10-letter words containing b, a
- batch file — a computer file with sequential commands to be executed when the file is read
- batch mode — computer processing in which commands are input from a batch file, not interactively
- batchmates — Plural form of batchmate.
- batfowling — A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
- bath brick — a brick-shaped piece of calcareous earth, used for cleaning polished metal
- bath chair — a wheelchair for invalids, often with a hood
- bath salts — You dissolve bath salts in bath water to make the water smell pleasant and as a water softener.
- bath sheet — a large bath towel
- bath stone — a kind of limestone used as a building material, esp at Bath in England
- bath towel — A bath towel is a very large towel used for drying your body after you have had a bath.
- bath water — Your bath water is the water in which you sit or lie when you have a bath.
- bathhouses — Plural form of bathhouse.
- bathinette — a portable folding bathtub for babies, made of rubberized cloth, etc.
- batholiths — Plural form of batholith.
- bathometer — an instrument for measuring the depth of water
- bathymeter — An instrument used to measure the depth of water in oceans, seas, or lakes.
- bathymetry — measurement of the depth of an ocean or other large body of water
- bathyscaph — a submersible vessel having a flotation compartment with an observation capsule underneath, capable of reaching ocean depths of over 10 000 metres (about 5000 fathoms)
- batologist — someone who practises batology
- batophobia — The fear of high objects or of high objects falling down.
- batrachian — any amphibian, esp a frog or toad
- battailous — ready for battle; pugnacious
- battalions — Plural form of battalion.
- battallion — Archaic form of battalion.
- batteilant — fighting; combatant
- battements — Plural form of battement.
- battenburg — an oblong sponge cake divided longitudinally into four square sections, two coloured pink and two yellow, with an outer coating of marzipan
- batter-fry — to coat with batter and fry in deep fat.
- battercake — pancake (def 1).
- batterings — Plural form of battering.
- batticaloa — a seaport in E Sri Lanka.
- battle cry — A battle cry is a phrase that is used to encourage people to support a particular cause or campaign.
- battle-axe — If you call a middle-aged or older woman a battle-axe, you mean she is very difficult and unpleasant because of her fierce and determined attitude.
- battleaxes — Plural form of battleaxe.
- battledore — an ancient racket game
- battlement — a parapet or wall with indentations or embrasures, originally for shooting through
- battleship — A battleship is a very large, heavily armed warship.
- battlesome — argumentative; quarrelsome.
- battlesuit — (science fiction) A technologically enhanced suit worn in battle for protection, camouflage, etc.
- baudelaire — Charles Pierre (ʃarl pjɛr). 1821–67, French poet, noted for his macabre imagery; author of Les fleurs du mal (1857)
- baudouin i — 1930–93, king of Belgium (1951–93)
- baumeister — Willi [vil-ee] /ˈvɪl i/ (Show IPA), 1889–1955, German painter.
- baumgarten — Alexander Gottlieb. 1714–62, German philosopher, noted for his pioneering work on aesthetics, a term that he originated
- bawdyhouse — a house of prostitution
- bay antler — the second branch from the base of a deer's horn
- bay laurel — a small evergreen Mediterranean laurel, Laurus nobilis, with glossy aromatic leaves, used for flavouring in cooking, and small blackish berries
- bay poplar — the tupelo, Nyssa aquatica.
- bay street — the financial centre of Toronto, in which Canada's largest stock exchange is situated
- bay window — A bay window is a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house.
- bay wreath — (In Greek and Roman times) a wreath of laurel leaves, worn by a victor