10-letter words containing b, a, n, s
- brain stem — the portion of the brain that is continuous with the spinal cord and comprises the medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain, and parts of the hypothalamus, functioning in the control of reflexes and such essential internal mechanisms as respiration and heartbeat.
- brainstorm — If you have a brainstorm, you suddenly become unable to think clearly.
- brandished — to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish: Brandishing his sword, he rode into battle.
- branglings — a series of squabbles or disputes
- brass band — A brass band is a band that is made up of brass and percussion instruments.
- brass neck — effrontery; nerve
- brass ring — great success or a highly valued prize; also, an opportunity for this
- brassbound — inflexibly entrenched
- brassiness — made of or covered with brass.
- brattiness — the quality of being bratty
- brattlings — a series of rattling or clattering sounds
- brazenness — shameless or impudent: brazen presumption.
- breastbone — Your breastbone is the long, flat bone which goes from your throat to the bottom of your ribs and to which your ribs are attached.
- brigandish — a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
- broadlands — a Palladian mansion near Romsey in Hampshire: formerly the home of Lord Palmerston and Lord Mountbatten
- brontosaur — apatosaurus
- brugmansia — any of various solanaceous plants of the genus Brugmansia, native to tropical American regions and closely related to daturas, having sweetly scented flowers
- 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.
- buchmanism — the principles or the international movement of Moral Re-Armament or of the Oxford Group, or belief in or adherence to them.
- bull snake — any burrowing North American nonvenomous colubrid snake of the genus Pituophis, typically having yellow and brown markings
- bunchgrass — grass that grows in tufts
- bundesbank — the central bank of Germany
- bushranger — an escaped convict or robber living in the bush
- bustamante — Anastasio [ah-nahs-tah-syaw] /ˌɑ nɑsˈtɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1780–1853, Mexican military and political leader: president 1830–32, 1837–41.
- butane gas — a colourless flammable gaseous alkane that exists in two isomeric forms, both of which occur in natural gas. The stable isomer, n-butane, is used mainly in the manufacture of rubber and fuels (such as Calor Gas). Formula: C4H10
- cancelbots — Plural form of cancelbot.
- canebrakes — Plural form of canebrake.
- canonsburg — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- cantabiles — Plural form of cantabile.
- canvasback — a North American diving duck, Aythyra valisineria, the male of which has a white body and reddish-brown head
- capsorubin — (organic compound) A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsanthin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika.
- carabiners — Plural form of carabiner.
- carbanions — Plural form of carbanion.
- carbineers — Plural form of carbineer.
- carbonados — Plural form of carbonado.
- carbonates — a salt or ester of carbonic acid.
- carbonised — Alternative spelling of carbonized.
- carbonizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carbonize.
- carbonless — containing no carbon
- carbuncles — Plural form of carbuncle.
- casabianca — Louis de [lwee duh] /lwi də/ (Show IPA), c1755–98, French naval officer.
- casablanca — a port in NW Morocco, on the Atlantic: largest city in the country; industrial centre. Pop: 3 523 000 (2003)
- cash bonus — an extra amount of money given to someone for doing something good, over and above the amount that is normally paid for that achievement
- catchbasin — Alternative form of catch-basin.
- celebrants — Plural form of celebrant.
- censurable — deserving censure, condemnation, or blame
- charabancs — Plural form of charabanc.
- chilblains — Plural form of chilblain.
- cnidoblast — any of the cells of a coelenterate that contain nematocysts
- coal basin — a part of the earth's surface consisting of coal strata that slope down to a common centre