10-letter words containing b, a, n, s
- bean feast — (formerly) an annual dinner or party given by an employer for employees.
- bean goose — a grey goose, Anser fabalis
- bean-feast — (formerly) an annual dinner or party given by an employer for employees.
- beanfeasts — Plural form of beanfeast.
- beanstalks — Plural form of beanstalk.
- bedeswoman — beadswoman
- bench seat — a seat for more than one person
- beni hasan — a village in central Egypt, on the Nile, with cliff-cut tombs dating from 2000 bc
- bent grass — any grass of the genus Agrostis, especially the redtop.
- benthamism — the philosophy of utilitarianism as first expounded by Jeremy Bentham in terms of an action being good that has a greater tendency to augment the happiness of the community than to diminish it
- bering sea — a part of the N Pacific Ocean, between NE Siberia and Alaska. Area: about 2 275 000 sq km (878 000 sq miles)
- bes antler — bay antler.
- bespangled — covered or adorned with or as if with spangles or jewels
- bienseance — good breeding; decorum
- big casino — (in the game of casino) the ten of diamonds.
- binoculars — Binoculars consist of two small telescopes joined together side by side, which you look through in order to look at things that are a long way away.
- bipartisan — Bipartisan means concerning or involving two different political parties or groups.
- black swan — a phenomenon that occurs even though it had been thought to be impossible
- blacklands — an area of fertile soil in Texas
- blacksnake — any of several Old World black venomous elapid snakes, esp Pseudechis porphyriacus (Australian blacksnake)
- blackstone — Sir William. 1723–80, English jurist noted particularly for his Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765–69), which had a profound influence on jurisprudence in the US
- blandisher — someone who blandishes
- blazonings — heraldic adornments
- bloodstain — A bloodstain is a mark on a surface caused by blood.
- blue jeans — Blue jeans are the same as jeans.
- blue stain — a bluish discoloration of sapwood caused by growth of fungi
- blues band — a band that plays the blues
- bnr pascal — ["Remote Rendezvous", N. Gammage et al, Soft Prac & Exp 17(10):741-755 (Oct 1987)].
- bog spavin — enlargement of the hock of a horse by accumulation in the joint, usually caused by inflammation or injury, and often resulting in lameness
- boisbriand — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal.
- bolan pass — a mountain pass in W central Pakistan through the Brahui Range, between Sibi and Quetta, rising to 1800 m (5900 ft)
- bollandist — any of the editors of the Acta Sanctorum.
- bona fides — Someone's bona fides are their good or sincere intentions.
- bonamiasis — a disease affecting oysters, caused by the parasite Bonamia ostreae
- bondswoman — a woman who is bound or who by bond becomes surety for another.
- boneshaker — an early type of bicycle having solid tyres and no springs
- bonnilasse — a pretty girl
- bonus army — a group of 12,000 World War I veterans who massed in Washington, D.C., the summer of 1932 to induce Congress to appropriate moneys for the payment of bonus certificates granted in 1924.
- bonus baby — an athlete who is paid a substantial bonus to sign his or her first professional contract.
- bonus ball — (in the National Lottery draw) a ball randomly selected after the first six balls, containing a number which influences the amount of prize money paid
- bonus pack — anything sold with a product and marketed as a useful and free extra
- boskop man — the undated cranial remains of a possible Homo sapiens found in the Transvaal of South Africa.
- bossa nova — a dance similar to the samba, originating in Brazil
- boston bag — a two-handled bag for carrying books, papers, etc.
- bostonians — of, relating to, or typical of Boston, Mass., or its residents: a Bostonian childhood; Bostonian reserve.
- boulangism — the doctrines of militarism and reprisals against Germany, advocated, especially in the 1880s, by the French general Boulanger.
- boundaries — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- brahmanism — the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism, characterized by diversified pantheism, the caste system, and the sacrifices and family ceremonies of Hindu tradition
- brahminism — Brahmanism
- brain scan — an examination of the brain, using radiological scanning techniques, used in medical diagnosis and scientific research