11-letter words containing a, w
- black whale — a black, dolphinlike whale, Globicephala melaena, of the North Atlantic.
- black widow — an American spider, Latrodectus mactans, the female of which is black with red markings, highly venomous, and commonly eats its mate
- black witch — any of several large noctuid moths of the genus Erebus, especially the blackish E. odora (black witch) of Central and North America.
- blackfellow — Australian Aborigine
- bladderworm — cysticercus
- 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
- blanketweed — a type of filamentous pond algae
- blaze a way — to pioneer, set a direction or course, etc.
- blow a fuse — If you blow a fuse, you suddenly become very angry and are unable to stay calm.
- blow a kiss — to kiss one's hand, then blow across it as if to carry the kiss through the air to another person
- body warmer — a sleeveless type of jerkin, usually quilted, worn as an outer garment for extra warmth
- bone marrow — Bone marrow is the soft fatty substance inside human or animal bones.
- botany wool — a fine wool from the merino sheep
- bow compass — a compass for drawing, in which the legs are joined by a flexible metal bow-shaped spring rather than a hinge, the angle being adjusted by a screw
- bowie state — Arkansas (used as a nickname).
- bowling bag — a bag for carrying a bowling ball and often bowling shoes or other equipment.
- boyle's law — the principle that the pressure of a gas varies inversely with its volume at constant temperature
- bracket saw — a handsaw for cutting curved forms.
- bragg's law — the principle that when a beam of X-rays of wavelength λ enters a crystal, the maximum intensity of the reflected ray occurs when sin θ = nλ/2d, where θ is the complement of the angle of incidence, n is a whole number, and d is the distance between layers of atoms
- brake wheel — (in a windmill) a bevel gearwheel rotating with the wind shaft.
- branch wilt — a disease of walnut trees, characterized by sudden wilting of the leaves, and cankers and discoloration of the bark and branches, caused by a fungus, Hendersonula toruloidea.
- breadthways — from side to side
- breadthwise — in the direction of the breadth
- breadwinner — The breadwinner in a family is the person in it who earns the money that the family needs for essential things.
- breast wall — a retaining wall built to hold back a bank of earth
- breastworks — a defensive work, usually breast high.
- bridal gown — a wedding dress
- bridal wear — clothes specially designed for brides
- bridewealth — (in some nonindustrial societies) the money or goods given to the family of a bride by the bridegroom or his family.
- bridgewater — a town in E Massachusetts.
- broad arrow — a mark shaped like a broad arrowhead designating British government property and formerly used on prison clothing
- 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 algae — any algae of the phylum Phaeophyta, such as the wracks and kelps, which contain a brown pigment in addition to chlorophyll
- brown bread — bread made with wholemeal flour, or with ingredients that give it a brown colour
- brown dwarf — a type of celestial body midway in mass between a large planet and a small star
- 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
- brown heart — a brown discoloration of the flesh of stored apples, resulting from high concentrations of carbon dioxide.
- brown hyena — a hyena, Hyaena brunnea, of southern Africa, having a blackish-gray coat: its dwindling population is now protected.
- brown paper — a coarse unbleached paper used for wrapping
- brown patch — a fungus disease of turf grass that results in circular areas of brown, dead grass.
- brown sauce — a sauce made from cooked fat and flour
- brown snake — any of various common venomous snakes of the genus Pseudonaja
- brown sugar — Brown sugar is sugar that has not been refined, or is only partly refined. It is golden brown in color.
- brown toast — toasted wholemeal bread
- brown water — shallow water, as opposed to deep (blue) water.
- brown-state — (of linen and lace fabrics) undyed
- bubble wrap — a type of polythene wrapping containing many small air pockets, used as a protective covering when transporting breakable goods
- bullwhacker — (especially in the early 19th century) the driver of a team of oxen.