10-letter words containing b, l, d
- blastoderm — the layer of cells that surrounds the blastocoel of a blastula
- blastodisc — the blastula that forms as a flattened sphere on top of the yolk in the yolk-laden eggs of birds and reptiles.
- blastodisk — germinal disk
- blind copy — a copy of a letter or the like, the original of which bears no evidence that the copy was sent to some other person.
- blind date — A blind date is an arrangement made for you to spend a romantic evening with someone you have never met before.
- blind door — a door having louvers permitting circulation of air.
- blind hole — a hole whose green cannot be seen by the approaching golfer because of trees or other obstructions.
- blind seed — a disease of ryegrass, characterized by shriveled, soft seeds, caused by a fungus, Phialea temulenta.
- blind side — the side of the field between the scrum and the nearer touchline
- blind spot — If you say that someone has a blind spot about something, you mean that they seem to be unable to understand it or to see how important it is.
- blind test — a test in which the participants cannot identify the products that they are testing
- blind-side — the part of one's field of vision, as to the side and rear, where one is unable to see approaching objects.
- blind-spot — Also called blind spot. an area in which radio or cell phone signals are weak and their reception poor.
- blind-worm — a limbless European lizard, Anguis fragilis, related to the glass lizards.
- blindingly — unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
- blindsided — Sports. to tackle, hit, or attack (an opponent) from the blind side: The quarterback was blindsided and had the ball knocked out of his hand.
- blindsight — the ability to respond to visual stimuli without having any conscious visual experience; it can occur after some forms of brain damage
- blindstory — a windowless story
- blockboard — a type of plywood in which soft wood strips are bonded together and sandwiched between two layers of veneer
- blood bank — A blood bank is a place where blood which has been taken from blood donors is stored until it is needed for people in hospital.
- blood bath — a killing of many people; massacre
- blood cell — any of the cells that circulate in the blood
- blood clot — a clotted mass of blood
- blood feud — A blood feud is a long-lasting, bitter disagreement between two or more groups of people, particularly family groups. Blood feuds often involve members of each group murdering or fighting with members of the other.
- blood flow — the flow of blood through blood vessels around the body
- blood heat — Blood heat is a temperature of 37°C, which is about the same as the normal temperature of the human body.
- blood knot — barrel knot.
- blood lily — any of various bulbous plants of the genus Haemanthus, native to Africa, having clusters of red or white flowers.
- blood loss — loss of blood through bleeding
- blood lust — If you say that someone is driven by a blood lust, you mean that they are acting in an extremely violent way because their emotions have been aroused by the events around them.
- blood meal — the dried blood of animals used as a fertilizer, diet supplement for livestock, or deer repellent.
- blood test — A blood test is a medical examination of a small amount of your blood.
- blood type — Someone's blood type is the same as their blood group.
- blood work — a blood test or blood tests collectively.
- bloodguilt — guilt of murder or shedding blood
- bloodhound — A bloodhound is a large dog with a very good sense of smell. Bloodhounds are often used to find people or other animals by following their scent.
- bloodiness — the state of being bloody
- bloodstain — A bloodstain is a mark on a surface caused by blood.
- bloodstock — Horses that are bred for racing are referred to as bloodstock.
- bloodstone — a dark-green variety of chalcedony with red spots: used as a gemstone
- bloomfield — Leonard. 1887–1949, US linguist, influential for his strictly scientific and descriptive approach to comparative linguistics; author of Language (1933)
- blow dryer — a handheld hair dryer
- blow-dried — dried using hairdryer
- blow-dryer — a small, usually handheld electrical appliance that dries hair by emitting a stream of warm air.
- bludgeoned — a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
- blue blood — If you say that someone has blue blood, you mean that they are from a family that has a high social rank.
- blue daisy — a bushy, composite shrub, Felicia amelloides, of southern Africa, having solitary, daisylike flowers with yellow disks and blue rays, grown as an ornamental.
- blue devil — a blue capsule or tablet containing the barbiturate amobarbital or its derivative.
- blue dicks — a plant, Dichelostemma pulchellum, of the amaryllis family, common on the western coast of the U.S., having headlike clusters of blue flowers.
- blue mould — any fungus of the genus Penicillium that forms a bluish mass on decaying food, leather, etc