11-letter words containing b, c, e
- break dance — an acrobatic dance style originating in the 1980s
- breakdancer — a person who does breakdancing
- brecciation — the fragmentation of rock
- brecksville — a town in N Ohio.
- breconshire — (until 1974) a county of SE Wales, now mainly in Powys: over half its area forms the Brecon Beacons National Park
- breech baby — a baby whose buttocks or feet are presented first during the birth process.
- breechblock — a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert the cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
- breechcloth — a cloth worn about the loins; loincloth
- breechclout — a cloth worn about the breech and loins; loincloth.
- breton lace — a net lace with a design embroidered in heavy, often colored, thread.
- brickshaped — resembling the shape of a brick
- bride price — (in some societies) money, property, or services given by a bridegroom to the kinsmen of his bride in order to establish his rights over the woman
- bridge deck — a deck on top of a bridge house; flying bridge.
- bristlecone — a western American pine with bristle-like prickles on its cones
- broad reach — an act or instance of reaching: to make a reach for a gun.
- broad-faced — having a broad, wide face.
- broadcasted — to transmit (programs) from a radio or television station.
- broadcaster — A broadcaster is someone who gives talks or takes part in interviews and discussions on radio or television programmes.
- brochantite — a mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 4 (OH) 6 SO 4 , occurring in green fibrous masses and similar in physical properties to antlerite: formerly a major ore of copper.
- brocken bow — anticorona.
- broken coal — anthracite in pieces ranging from 2 1/2 to 4 inches (6.5 to 11 cm) in extreme dimension; the largest commercial size, larger than egg coal.
- bronchocele — dilatation of a bronchus.
- bronx cheer — A Bronx cheer is a sound that people make by vibrating their lips in order to express disapproval or contempt.
- brown sauce — a sauce made from cooked fat and flour
- brucellosis — an infectious disease of cattle, goats, dogs, and pigs, caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella and transmittable to humans (e.g. by drinking contaminated milk): symptoms include fever, chills, and severe headache
- brute force — physical strength, power
- bubble card — blister pack.
- buck passer — a person who avoids responsibility by shifting it to another, especially unjustly or improperly.
- buck-passer — a person who regularly seeks to shift blame or responsibility to someone else
- bucket down — If the rain buckets down, or if it buckets down with rain, it rains very heavily.
- bucket list — a list of experiences one wants to have before one dies
- bucket seat — A bucket seat is a seat for one person in a car or aeroplane which has rounded sides that partly enclose and support the body.
- bucket shop — an unregistered firm of stockbrokers that engages in speculation with clients' funds
- bucket-load — a large quantity
- buckle down — If you buckle down to something, you start working seriously at it.
- buckskinned — made of buckskin
- bull-necked — having a short thick neck
- bullwhacker — (especially in the early 19th century) the driver of a team of oxen.
- bumper crop — large harvest
- bumper jack — a jack for lifting a motor vehicle by the bumper.
- bunchflower — a tall plant (Melanthium virginicum) of the lily family, growing in the E U.S. and having large clusters of white or greenish flowers
- bundle scar — any small mark left on the leaf scar from the vascular tissue, where the leaf was once attached to the stem.
- bungee cord — a type of stretchy rope consisting of elastic strands often in a fabric casing. Bungee cords may be used in parachuting, bungee jumping or to secure loads. Ones used for securing loads often have hooks on either end.
- buon fresco — fresco (def 1).
- bupivacaine — a local anaesthetic of long duration, used for nerve blocks
- bur chervil — a plant of the carrot family, Anthriscus caucalis, that is related to and resembles chervil
- bureaucracy — A bureaucracy is an administrative system operated by a large number of officials.
- burmese cat — a breed of cat similar in shape to the Siamese but typically having a dark brown or blue-grey coat
- burn center — a specialized medical facility that provides comprehensive care for patients with burn injuries.
- bursiculate — resembling a pouch