11-letter words containing a, s, b, e, t
- observatory — a place or building equipped and used for making observations of astronomical, meteorological, or other natural phenomena, especially a place equipped with a powerful telescope for observing the planets and stars.
- obstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
- obstinately — firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
- obtestation — The act of obtesting; supplication; protestation.
- on the bias — A dress or skirt that is cut on the bias or that is bias-cut has been cut diagonally across the material so that it hangs down in a particular way.
- osteoblasts — Plural form of osteoblast.
- outbalances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbalance.
- outer banks — chain of long, narrow, sandy islands, along the coast of N.C.
- overballast — (transitive) To load with too much ballast.
- oyster crab — a pea crab, Pinnotheres ostreum, the female of which lives as a commensal within the mantle cavity of oysters.
- pastry tube — a conical tube with a patterned hole at one end, fitted over the opening of a cloth funnel (pastry bag) for shaping icings, food pastes, etc., as they are forced through by squeezing the bag.
- pedobaptism — the baptism of infants.
- pedobaptist — a person who advocates or practices pedobaptism.
- polysorbate — any of a class of emulsifying and dispersing agents used in various foods and pharmaceutical preparations.
- potableness — the quality of being potable or drinkable
- prediabetes — a condition in which carbohydrate metabolism is mildly abnormal but other criteria indicating diabetes mellitus are absent.
- presbyteral — of or relating to a presbyter or presbytery
- presentable — that may be presented.
- protestable — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- quatre bras — a village in central Belgium, near Brussels: battle preliminary to the battle of Waterloo fought here 1815.
- rabbit ears — an indoor television antenna consisting of two telescoping, swivel-based aerials.
- raster burn — 1. (Or terminal illness) Eyestrain brought on by too many hours of looking at low-resolution, poorly tuned, or glare-ridden monitors, especially graphics monitors. 2. The "burn-in" condition your CRT tends to get if you don't use a screen saver.
- rattle-bush — blue false indigo.
- rebroadcast — to broadcast again from the same station.
- reestablish — to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice.
- registrable — a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.
- respectable — worthy of respect or esteem; estimable; worthy: a respectable citizen.
- respectably — worthy of respect or esteem; estimable; worthy: a respectable citizen.
- restabilize — to stabilize again
- restartable — capable of being restarted
- reusability — reuse
- rooibos tea — tea prepared from any of several species of Borbonia or Aspalanthus, believed to have tonic properties
- rumble seat — Also called, British, dickey. a seat recessed into the back of a coupe or roadster, covered by a hinged lid that opens to form the back of the seat when in use.
- sabrmetrics — (used with a singular verb) the computerized measurement of baseball statistics.
- safety belt — seat belt.
- safety bolt — a bolt or lock on a door or gate that cannot be moved from the outside
- saleability — subject to or suitable for sale; readily sold: The books were sent back by the store in salable condition.
- satirizable — able to be satirized or ridiculed
- satisfiable — to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.
- sauerbraten — a pot roast of beef, marinated before cooking in a mixture of vinegar, sugar, and seasonings.
- scarabaeist — a person who studies the beetle family Scarabaeidae
- sea bathing — the activity of swimming in the sea
- sea biscuit — ship biscuit; hardtack.
- senate bill — a proposed new law introduced for debate before the upper chamber of the legislature in, for example, the US, Canada, Australia, etc
- serbo-croat — Serbo-Croat is one of the languages spoken in the former Yugoslavia.
- shaftesbury — Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of, 1621–83, English statesman.
- shea butter — a solid, greenish, yellowish, or whitish fat derived from the seeds of the shea tree, used for food and in the manufacture of soaps and candles.
- skatemobile — a scooterlike vehicle built of boxes, boards, or the like, and mounted on skate wheels.
- slate black — a slightly purplish black.
- snack table — a small portable folding table used for an individual serving.