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10-letter words containing b, e, y

  • bay wreath — (In Greek and Roman times) a wreath of laurel leaves, worn by a victor
  • bayberries — Plural form of bayberry.
  • bayezid ii — ?1447–1512, sultan of Turkey; he greatly extended Turkish dominions in Greece and the Balkans
  • bayoneting — (US) present participle of bayonet.
  • bayonetted — (British) Simple past tense and past participle of bayonet.
  • bcs theory — Physics. a general quantum theory of superconductivity that describes many properties of superconducting materials.
  • beady-eyed — marked by or having small, glittering eyes, especially eyes that seem to gleam with malice, avarice, or lechery.
  • beanie key — feature key
  • beatifying — Present participle of beatify.
  • beautyless — Devoid of beauty.
  • becomingly — that suits or gives a pleasing effect or attractive appearance, as to a person or thing: a becoming dress; a becoming hairdo.
  • beer belly — If a man has a beer belly, he has a fat stomach because of drinking too much beer.
  • begrudgery — resentment of any person who has achieved success or wealth
  • belly flop — a dive into water in which the body lands horizontally
  • belly girt — girth (def 2).
  • belly pack — fanny pack.
  • belly tank — a fuel tank in the belly of a plane
  • belly-bust — belly-flop.
  • belly-flop — to do a belly flop, as in diving or sledding.
  • belly-land — (of an aviator) to land (an aircraft) directly on the fuselage, as because of defective landing gear.
  • belly-like — resembling a belly
  • belly-slam — belly-flop.
  • belly-wash — any barely drinkable liquid or beverage, as inferior soda, beer, coffee, or soup.
  • bellyaches — Informal. a pain in the abdomen or bowels.
  • bellyboard — a small surfboard, usually 3–4 feet (0.9–1.2 meters) long, for riding waves on one's belly, sometimes used in conjunction with swim fins.
  • benignancy — kind, especially to inferiors; gracious: a benignant sovereign.
  • benin city — a city in S Nigeria, capital of Edo state: former capital of the kingdom of Benin. Pop: 1 022 000 (2005 est)
  • benzoylate — to introduce the benzoyl group into (an organic compound).
  • berecyntia — Cybele.
  • berryfruit — any edible berry such as a raspberry, boysenberry, blackcurrant, or strawberry
  • beryl blue — a light greenish blue.
  • berzerkley — Berzerkeley
  • besottedly — in a besotted manner
  • bestiality — Bestiality is disgusting behaviour.
  • beta decay — the radioactive transformation of an atomic nucleus accompanying the emission of an electron. It involves unit change of atomic number but none in mass number
  • betacyanin — any one of a group of red nitrogenous pigments found in certain plants, such as beetroot
  • betty lamp — an Early American lamp, consisting of a shallow, covered basin filled with oil, tallow, etc., providing fuel for a wick housed in a teapotlike spout, and often hung by a hook or suspended from a chain.
  • betweenity — the state of lying between two extremes
  • bewitchery — a bewitching power; charm
  • bibliopegy — the art of binding books
  • biennially — happening every two years: biennial games.
  • bioecology — the science that deals with the interrelations of communities of animals and plants with their environment
  • biopolymer — a large molecule in a living organism
  • biosurgery — the use of live sterile maggots to treat patients with infected wounds
  • biotherapy — the treatment of disease by means of substances, as serums, vaccines, penicillin, etc., secreted by or derived from living organisms
  • bipedality — the quality of having two feet
  • bird's-eye — seen or photographed from high above
  • bit player — a person with a very small acting role with few lines to speak
  • blackberry — A blackberry is a small, soft black or dark purple fruit.
  • blaze away — to fire a gun rapidly a number of times
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