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10-letter words containing b, e, a, k, r

  • birkenhead — a port in NW England, in Wirral unitary authority, Merseyside: former shipbuilding centre. Pop: 83 729 (2001)
  • bitterbark — an Australian tree, Alstonia constricta, with bitter-tasting bark that is used in preparing tonic medicines
  • black bear — the common North American bear (Ursus americanus) that lives in forests and feeds mainly on roots and berries
  • black tern — a small tern with a black head and body, Chlidonias niger, found on all continents except Australasia
  • blackbeard — nickname of (Edward) Teach
  • blackberry — A blackberry is a small, soft black or dark purple fruit.
  • blackheart — an abnormal darkening of the woody stems of some plants, thought to be caused by extreme cold
  • blackwater — a stream stained dark with peat
  • blue shark — a shark of the species Prionace glauca, found in temperate and tropical waters
  • boneshaker — an early type of bicycle having solid tyres and no springs
  • book share — a share of a mutual fund credited to the account of a shareholder without the physical issuance of a certificate evidencing ownership.
  • bookmarked — a ribbon or other marker placed between the pages of a book to mark a place.
  • bookreader — DEC's CD-ROM-based on-line documentation browser.
  • borah peak — a mountain in central Idaho, in the Lost River Range: highest peak in Idaho. 12,662 feet (3861 meters).
  • brace jack — a triangular piece of wood used for propping up scenery from behind.
  • bracketing — a set of brackets
  • brake band — a strip of fabric, leather, or metal tightened around a pulley or shaft to act as a brake
  • brake disc — a metal disc that revolves with the wheel in a disc brake
  • brake drum — the cast-iron drum attached to the hub of a wheel of a motor vehicle fitted with drum brakes
  • brake fade — a gradual loss of braking power resulting from decreased friction between the lining and the drum or disc of the brake and usually caused by overheating.
  • brake shoe — the curved metal casting to which the brake lining is riveted in a drum brake
  • brake-fade — the decrease in efficiency of braking of a motor vehicle due to overheating of the brakes
  • brass neck — effrontery; nerve
  • breadknife — a knife, usually with a serrated blade, used for cutting slices from a loaf of bread
  • breadstick — bread baked in a long thin crisp stick
  • break away — If you break away from someone who is trying to hold you or catch you, you free yourself and run away.
  • break bulk — of or relating to packaged cargo, usually manufactured goods, that is marked for individual consignees and has to be loaded and unloaded piece by piece at each point of transfer. Compare bulk1 (def 3), containerization.
  • break camp — to pack up equipment and leave a camp
  • break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
  • break even — to attain a level of activity, as in commerce, or a point of operation, as in gambling, at which there is neither profit nor loss
  • break into — If someone breaks into a building, they get into it by force.
  • break step — to cease to march in step
  • break wind — to emit wind from the anus
  • break with — to end a relationship or association with (someone or an organization or social group)
  • break-bulk — of or relating to packaged cargo, usually manufactured goods, that is marked for individual consignees and has to be loaded and unloaded piece by piece at each point of transfer. Compare bulk1 (def 3), containerization.
  • break-even — having income exactly equal to expenditure, thus showing neither profit nor loss.
  • breakables — objects that are delicate and could be easily broken
  • breakdance — to perform break dancing.
  • breakfront — (of a bookcase, bureau, etc) having a slightly projecting central section
  • breakpoint — an instruction inserted by a debug program causing a return to the debug program
  • breakwater — A breakwater is a wooden or stone wall that extends from the shore into the sea and is built in order to protect a harbour or beach from the force of the waves.
  • breastwork — a temporary defensive work, usually breast-high
  • brickearth — a clayey alluvium suitable for the making of bricks: specifically, such a deposit in southern England, yielding a fertile soil
  • bricklayer — A bricklayer is a person whose job is to build walls using bricks.
  • brickmaker — a person who makes bricks
  • bridgetalk — (language)   A visual language.
  • brookhaven — a town in SW Mississippi.
  • buckpasser — a person who avoids responsibility by shifting it to another, especially unjustly or improperly.
  • buena park — city in SW Calif.: suburb of Los Angeles: pop. 78,000
  • bulk large — to be or seem important or prominent
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