10-letter words containing b, i, s, m
- boehmenist — a supporter or adherent of Boehmenism.
- bolshevism — Bolshevism is the political system and ideas that Lenin and his supporters introduced in Russia after the Russian Revolution of 1917.
- bonamiasis — a disease affecting oysters, caused by the parasite Bonamia ostreae
- boosterism — the practice of actively promoting a city, region, etc, and its local businesses
- boulangism — the doctrines of militarism and reprisals against Germany, advocated, especially in the 1880s, by the French general Boulanger.
- 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
- bowdlerism — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
- bradyseism — a gradual rise or fall in the earth's crust
- brahmanism — the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism, characterized by diversified pantheism, the caste system, and the sacrifices and family ceremonies of Hindu tradition
- brahminism — Brahmanism
- brain stem — the portion of the brain that is continuous with the spinal cord and comprises the medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain, and parts of the hypothalamus, functioning in the control of reflexes and such essential internal mechanisms as respiration and heartbeat.
- brainstorm — If you have a brainstorm, you suddenly become unable to think clearly.
- bravissimo — very well done! excellent!
- bridesmaid — A bridesmaid is a woman or a girl who helps and accompanies a bride on her wedding day.
- brightsome — bright or luminous
- britishism — Briticism
- broomstick — A broomstick is an old-fashioned broom which has a bunch of small sticks at the end.
- brugmansia — any of various solanaceous plants of the genus Brugmansia, native to tropical American regions and closely related to daturas, having sweetly scented flowers
- brundisium — Brindisi
- buchmanism — the principles or the international movement of Moral Re-Armament or of the Oxford Group, or belief in or adherence to them.
- bullionism — a person who advocates a system in which currency is directly convertible to gold or silver.
- bumpkinish — like a bumpkin
- bumsucking — obsequious behaviour; toadying
- by mistake — accidentally, not on purpose
- catabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are broken down into simple ones with the release of energy; destructive metabolism
- choliambus — a line of iambic meter with a spondee or trochee replacing the last foot.
- choriambus — choriamb.
- cicisbeism — the practice of admiring a married woman
- columbines — Plural form of columbine.
- combusting — Present participle of combust.
- combustion — Combustion is the act of burning something or the process of burning.
- combustive — the act or process of burning.
- comestible — food
- cosmic web — a network of filaments of dark matter, believed by many astronomers to form the basis of the universe
- crumblings — any pieces of matter which have crumbled or fallen from a larger part
- damp squib — You can describe something such as an event or a performance as a damp squib when it is expected to be interesting, exciting, or impressive, but fails to be any of these things.
- decembrist — a participant in the unsuccessful revolt against Tsar Nicolas I in Dec 1825
- demob suit — a suit of civilian clothes issued to a demobilized soldier, esp at the end of World War II
- demobilise — to disband (troops, an army, etc.).
- dibromides — Plural form of dibromide.
- disbarment — to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
- disembargo — to remove an embargo from.
- disembarks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembark.
- disembogue — to discharge contents by pouring forth.
- disembosom — to reveal; divulge.
- disembowel — to remove the bowels or entrails from; eviscerate.
- disembroil — to free from embroilment, entanglement, or confusion.
- disselboom — One of the poles supporting a wagon.
- dissembled — Simple past tense and past participle of dissemble.
- dissembler — to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of: to dissemble one's incompetence in business.