10-letter words containing b, i, o, s
- boulangism — the doctrines of militarism and reprisals against Germany, advocated, especially in the 1880s, by the French general Boulanger.
- boundaries — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- bounderish — having the qualities of a bounder
- bourbonism — support for the rule of the Bourbons, the European royal line that ruled in France, Spain, and Naples and Sicily at various times in the late 16th to early 20th centuries
- bourgeoise — a female bourgeois
- bousingken — a drinking house frequented by thieves or other disreputable characters
- bovaristic — an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit.
- bowdlerise — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
- bowdlerism — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
- box social — a fund-raising event at which donated box meals are auctioned
- box spring — A box spring is a frame containing rows of coiled springs that is used to provide support for a mattress. You can also use box springs to refer to the springs themselves.
- brailowsky — Alexander [al-ig-zan-der,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr/ (Show IPA), 1896–1976, Russian pianist.
- brainstorm — If you have a brainstorm, you suddenly become unable to think clearly.
- bravissimo — very well done! excellent!
- brickworks — a factory or plant where bricks are made
- brier rose — any of various thorny shrubs or other plants, such as the sweetbrier and greenbrier
- brightsome — bright or luminous
- brokership — an agent who buys or sells for a principal on a commission basis without having title to the property.
- bronchitis — Bronchitis is an illness like a very bad cough, in which your bronchial tubes become sore and infected.
- broodiness — moody; gloomy.
- broomstick — A broomstick is an old-fashioned broom which has a bunch of small sticks at the end.
- brownshirt — Nazi stormtrooper
- buffoonish — resembling or in the manner of a buffoon
- bullionism — a person who advocates a system in which currency is directly convertible to gold or silver.
- bullionist — a purveyor of bullion
- burst into — If you burst into tears, laughter, or song, you suddenly begin to cry, laugh, or sing.
- bush pilot — a pilot who flies small aircraft over rugged terrain or unsettled regions to serve remote areas inaccessible to or off the route of larger planes: Bush pilots brought supplies to the Alaskan village once a week.
- byssinosis — a lung disease caused by prolonged inhalation of fibre dust in textile factories
- cabriolets — Plural form of cabriolet.
- capsorubin — (organic compound) A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsanthin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika.
- carbanions — Plural form of carbanion.
- carbolised — phenolate (def 2).
- carbonised — Alternative spelling of carbonized.
- carbonizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carbonize.
- catabiosis — (medicine) The physiological process by which cells physically degrade due to age.
- catabolise — to cause (a nutrient or other substance) to undergo catabolism.
- catabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are broken down into simple ones with the release of energy; destructive metabolism
- celebrious — (obsolete) famous.
- cellobiose — a disaccharide obtained by the hydrolysis of cellulose by cellulase. Formula: C12H22O11
- charbroils — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of charbroil.
- choliambus — a line of iambic meter with a spondee or trochee replacing the last foot.
- choriambus — choriamb.
- clipboards — Plural form of clipboard.
- cnidoblast — any of the cells of a coelenterate that contain nematocysts
- co-publish — to publish (something) with another person or company
- coal basin — a part of the earth's surface consisting of coal strata that slope down to a common centre
- cobwebsite — (jargon, web) A website that hasn't been updated for a long time. A dead web page.
- cognisable — Alternative form of cognizable.
- columbines — Plural form of columbine.
- combusting — Present participle of combust.