10-letter words containing b, a, c, t
- jacobethan — noting or pertaining to the architecture of England at the beginning of the 17th century.
- job action — any means, as a work slowdown, of organized protest or pressure by employees to win some goal or gain from their employers.
- john cabot — John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- kabalistic — cabalistic.
- kick about — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- knob latch — a latch having a spring bolt controlled by a knob on one or both sides.
- knockabout — Nautical. any of various fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessels having a single jib bent to a stay from the stemhead, no bowsprit being used: usually rigged as a sloop.
- left brace — (character) "". {ASCII character 123. Common names: open brace; left brace; left squiggly; left squiggly bracket/brace; left curly bracket/brace; ITU-T: opening brace. Rare: brace ("}" >INTERCAL: embrace ("}" = bracelet). Paired with right brace ("}").
- leucoblast — an immature leukocyte.
- lubricants — Plural form of lubricant.
- lubricated — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lubricates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lubricate.
- lubricator — a person or thing that lubricates.
- lucubrator — One who lucubrates.
- macrobiota — any living organisms in a given area large enough to be seen with the naked eye
- macrobiote — a person with a long life
- macroburst — (meteorology) A strong downdraft, of over 2.5 miles in diameter, that can cause damaging winds.
- maraboutic — Of, or pertaining to, a marabout.
- matchboard — a board having a tongue formed on one edge and a groove of the same dimensions cut into the other, used with similar boards to compose floors, dados, etc.
- matchbooks — Plural form of matchbook.
- matchboxes — Plural form of matchbox.
- metabiotic — a mode of living in which one organism is dependent on another for preparation of an environment in which it can live.
- methiocarb — a crystalline compound, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO 2 S, used as a nonsystemic insecticide and miticide.
- microbiota — the microorganisms, both flora and fauna, that inhabit a particular region, when considered collectively.
- mobocratic — Of or pertaining to mobocracy.
- mont blanc — Jean Joseph Charles Louis [zhahn zhaw-zef sharl lwee] /ʒɑ̃ ʒɔˈzɛf ʃarl lwi/ (Show IPA), 1811–82, French socialist and historian.
- muck about — moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
- myoblastic — of or relating to a myoblast or myoblasts
- non-combat — not including, entailing, or requiring combat: noncombat duty.
- noncabinet — not related to or belonging to a government cabinet
- nontobacco — not containing tobacco; tobacco-free
- notch baby — a person who was born in the U.S. between 1917 and 1921 and as a retiree received lower cost-of-living increases in Social Security than others after Congress readjusted Social Security benefits in 1977.
- notchbacks — Plural form of notchback.
- noticeable — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.
- noticeably — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.
- obfuscated — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- obfuscates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obfuscate.
- obfuscator — Agent noun of obfuscate; one who obfuscates.
- objectable — Capable of being put forward as an objection.
- obscurants — Plural form of obscurant.
- obsecrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obsecrate.
- obstinance — The characteristic of being obstinate.
- obstinancy — (rare) Obstinance; the characteristic of being obstinate.
- obtruncate — to slice or chop off the head or top part of
- olfactible — Having an odor; capable of being smelled.
- orbiculate — orbicular; rounded.
- outbalance — to outweigh.
- panic bolt — a bar that spans an emergency exit door on its interior and opens the latch when pressure is applied.
- parabiotic — experimental or natural union of two individuals with exchange of blood.
- patchboard — a device with a large number of sockets into which electrical plugs can be inserted to form many different temporary circuits: used in telephone exchanges, computer systems, etc