10-letter words containing b, e, c, a, r
- birthplace — Your birthplace is the place where you were born.
- 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 coral — any coral of the genus Heliopora, having brown polyps and a blue skeleton, found in the Indo-Pacific region.
- blue crane — the great blue heron.
- blue racer — a long slender blackish-blue fast-moving colubrid snake, Coluber constrictor flaviventris, of the US
- bomb scare — an alarm arising from the fear that a bomb may have been left in a place
- bon marche — a bargain.
- box camera — a simple box-shaped camera having an elementary lens, shutter, and viewfinder
- brace jack — a triangular piece of wood used for propping up scenery from behind.
- brace root — prop root.
- brachydome — a dome whose face is parallel to the brachydiagonal axis in a crystal
- bracketing — a set of brackets
- bradytelic — of or relating to evolution at a rate slower than the standard for a given group of plants or animals.
- brain cell — a nerve cell that is situated in the brain
- brake disc — a metal disc that revolves with the wheel in a disc brake
- branchiate — having gills.
- brass neck — effrontery; nerve
- breadcrumb — Breadcrumbs are tiny pieces of dry bread. They are used in cooking.
- breadstick — bread baked in a long thin crisp stick
- break camp — to pack up equipment and leave a camp
- breakdance — to perform break dancing.
- brecciated — Petrology. to form as breccia.
- 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
- brilliance — great brightness; radiance
- brix scale — a scale for calibrating hydrometers used for measuring the concentration and density of sugar solutions at a given temperature
- broadfaced — having a broad, wide face.
- broadpiece — an English coin replaced by the guinea in 1663
- broadscale — on a broad scale; extensive; spread over a wide area
- brocatelle — a heavy brocade with the design in deep relief, used chiefly in upholstery
- bruschetta — Bruschetta is a slice of toasted bread which is brushed with olive oil and usually covered with chopped tomatoes.
- bubble car — (in Britain, formerly) a small car, often having three wheels, with a transparent bubble-shaped top
- buckpasser — a person who avoids responsibility by shifting it to another, especially unjustly or improperly.
- buffet car — a railway coach where light refreshments are served
- bumper car — A bumper car is a small electric car with a wide rubber bumper all round. People drive bumper cars around a special enclosure at a fairground.
- bureaucrat — Bureaucrats are officials who work in a large administrative system. You can refer to officials as bureaucrats especially if you disapprove of them because they seem to follow rules and procedures too strictly.
- cabin crew — The cabin crew on an aircraft are the people whose job is to look after the passengers.
- cabineteer — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of a governmental cabinet.
- cablegrams — Plural form of cablegram.
- cabo verde — a republic in the Atlantic off the coast of West Africa, consisting of a group of ten islands and five islets: an overseas territory of Portugal until 1975, when the islands became independent. Official language: Portuguese. Religion: Christian (Roman Catholic) majority; animist minority. Currency: Cape Verdean escudo. Capital: Praia. Pop: 531 046 (2013 est). Area: 4033 sq km (1557 sq miles)
- cabriolets — Plural form of cabriolet.
- calibrated — marked with units
- calibrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calibrate.
- camberwell — a former residential borough of Greater London, England, now part of Southwark.