10-letter words containing b, i
- benedicite — (esp in Christian religious orders) a blessing or grace
- benedict i — died a.d. 579, pope 575–79.
- benedict v — died a.d. 966, pope 964.
- benedictus — a short canticle beginning Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini in Latin and Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord in English
- beneficent — A beneficent person or thing helps people or results in something good.
- beneficial — Something that is beneficial helps people or improves their lives.
- beneficing — a position or post granted to an ecclesiastic that guarantees a fixed amount of property or income.
- benefiters — something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: He explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.
- benefiting — something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: He explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.
- benefitted — something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: He explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.
- benefitter — something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: He explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.
- beni hasan — a village in central Egypt, on the Nile, with cliff-cut tombs dating from 2000 bc
- 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)
- bennington — a town in SW Vermont: the site of a British defeat (1777) in the War of American Independence. Pop: 15 637 (2003 est)
- benthamism — the philosophy of utilitarianism as first expounded by Jeremy Bentham in terms of an action being good that has a greater tendency to augment the happiness of the community than to diminish it
- bentonitic — relating to bentonite
- benzedrine — amphetamine
- benzocaine — a white crystalline ester used as a local anaesthetic; ethyl para-aminobenzoate. Formula: C9H11NO2
- berecyntia — Cybele.
- bergsonism — the philosophy of Henri Bergson, which emphasizes duration as the basic element of experience and asserts the existence of a life-giving force that permeates the entire natural order
- beribboned — adorned with ribbons
- bering sea — a part of the N Pacific Ocean, between NE Siberia and Alaska. Area: about 2 275 000 sq km (878 000 sq miles)
- berkeleian — denoting or relating to the philosophy of George Berkeley
- berkshires — Also called Berks [burks; British bahrks] /bɜrks; British bɑrks/ (Show IPA). a county in S England. 485 sq. mi. (1255 sq. km).
- berlusconi — Silvio (ˈsilvjo). born 1936, Italian politician and media tycoon: prime minister of Italy (1994–95, 2001–06, 2008–11); convicted of tax fraud and expelled from the Italian Senate in 2013
- bernardine — a monk of one of the reformed and stricter branches of the Cistercian order
- berryfruit — any edible berry such as a raspberry, boysenberry, blackcurrant, or strawberry
- bertolucci — Bernardo (berˈnardo). born 1940, Italian film director: his films include The Spider's Stratagem (1970), The Conformist (1970), 1900 (1976), The Last Emperor (1987), The Sheltering Sky (1990), and The Dreamers (2003)
- bescribble — to cover with scribbles
- beseeching — A beseeching expression, gesture, or tone of voice suggests that the person who has or makes it very much wants someone to do something.
- besmirched — to soil; tarnish; discolor.
- besprinkle — to sprinkle all over with liquid, powder, etc
- bessarabia — a region in E Europe, mostly in Moldova and Ukraine: long disputed by the Turks and Russians; a province of Romania from 1918 until 1940. Area: about 44 300 sq km (17 100 sq miles)
- bestialism — the state of beasts
- bestiality — Bestiality is disgusting behaviour.
- bestialize — to make bestial or brutal
- beta fiber — a nonflammable glass fiber made into fabrics, insulation, etc.
- betacyanin — any one of a group of red nitrogenous pigments found in certain plants, such as beetroot
- bete noire — If you refer to someone or something as your bete noire, you mean that you have a particular dislike for them or that they annoy you a great deal.
- bettelheim — Bruno, 1903–90, U.S. psychologist, educator, and writer, born in Austria.
- betula oil — methyl salicylate.
- betweenity — the state of lying between two extremes
- bewildered — If you are bewildered, you are very confused and cannot understand something or decide what you should do.
- bewitchery — a bewitching power; charm
- bewitching — enchanting; charming; fascinating.
- bhavabhuti — flourished 8th century, Indian dramatist.
- bi-curious — considering experimenting with bisexuality
- bi-lingual — able to speak two languages with the facility of a native speaker.
- bi-monthly — occurring every two months.