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11-letter words containing b, e, r, n

  • baton rouge — the capital of Louisiana, in the SE part on the Mississippi River. Pop: 225 090 (2003 est)
  • batter down — If you batter a door down, you hit it so hard that it falls to pieces.
  • battery hen — a hen kept in a battery
  • battlefront — the front line of a battle, where the action takes place
  • baum marten — a dark brown European marten (esp. Martes martes) or its fur
  • be dirty on — to be offended by or be hostile towards
  • be great on — to be informed about
  • be revenged — to get revenge
  • beam riding — a method of missile guidance in which the missile steers itself along the axis of a conically scanned microwave beam
  • bean sprout — Bean sprouts are small, long, thin shoots grown from beans. They are frequently used in Chinese cookery.
  • beancounter — Alternative spelling of bean counter.
  • beanshooter — peashooter
  • bear a hand — to give assistance
  • bear garden — (formerly) a place where bears were exhibited and where bear-baiting took place
  • bearbaiting — an old form of diversion in which dogs were made to torment a chained bear
  • beardedness — the quality of having a beard, the quality of being bearded
  • beardtongue — a plant of the genus Penstemon
  • bearer bond — a bond payable to the person in possession
  • bearing cap — A bearing cap is a rigid, semi-circular part that fits around one half of a bearing and secures it.
  • bearishness — The characteristic of being bearish.
  • beauharnais — Alexandre (alɛksãdr), Vicomte de. 1760–94, French general, who served in the War of American Independence and the French Revolutionary wars; first husband of Empress Joséphine: guillotined
  • beckenbauer — Franz. born 1945, German footballer: team captain when West Germany won the World Cup (1974): manager of West Germany (1984–90), coaching the team to success in the 1990 World Cup
  • bedraggling — Present participle of bedraggle.
  • been around — in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around.
  • beer engine — a pump used to draw beer from a cask
  • beer garden — a garden attached to a pub, where people can sit and drink beer
  • beetlebrain — a person of severely limited intelligence
  • before long — If you say that something will happen or happened before long, you mean that it will happen or happened soon.
  • behind bars — If you say that someone is behind bars, you mean that they are in prison.
  • belarussian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Belarus, its people, or their language
  • bell bronze — an alloy of copper and tin that contains a high proportion (at least 20 per cent) of tin: used for bell founding
  • bell ringer — A bell ringer is someone who rings church bells or hand bells, especially as a hobby.
  • bellerophon — a hero of Corinth who performed many deeds with the help of the winged horse Pegasus, notably the killing of the monster Chimera
  • bellfounder — a foundry worker who casts bells
  • belligerent — A belligerent person is hostile and aggressive.
  • belorussian — of Belarus or its people, language, or culture
  • belowground — underground
  • belt sander — a sander that uses an endless abrasive belt driven by an electric motor.
  • ben trovato — appropriate and characteristic even if untrue; happily invented or discovered.
  • bench press — a weight-training exercise in which a person lies on a bench and pushes a barbell upwards with both hands from chest level until the arms are straight, then lowers it again
  • bench screw — a wooden or metal screw rotated by a handle fixed to one end within a threaded block fixed to a workbench: used with various jaws to form a vise.
  • bench-press — a weightlifting exercise in which one lies supine on a bench and with both hands pushes a barbell or fixed weight upward from chest level to arm's length and then lowers it back to chest level: usually repeated in sets.
  • benchership — the position of a bencher at the Inns of Court
  • benchwarmer — a player who is usually on the bench; reserve
  • bend dexter — the ordinary bend, extending from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
  • benderboard — pliable, lightweight board used for making concrete patios, in gardens, and as woven fencing: often 4 to 6 inches (10 to 15 cm) wide and 1/4 to 1/2 inch (0.6 to 1.2 cm) thick and made from California redwood.
  • bendy straw — a drinking straw which is bent towards the top end
  • benedictory — of, giving, or expressing benediction.
  • benefactory — relating to a benefactor; beneficial
  • benefactrix — benefactress.
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