10-letter words containing a, s
- ballerinas — Plural form of ballerina.
- ballistics — Ballistics is the study of the movement of objects that are shot or thrown through the air, such as bullets fired from a gun.
- ballistite — a smokeless rocket propellant composed of roughly equal proportions of the explosives nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine
- balloonist — A balloonist is a person who flies a hot-air balloon.
- ballpoints — Plural form of ballpoint.
- ballsiness — daring; courage
- balsam fir — a fir tree, Abies balsamea, of NE North America, that yields Canada balsam
- balsamical — Alternative form of balsamic.
- baltic sea — a sea in N Europe, connected with the North Sea by the Skagerrak, Kattegat, and Öresund; shallow, with low salinity and small tides
- balustrade — A balustrade is a railing or wall on a balcony or staircase.
- bamboozles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bamboozle.
- banalities — the condition or quality of being banal, or devoid of freshness or originality: the banality of everyday life.
- band shell — an outdoor platform for concerts, having a concave, nearly hemispherical back serving as a sounding board
- banderoles — Plural form of banderole.
- bandicoots — Plural form of bandicoot.
- bandishing — Present participle of bandish.
- bandmaster — the conductor of a band
- bandoleers — Plural form of bandoleer.
- bandoleros — Plural form of bandolero.
- bandoliers — Plural form of bandolier.
- bandoneons — Plural form of bandoneon.
- bandstands — Plural form of bandstand.
- bandwagons — Plural form of bandwagon.
- bandwidths — Plural form of bandwidth.
- banffshire — (until 1975) a county of NE Scotland: formerly (1975–96) part of Grampian region, now part of Aberdeenshire
- bangladesh — a republic in S Asia: formerly the Eastern Province of Pakistan; became independent in 1971 after civil war and the defeat of Pakistan by India; consists of the plains and vast deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers; prone to flooding: economy based on jute and jute products (over 70 per cent of world production); a member of the Commonwealth. Language: Bengali. Religion: Muslim. Currency: taka. Capital: Dhaka. Pop: 163 654 860 (2013 est). Area: 142 797 sq km (55 126 sq miles)
- banishment — Banishment is the act of banishing someone or the state of being banished.
- banistered — Simple past tense and past participle of banister.
- bannisters — a baluster.
- banqueters — Plural form of banqueter.
- banquettes — Plural form of banquette.
- bantingism — a fat-reducing diet invented by William Banting, involving high protein intake, and low fat and carbohydrate intake
- bantustans — Plural form of bantustan.
- baptistery — a place, esp. a part of a church, used for baptizing
- baragnosis — loss of the ability to estimate or perceive the weight of an object.
- barasingha — Rucervus duvaucelii, the swamp deer.
- barbarians — Plural form of barbarian.
- barbarious — (dated, before 20th century, now literary) barbarous, barbaric.
- barbarisms — Plural form of barbarism.
- barbarossa — the nickname of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I
- barberries — Plural form of barberry.
- barbershop — Barbershop is a style of singing where a small group of people, usually men, sing in close harmony and without any musical instruments accompanying them.
- barcaroles — Plural form of barcarole.
- bardacious — bodacious.
- bare bones — The bare bones of something are its most basic parts or details.
- bargainers — Plural form of bargainer.
- bargainous — (informal) cheap (characteristic of a bargain).
- bargepoles — Plural form of bargepole.
- bargestone — any of several stones forming the sloping edge of a gable.
- bariatrics — the study of obesity and its treatment