10-letter words containing b, a, l, e, s
- blastoderm — the layer of cells that surrounds the blastocoel of a blastula
- blastomere — any of the cells formed by cleavage of a fertilized egg
- blastopore — the opening of the archenteron in the gastrula that develops into the anus of some animals
- blepharism — spasm of the eyelids, causing rapid involuntary blinking
- blogstream — the publication on the internet of content from weblogs rather than from mainstream media sources
- blue daisy — a bushy, composite shrub, Felicia amelloides, of southern Africa, having solitary, daisylike flowers with yellow disks and blue rays, grown as an ornamental.
- blue flags — any North American plant of the genus Iris, especially I. versicolor : the state flower of Tennessee.
- blue flash — green flash.
- blue jeans — Blue jeans are the same as jeans.
- blue shark — a shark of the species Prionace glauca, found in temperate and tropical waters
- blue stain — a bluish discoloration of sapwood caused by growth of fungi
- blue state — a state of the U.S. that usually votes Democratic.
- bluebreast — any of several birds with blue plumage around the throat
- bluehearts — a hairy, purple-flowered perennial plant (Buchnera americana) of the figwort family, found in the S U.S.
- blues band — a band that plays the blues
- bode's law — an empirical rule relating the distances of the planets from the sun, based on the numerical sequence 0, 3, 6, 12, 24,…. Adding 4 to each number and dividing by 10 gives the sequence 0.4, 0.7, 1, 1.6, 2.8,…, which is a reasonable representation of distances in astronomical units for most planets if the minor planets are counted as a single entity at 2.8
- bonnilasse — a pretty girl
- bordelaise — denoting a brown sauce flavoured with red wine and sometimes mushrooms
- box staple — a socket for holding the end of a lock bolt when the door is closed.
- braaivleis — a picnic at which meat is cooked over an open fire; a barbecue
- breakables — objects that are delicate and could be easily broken
- breastplow — a cultivator moved forward by a person pressing the chest against a crossbar.
- breastrail — the upper rail of any parapet on a ship
- breathless — If you are breathless, you have difficulty in breathing properly, for example because you have been running or because you are afraid or excited.
- brix scale — a scale for calibrating hydrometers used for measuring the concentration and density of sugar solutions at a given temperature
- broad seal — the official seal of a nation and its government
- broadscale — on a broad scale; extensive; spread over a wide area
- brunfelsia — any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Brunfelsia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having white or purple tubular or bell-shaped flowers.
- bucephalus — the favourite horse of Alexander the Great
- bulbaceous — bulbous
- bull snake — any burrowing North American nonvenomous colubrid snake of the genus Pituophis, typically having yellow and brown markings
- bushwalker — a person who hikes through bushland
- bytesexual — (jargon) /bi:t" sek"shu-*l/ An adjective used to describe hardware, denotes willingness to compute or pass data in either big-endian or little-endian format (depending, presumably, on a mode bit somewhere). See also NUXI problem.
- cablecasts — Plural form of cablecast.
- cablegrams — Plural form of cablegram.
- cabriolets — Plural form of cabriolet.
- calabashes — Plural form of calabash.
- calabooses — Plural form of calaboose.
- calibrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calibrate.
- cancelbots — Plural form of cancelbot.
- cantabiles — Plural form of cantabile.
- capsizable — able to be capsized
- carbolised — phenolate (def 2).
- carbonless — containing no carbon
- carbuncles — Plural form of carbuncle.
- caressable — an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- catabolise — to cause (a nutrient or other substance) to undergo catabolism.
- celebrants — Plural form of celebrant.
- celebrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of celebrate.
- censurable — deserving censure, condemnation, or blame