11-letter words containing b, a, n, s
- banistering — Present participle of banister.
- banjarmasin — a port in Indonesia, in SW Borneo. Pop: 527 415 (2000)
- banjermasin — a seaport on the S coast of Borneo, in Indonesia.
- bannerstone — a North American prehistoric stone implement in the form of a double-edged ax with a notch or hole, possibly for attaching a handle.
- banquetings — Plural form of banqueting.
- bárány test — a test which detects diseases of the semicircular canals of the inner ear, devised by Robert Bárány (1876–1936)
- barents sea — a part of the Arctic Ocean, bounded by Norway, Russia, and the islands of Novaya Zemlya, Spitsbergen, and Franz Josef Land
- barnstormed — Simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm.
- barnstormer — to conduct a campaign or speaking tour in rural areas by making brief stops in many small towns.
- barnyardism — a smutty or indecent word or expression.
- barons' war — either of two civil wars in 13th-century England. The First Barons' War (1215–17) was precipitated by King John's failure to observe the terms of Magna Carta: many of the Barons' grievances were removed by his death (1216) and peace was concluded in 1217. The Second Barons' War (1264–67) was caused by Henry III's refusal to accept limitations on his authority: the rebel Barons (led (1264–65) by Simon de Montfort), initially successful, were defeated at the battle of Evesham (1265); sporadic resistance continued until 1267
- baroqueness — The state or condition of being baroque.
- barotseland — a region in W Zambia. 44,920 sq. mi. (116,343 sq. km).
- barra mansa — a city in Rio de Janeiro state, SE Brazil.
- barramundis — Plural form of barramundi.
- barthianism — the theological doctrines and principles of Karl Barth and his followers, especially in reference to neoorthodoxy.
- baryshnikov — Mikhail. born 1948, Soviet-born ballet dancer, who defected (1974) to the West while on tour with the Kirov Ballet: director (1980–90) of the American Ballet Theatre
- base runner — any member of the team at bat who has reached first, second, or third base safely or is trying to reach a base or home plate
- base tenant — a tenant of a base estate.
- basepersons — Plural form of baseperson.
- baserunning — the act of running around bases
- bashfulness — The quality or property of being bashful; shyness; reserve; timidity.
- basicranial — of or relating to the base of the skull
- basicranium — (anatomy) The inferior region of the skull.
- basin range — a mountain range of the type found in the Great Basin region of the western U.S., typically long and narrow and characterized by faulted, tilted blocks of strata.
- basingstoke — a town in S England, in N Hampshire. Pop: 90 171 (2001)
- basis point — In finance, a basis point is one hundredth of a per cent (.01%).
- basket fern — a small, compact fern, Nephrolepis pectinata, of tropical America, often grown in hanging baskets.
- basset horn — an obsolete woodwind instrument of the clarinet family
- bastard son — an illegitimate son
- bastinadoed — Simple past tense and past participle of bastinado.
- bastinadoes — Plural form of bastinado.
- bastnaesite — a rare yellow to reddish-brown mineral consisting of a carbonate of fluorine and several lanthanide metals. It occurs in association with zinc and is a source of the lanthanides. Formula: LaFCO3
- bath sponge — any of various common sponges, of the family Spongiidae, that have a skeletal network composed of fibers of spongin: collected in the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean, and the Caribbean for their commercial value.
- batrachians — Plural form of batrachian.
- batsmanship — (cricket) A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
- battlements — The battlements of a castle or fortress consist of a wall built round the top, with gaps through which guns or arrows can be fired.
- beaky-nosed — having a nose that is large, pointed, or hooked
- bean sprout — Bean sprouts are small, long, thin shoots grown from beans. They are frequently used in Chinese cookery.
- beanshooter — peashooter
- beardedness — the quality of having a beard, the quality of being bearded
- bearishness — The characteristic of being bearish.
- beastliness — of or like a beast; bestial.
- beauharnais — Alexandre (alɛksãdr), Vicomte de. 1760–94, French general, who served in the War of American Independence and the French Revolutionary wars; first husband of Empress Joséphine: guillotined
- beauticians — Plural form of beautician.
- behind bars — If you say that someone is behind bars, you mean that they are in prison.
- beilan pass — a mountain pass in SE Turkey near Syria. 2395 feet (730 meters).
- belarussian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Belarus, its people, or their language
- belatedness — coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time: belated birthday greetings.
- belorussian — of Belarus or its people, language, or culture