, you hit it so hard that it falls to pieces.
- battledores — Plural form of battledore.
- battledress — the ordinary uniform of a soldier, consisting of tunic and trousers
- baudrillard — Jean. 1929–2007, French sociologist and theorist of postmodernism; his books include Seduction (1979), America (1986), and The Spirit of Terrorism (2002)
- be hard hit — To be hard hit by something means to be affected very severely by it.
- be prepared — to be willing and able (to do something)
- beach drift — the drifting of sediments, especially marine sediments, in patterns parallel to the contours of a beach, due to the action of waves and currents.
- beach ridge — a ridge just inland from a beach, consisting of sand and gravel built up by storm waves
- beam riding — a method of missile guidance in which the missile steers itself along the axis of a conically scanned microwave beam
- bear a hand — to give assistance
- bear garden — (formerly) a place where bears were exhibited and where bear-baiting took place
- bear leader — (formerly) a tutor traveling with a wealthy or aristocratic young man.
- bearded tit — a small European bird, Panurus biarmicus, found in reedy places, the male of which has a tuft of black feathers on each side of the face.
- beardedness — the quality of having a beard, the quality of being bearded
- beardtongue — a plant of the genus Penstemon
- bearer bond — a bond payable to the person in possession
- beau dollar — a silver dollar.
- beaverboard — a stiff light board of compressed wood fibre, used esp to surface partitions
- bedchambers — Plural form of bedchamber.
- bedraggling — Present participle of bedraggle.
- bedroom tax — a reduction in housing benefit for occupants of council housing who have more rooms than they are deemed to require
- been around — in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around.
- beer garden — a garden attached to a pub, where people can sit and drink beer
- before dark — If you do something before dark, you do it before the sun sets and night begins.
- behind bars — If you say that someone is behind bars, you mean that they are in prison.
- beleaguered — experiencing difficulties, opposition or criticism
- belt sander — a sander that uses an endless abrasive belt driven by an electric motor.
- benderboard — pliable, lightweight board used for making concrete patios, in gardens, and as woven fencing: often 4 to 6 inches (10 to 15 cm) wide and 1/4 to 1/2 inch (0.6 to 1.2 cm) thick and made from California redwood.
- bendy straw — a drinking straw which is bent towards the top end
- bermuda bag — an oval-shaped handbag with wooden handles and changeable decorative cloth covers.
- bermuda rig — a fore-and-aft sailing boat rig characterized by a tall mainsail (Bermudian mainsail) that tapers to a point
- bertrandite — a mineral, hydrous beryllium silicate, Be 4 Si 2 O 7 (OH) 2 , colorless or pale yellow, with a vitreous luster, occurring as tabular or prismatic crystals in pegmatites and hydrothermal veins.
- bestridable — capable of being bestridden
- bidding war — a situation in which multiple offerers bid to own a single property
- big-hearted — If you describe someone as big-hearted, you think they are kind and generous, and always willing to help people.