10-letter words containing b, i, o, s
- quodlibets — Plural form of quodlibet.
- raised bog — a bog of convex shape produced by growth of sphagnum and other bog plants in acid conditions and the subsequent build up of acid peat
- rebellious — defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
- rhomboides — a rhomboid
- ribbonfish — any of several marine fishes of the families Trachipteridae, Regalicidae, and Lophotidae, having a long, compressed, ribbonlike body.
- rio balsas — Río, Río Balsas.
- rise above — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- roboticist — a specialist in robots or robotics.
- robustious — rough, rude, or boisterous.
- rubiaceous — belonging to the Rubiaceae, the madder family of plants.
- rubiginose — rust-coloured or rusty
- rubiginous — rusty; rust-colored; brownish-red.
- sailboater — a person who sails a boat
- salubrious — favorable to or promoting health; healthful: salubrious air.
- san benito — a city in S Texas.
- scrobicule — a small pit, for example around one of a sea urchin's nodules
- seaborgium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Sg; atomic number: 106.
- sebiferous — producing or carrying a fatty, oily, or waxlike substance
- seborrheic — an excessive and abnormal discharge from the sebaceous glands.
- semidouble — having more petals than those of a single flower but fewer than those of a double flower.
- shibboleth — a peculiarity of pronunciation, behavior, mode of dress, etc., that distinguishes a particular class or set of persons.
- shikibuton — futon.
- ship's boy — a male attendant, as a cabin boy, steward, etc., employed to wait on a ship's passengers or officers.
- shore bird — a bird that frequents seashores, estuaries, etc., as the snipe, sandpiper, plover, and turnstone; a limicoline bird.
- short bill — a bill of exchange that is payable at sight, on demand, or within less than ten days
- short ribs — the rib ends of beef from the forequarter, next to the plate
- sibilatory — characterized by hissing or whistling
- sideboards — a piece of furniture, as in a dining room, often with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding articles of table service.
- signal box — a railway signal tower.
- sinophobia — a fear or dislike of China, or Chinese people, their language or culture
- sitophobia — abnormal aversion to food.
- slobbering — to let saliva or liquid run from the mouth; slaver; drivel.
- slop basin — a basin or bowl into which the dregs, leaves, and grounds of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the table.
- sluice-box — an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- snail bore — drill1 (def 5).
- snobbiness — condescending, patronizing, or socially exclusive; snobbish.
- snobbishly — of, relating to, or characteristic of a snob: snobbish ideas about rank.
- snow-blind — the usually temporary dimming of the sight caused by the glare of reflected sunlight on snow.
- snowmobile — Also called skimobile, snowcat. a motor vehicle with a revolving tread in the rear and steerable skis in the front, for traveling over snow.
- snowtubing — the sport of moving across snow on a large inflated inner tube
- sob sister — a journalist who writes human-interest stories with sentimental pathos.
- sobersided — solemn or grave in disposition, attitude, character, etc.; serious-minded.
- sobersides — a humorless or habitually serious person.
- sobhuza ii — 1899–1982, king of Swaziland 1921–82.
- social bee — any of several bees, as the honeybees or bumblebees, that live together in communities.
- soil-based — having soil as the main constituent
- solubility — the quality or property of being soluble; relative capability of being dissolved.
- solubilize — to make soluble, or to increase solubility.
- sombrerite — a lime and alumina phosphoric compound
- sonic boom — a loud noise caused by the shock wave generated by an aircraft moving at supersonic speed.