11-letter words containing b, e, r, a, n
- bioaeration — the oxidative treatment of raw sewage by aeration
- bioregional — relating to a bioregion
- birdbrained — a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person.
- birthparent — a person's parent related biologically rather than by adoption
- bit pattern — (data) A sequence of bits, in a memory, a communications channel or some other device. The term is used to contrast this with some higher level interpretation of the bits such as an integer or an image. A bit string is similar but suggests an arbitrary, as opposed to predetermined, length.
- blackhander — a member of a Black Hand group
- bladdernose — hooded seal
- blank verse — Blank verse is poetry that does not rhyme. In English literature it usually consists of lines with five stressed syllables.
- blue marlin — a large marlin, Makaira nigricans, occurring worldwide in warm and temperate seas, highly prized in sportfishing and as a food fish.
- blue riband — If someone or something wins the blue riband in a competition, they win first prize. The prize is sometimes in the shape of a blue ribbon.
- blunderhead — Informal. a blunderer; nincompoop.
- bombardment — A bombardment is a strong and continuous attack of gunfire or bombing.
- bonaventura — Saint, called the Seraphic Doctor. 1221–74, Italian Franciscan monk, mystic, theologian, and philosopher; author of a Life of St Francis and Journey of the Soul to God. Feast day: July 14
- bonaventure — Saint ("the Seraphic Doctor") 1221–74, Italian scholastic theologian.
- bond market — the market in which bonds are traded
- bondservant — a serf or slave
- bone marrow — Bone marrow is the soft fatty substance inside human or animal bones.
- bone shaker — an early-model bicycle, especially one with hard rubber tires.
- bone-shaker — an early-model bicycle, especially one with hard rubber tires.
- bonus share — a share from stock given by a company to existing shareholders
- boomeranger — a young adult who returns to live with parents after a period of living away from home.
- botheration — bother
- boulangerie — a bakery shop, specif. one that specializes in breads, rolls, etc.
- bournebasic — A BASIC interpreter. comp.sources.misc archives volume 1.
- box spanner — a spanner consisting of a steel cylinder with a hexagonal end that fits over a nut: used esp to turn nuts in positions that are recessed or difficult of access
- brain death — Brain death occurs when someone's brain stops functioning, even though their heart may be kept beating using a machine.
- brain fever — inflammation of the brain or its covering membranes
- brainteaser — an intellectually challenging puzzle, problem, game, etc.
- branch line — A branch line is a railway line that goes to small towns rather than one that goes between large cities.
- brand image — The brand image of a particular brand of product is the image or impression that people have of it, usually created by advertising.
- brandenburg — a state in NE Germany, part of East Germany until 1990. A former electorate, it expanded under the Hohenzollerns to become the kingdom of Prussia (1701). The district east of the Oder River became Polish in 1945. Capital: Potsdam. Pop: 2 575 000 (2003 est). Area: 29 481 sq km (11 219 sq miles)
- branfulness — (of flour) the state of being unsifted and hence full of bran
- brankursine — a bear's-breech, a type of acanthus plant
- brazenfaced — having, or uttered with, a brazen expression; impudent; shameless
- bread knife — a knife designed or suitable for slicing bread, as one having a wavy or saw-toothed blade.
- breadwinner — The breadwinner in a family is the person in it who earns the money that the family needs for essential things.
- break dance — an acrobatic dance style originating in the 1980s
- break in on — to intrude on
- break point — a point which allows the receiving player to break the service of the server
- break ranks — to fall out of line, esp when under attack
- breakdancer — a person who does breakdancing
- breaking-up — separation, or the action of separating, into smaller parts
- breast line — a mooring line securing a ship to that part of a pier alongside it.
- breatharian — a person who believes that it is possible to subsist healthily on air alone
- breathiness — (of the voice) characterized by audible or excessive emission of breath.
- brecciation — the fragmentation of rock
- bremerhaven — a port in NW Germany: an outport for Bremen. Pop: 118 276 (2003 est)
- breton lace — a net lace with a design embroidered in heavy, often colored, thread.
- bridge loan — A bridge loan is money that a bank lends you for a short time, for example, so that you can buy a new house before you have sold the one you already own.
- bridle hand — (of a horseback rider) the hand, usually the left hand, that holds both reins or both pairs of reins, leaving the other hand free to manage a whip, crop, lariat, or the like.