10-letter words containing b, e, l, s
- sheathbill — either of two white sea birds, Chionis alba or C. minor, of the colder parts of the Southern Hemisphere: so called from the horny sheath covering the base of the upper bill.
- shed blood — to pour forth (water or other liquid), as a fountain.
- shell back — an underside of a spoon bowl ornamented with a shell motif.
- shell bean — any of various kinds of bean of which the unripe seeds are removed from the pods before cooking.
- shellbound — encased in, or confined to, a shell
- shibboleth — a peculiarity of pronunciation, behavior, mode of dress, etc., that distinguishes a particular class or set of persons.
- shield bug — any shield-shaped herbivorous heteropterous insect of the superfamily Pentamoidea, esp any of the family Pentatomidae
- sickle bar — cutter bar (def 1).
- sicklebill — any of various birds having a long, curved bill, as the long-billed curlew or curve-billed thrasher.
- side table — a table intended to be placed against a wall.
- side-table — a table intended to be placed against a wall.
- silverback — an older male gorilla, usually the leader of a troop, whose hairs along the back turn gray with age.
- silverberg — Robert, born 1935, U.S. science-fiction writer.
- silverbill — a species of finch of the genus Munia
- single bed — bed for one person
- sinkerball — sinker (def 5).
- sketchable — suitable for being sketched.
- slab-sided — having the sides long and flat, like slabs.
- slabbiness — the state or condition of being slabby
- slate blue — a moderate to dark grayish blue.
- slate-blue — of a dark greyish-blue colour
- slavophobe — a person who fears or hates the Slavs, their influence, or things Slavic.
- sleazeball — a sleazy person; sleaze.
- sleigh bed — a bed resembling a sleigh in shape, with curved boards at the head and foot
- slobbering — to let saliva or liquid run from the mouth; slaver; drivel.
- sloth bear — a coarse-haired, long-snouted bear, Ursus ursinus, of India and Indochina: now rare.
- sluice-box — an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- slumberful — characterized by sleep or slumber
- slumbering — to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
- slumberous — sleepy; heavy with drowsiness, as the eyelids.
- small beer — weak beer.
- small-bore — of, noting, or relating to a .22-caliber firearm.
- snail bore — drill1 (def 5).
- snowblades — a type of skis, about half the length of normal downhill skis and used without poles
- snowblower — a motor-driven machine on wheels used to remove snow by throwing it into the air and to one side.
- snowmobile — Also called skimobile, snowcat. a motor vehicle with a revolving tread in the rear and steerable skis in the front, for traveling over snow.
- social bee — any of several bees, as the honeybees or bumblebees, that live together in communities.
- softballer — a person who plays or is an enthusiast of softball.
- soil-based — having soil as the main constituent
- solubilize — to make soluble, or to increase solubility.
- somnambule — a person who sleepwalks
- spellbound — bound by or as if by a spell; enchanted, entranced, or fascinated: a spellbound audience.
- spitballer — a pitcher who is known or believed to throw spitballs.
- spittlebug — the nymph of the froghopper, which surrounds itself with a frothy mass.
- splittable — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
- spongeable — able to be cleaned with a sponge
- spreadable — capable of being spread; easily spread: a soft, spreadable cheese.
- spuleblade — the shoulder blade
- squashable — easily squashed; soft
- squeezable — easily squeezed, compressed, or the like.