11-letter words containing b, e, n, i
- rex begonia — a plant, Begonia rex, native to India, having wrinkled, variegated leaves and thick, hairy stems, and cultivated in many varieties.
- ribbed-knit — rib-knit (def 2).
- ribonucleic — an acid derived from ribose
- ring a bell — a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
- ring bearer — wedding attendant who carries ring
- ring binder — a loose-leaf binder in which the sheets are held in by two or more rings that can be made to snap open.
- ring nebula — a planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra that has a ringlike appearance surrounding its central star.
- river basin — the area of land drained by a river and its branches.
- robbinsdale — a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- rod bearing — a bearing in the metal shaft that transmits power in axial reciprocating motion
- rubber ring — an air-filled ring made of rubber, used as a swimming aid
- rubefacient — causing redness of the skin, as a medicinal application.
- rubefaction — the act or process of making red, especially with a rubefacient.
- ruby spinel — a deep red, transparent variety of spinel, used as a gem.
- rus in urbe — the country in the town
- sabine lake — a shallow lake on the boundary between Texas and Louisiana, formed by a widening of the Sabine River. About 17 miles (27 km) long; 7 miles (11 km) wide.
- san gabriel — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- sea bathing — the activity of swimming in the sea
- self-binder — binder (def 5b).
- senate bill — a proposed new law introduced for debate before the upper chamber of the legislature in, for example, the US, Canada, Australia, etc
- sennacherib — died 681 b.c, king of Assyria 705–681.
- sensibility — capacity for sensation or feeling; responsiveness or susceptibility to sensory stimuli.
- sibuyan sea — a sea in the Philippines S of Luzon and E of Mindanao: site of U.S.-Japan naval battle 1944.
- single bond — a chemical linkage consisting of one covalent bond between two atoms of a molecule, represented in chemical formulas by one line or two vertical dots, as C–H or C:H.
- singles bar — a bar or tavern catering to a clientele composed chiefly of single men and women, especially those seeking a lover or spouse.
- skinner box — a box used in experiments in animal learning, especially in operant conditioning, equipped with a mechanism that automatically gives the animal food or other reward or permits escape, as by opening a door.
- snow bridge — a mass of snow bridging a crevasse, sometimes affording a risky way across it
- snowmobiler — a person who drives a snowmobile
- soil binder — a plant that prevents or inhibits erosion by providing a ground cover and forming a dense network of roots that hold the soil.
- soybean oil — a pale-yellow oil derived from soybeans by expression or solvent extraction: used as a food and in the manufacture of soap, candles, inks, paints, varnishes, etc.
- spellbinder — a person or thing that spellbinds, especially a powerful speaker who can captivate an audience.
- spin bowler — a bowler who specializes in bowling balls with a spinning motion
- spinel ruby — ruby spinel.
- spitsbergen — a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean, N of and belonging to Norway. 24,293 sq. mi. (62,920 sq. km).
- spitzbergen — a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean, N of and belonging to Norway. 24,293 sq. mi. (62,920 sq. km).
- spitzenburg — any of several red or yellow varieties of apple that ripen in the autumn.
- splint bone — one of the rudimentary, splintlike metacarpal or metatarsal bones of the horse or some allied animal, one on each side of the back of each cannon bone.
- stenobathic — of or relating to marine or freshwater life that can tolerate only limited changes in depth (opposed to eurybathic).
- stepsibling — a stepbrother or stepsister.
- stereoblind — lacking the ability to see in three dimensions through both eyes
- sternotribe — (of a flower) having contact with the sternum of an insect
- stone-blind — completely blind.
- strikebound — closed by a strike: a strikebound factory.
- string bean — any of various kinds of bean, as the green bean, the unripe pods of which are used as food, usually after stripping off the fibrous thread along the side.
- sub-heading — a title or heading of a subdivision, as in a chapter, essay, or newspaper article.
- suballiance — a suborder or subdivision of an alliance
- subdecision — a decision secondary to a main decision
- subeconomic — pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities.
- subfreezing — below the freezing point.
- subindicate — to indirectly indicate or hint