11-letter words containing a, t, b, o, r
- biometrical — pertaining to biometry
- bipartition — divided into or consisting of two parts.
- black frost — a frost without snow or rime that is severe enough to blacken vegetation
- bladderwort — any aquatic plant of the genus Utricularia, some of whose leaves are modified as small bladders to trap minute aquatic animals: family Lentibulariaceae
- blameworthy — deserving disapproval or censure
- blastospore — a spore formed by budding, as in certain fungi
- block grant — (in Britain) an annual grant made by the government to a local authority to help to pay for the public services it provides, such as health, education, and housing
- block party — A block party is an outdoor party for all the residents of a block or neighborhood.
- block trade — the purchase and sale of blocks of securities through brokers, sometimes not members of an exchange, who negotiate between buyers and sellers.
- bloodstream — Your bloodstream is the blood that flows around your body.
- boat anchor — 1. Like doorstop but more severe; implies that the offending hardware is irreversibly dead or useless. "That was a working motherboard once. One lightning strike later, instant boat anchor!" 2. A person who just takes up space. 3. Obsolete but still working hardware, especially when used of an old S100-bus hobbyist system; originally a term of annoyance, but became more and more affectionate as the hardware became more and more obsolete.
- boatbuilder — A boatbuilder is a person or company that makes boats.
- boilerplate — A boilerplate is a basic written contract that can be used to make many different kinds of contracts.
- boldhearted — courageous or daring; intrepid.
- bomb crater — the crater in the ground, pavement, etc, left in the aftermath of an explosion
- bombardment — A bombardment is a strong and continuous attack of gunfire or bombing.
- 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.
- bonaventura — Saint, called the Seraphic Doctor. 1221–74, Italian Franciscan monk, mystic, theologian, and philosopher; author of a Life of St Francis and Journey of the Soul to God. Feast day: July 14
- bonaventure — Saint ("the Seraphic Doctor") 1221–74, Italian scholastic theologian.
- bond market — the market in which bonds are traded
- bondservant — a serf or slave
- boost-start — jump-start.
- borstal boy — (formerly) a boy sent to borstal
- boston crab — a wrestling hold in which a wrestler seizes both or one of his opponent's legs, turns him face downwards, and exerts pressure over his back
- botheration — bother
- bottle rack — a rack for bottles, such as bottles of wine
- bottom gear — the lowest gear of a car, lorry, etc
- brachiation — locomotion accomplished by swinging by the arms from one hold to another.
- brachyodont — (of mammals, such as humans) having teeth with short crowns
- bracteolate — having bractlets
- bram stoker — Bram [bram] /bræm/ (Show IPA), (Abraham Stoker) 1847–1912, British novelist, born in Ireland: creator of Dracula.
- brattleboro — a town in SE Vermont.
- break point — a point which allows the receiving player to break the service of the server
- breastworks — a defensive work, usually breast high.
- breathe out — When you breathe out, you send air out of your lungs through your nose or mouth.
- brecciation — the fragmentation of rock
- breton lace — a net lace with a design embroidered in heavy, often colored, thread.
- bright coal — coal consisting of alternating layers of clarain and vitrain.
- bring about — To bring something about means to cause it to happen.
- bristol bay — arm of the Bering Sea between the SW Alas. mainland & the Alaska Peninsula
- broadcasted — to transmit (programs) from a radio or television station.
- broadcaster — A broadcaster is someone who gives talks or takes part in interviews and discussions on radio or television programmes.
- broaden out — If something such as a discussion broadens out or if someone broadens it out, the number of things or people that it includes or affects becomes greater.
- brochantite — a mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 4 (OH) 6 SO 4 , occurring in green fibrous masses and similar in physical properties to antlerite: formerly a major ore of copper.
- bronze star — a U.S. military decoration awarded for heroism or achievement in military operations other than those involving aerial flights.
- brood patch — a highly vascular, featherless area developed on the abdomen of certain brooding birds that is in direct contact with eggs during incubation and provides additional warmth.
- brow antler — the first prong from the base of a stag's antler.
- browbeating — to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully: They browbeat him into agreeing.
- brown earth — an intrazonal soil of temperate humid regions typically developed under deciduous forest into a dark rich layer (mull): characteristic of much of southern and central England