11-letter words containing b, a, t, r
- cafe brulot — black coffee flavored with sugar, lemon and orange rinds, cloves, cinnamon, and brandy, ignited and allowed to flame briefly.
- calibrating — Mark (a gauge or instrument) with a standard scale of readings.
- calibration — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- cambric tea — a hot drink of milk, sugar, and water or, often, weak tea
- camera tube — the part of a television camera that converts an optical image into an electrical signal
- cape breton — an island forming the NE part of Nova Scotia, in SE Canada. 3970 sq. mi. (10,280 sq. km).
- capstan bar — a lever, often wooden, for turning a capstan
- carbocation — (chemistry) any cation containing an excess positive charge on one or more carbon atoms.
- carbon-date — to determine the age of an organic object by examining the relative proportions of the carbon isotopes carbon-12 and carbon-14
- carbonating — Present participle of carbonate.
- carbonation — absorption of or reaction with carbon dioxide
- carbonatite — a rare intrusive or extrusive igneous rock, mostly found in Africa, that contains a high proportion of carbonate minerals
- carbonylate — to introduce the carbonyl group into (a compound) through chemical reaction
- carboxylate — any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid having a formula of the type M(RCOO)x, where M is a metal and R an organic group, or R1COOR2, where R1 and R2 are organic groups
- carburation — the process of mixing a hydrocarbon fuel with a correct amount of air to make an explosive mixture for an internal-combustion engine
- carburetant — a substance, as gasoline or benzene, added to air or gas to carburet it
- carburetion — Carburetion is the process of fuel becoming vapor and mixing with a stream of air in a carburetor.
- carburetors — Plural form of carburetor.
- carburetter — Alternative spelling of carburetor.
- carburettor — A carburettor is the part of an engine, usually in a car, in which air and petrol are mixed together to form a vapour which can be burned.
- carbutamide — An antidiabetic drug.
- carpet-bomb — to drop many bombs on (an area) to prepare for advancing ground forces
- carvelbuilt — Alternative form of carvel-built.
- castor bean — the seed of this plant
- cat burglar — A cat burglar is a thief who steals from houses or other buildings by climbing up walls and entering through windows or through the roof.
- cattle grub — the larva or adult of a warble fly, especially Hypoderma lineatum, a common pest of cattle in North America.
- celebrating — Present participle of celebrate.
- celebration — A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary.
- celebrative — to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities: to celebrate Christmas; to celebrate the success of a new play.
- celebrators — Plural form of celebrator.
- celebratory — A celebratory meal, drink, or other activity takes place to celebrate something such as a birthday, anniversary, or victory.
- celtiberian — a member of a Celtic people (Celtiberi) who inhabited the Iberian peninsula during classical times
- center back — the player in the middle of the back line.
- centerboard — a movable board or metal plate that, when lowered through a slot in the floor of a shallow-draft sailboat, functions like a keel to reduce leeward drift or increase stability, esp. one that moves on a pivot
- centreboard — a supplementary keel for a sailing vessel, which may be adjusted by raising and lowering
- centrobaric — of or concerned with a centre of gravity
- cerebralist — a person that advocates the theory of cerebralism
- cerebrating — Present participle of cerebrate.
- cerebration — the act of thinking; consideration; thought
- certifiable — If you describe someone as certifiable, you think that their behaviour is extremely unreasonable or foolish.
- certifiably — capable of being certified.
- chair table — an article of furniture, produced especially in colonial America, that can serve as either a table or a chair, having, as a chair, a large, usually circular, hinged back that can be pulled down and rested on the arms to form a tabletop.
- chamber pot — A chamber pot is a round container shaped like a very large cup. Chamber pots used to be kept in bedrooms so that people could urinate in them instead of having to leave their room during the night.
- chamber-pot — a portable container, especially for urine, used in bedrooms.
- chamfer bit — a bit for beveling the edge of a hole.
- chartbuster — A popular singer or group that makes a best-selling recording.
- chatterbots — Plural form of chatterbot.
- cocelebrant — One of two or more celebrants involved with the same occasion.
- cohabitator — One who cohabits.
- collaborate — When one person or group collaborates with another, they work together, especially on a book or on some research.