11-letter words containing b, m, d
- big diomede — See under Diomede Islands.
- bindheimite — a mineral, hydrous antimonate of lead, resulting from the alteration of lead antimony ores.
- biodynamics — the branch of biology that deals with the energy production and activities of organisms
- biomedicine — the medical study of the effects of unusual environmental stress on human beings, esp in connection with space travel
- biomodeling — the mathematical modeling of biological reactions.
- bipyramidal — relating to a symmetrical structure consisting of two pyramids
- black medic — a widespread weedy annual plant (Medicago lupulina) of the pea family, with small yellow flowers and black seed pods, sometimes grown for forage
- bladderworm — cysticercus
- blind-stamp — to emboss or impress (the cover or spine of a book) without using ink or foil.
- blood money — If someone makes a payment of blood money to the family of someone who has been killed, they pay that person's family a sum of money as compensation.
- blood serum — blood plasma from which the clotting factors have been removed
- bloodmobile — a motor vehicle equipped for collecting blood from donors
- bloodstream — Your bloodstream is the blood that flows around your body.
- bloody mary — A Bloody Mary is a drink made from vodka and tomato juice.
- blow-molded — (of plastic hollowware) made by blowing and shaping in a mold; mold-blown.
- blue monday — a Monday regarded as a depressing workday in contrast to the pleasant relaxation of the weekend.
- blue murder — If you say that someone screams blue murder or screams bloody murder, you are emphasizing that they are making a lot of noise or fuss about something that they do not like.
- bodhidharma — 6th century ad, Indian Buddhist monk, who taught in China (from 520): considered to be the founder of Zen Buddhism
- body armour — Body armour is special protective clothing which people such as soldiers and police officers sometimes wear when they are in danger of being attacked with guns or other weapons.
- body combat — a type of fitness programme in which individuals perform non-contact martial arts moves to music
- body rhythm — biorhythm.
- body warmer — a sleeveless type of jerkin, usually quilted, worn as an outer garment for extra warmth
- bomb damage — damage to buildings, etc caused by the explosion of a bomb
- bombardment — A bombardment is a strong and continuous attack of gunfire or bombing.
- bombay duck — a teleost fish, Harpodon nehereus, that resembles and is related to the lizard fishes: family Harpodontidae. It is eaten dried with curry dishes as a savoury
- bond market — the market in which bonds are traded
- bondmanship — the state of being a bondman; serfdom
- bosom buddy — close friend
- bottom lady — a pimp's most reliable prostitute.
- bottom land — bottom (def 4).
- boulder dam — Hoover Dam
- boumedienne — Houari (ˈhaʊərɪ). 1927–78, Algerian statesman and soldier: president of Algeria (1965–78) after overthrowing Ben Bella in a coup
- brand image — The brand image of a particular brand of product is the image or impression that people have of it, usually created by advertising.
- brandy mint — peppermint.
- bread mould — a black saprotrophic zygomycete fungus, Rhizopus nigricans, occurring on decaying bread and vegetable matter
- breadcrumbs — (After the story "Hansel and Gretel" by the Brothers Grimm). 1. (web) Links displayed across the top of a web page listing the most recently visited pages so the reader can quickly jump back to one. Since this function is provided by the web browser, breadcrumbs are a waste of space. A better use of the space is to display links to the page's logical parent pages in the information hierarchy. 2. (programming) Information output by statements inserted into a program for debugging by printf.
- bridge lamp — a floor lamp, especially one having the light source on an arm so hinged as to be horizontally adjustable.
- bromic acid — a colourless unstable water-soluble liquid used as an oxidizing agent in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals. Formula: HBrO3
- bromidrosis — the production of foul-smelling perspiration
- broom board — baseboard (def 1).
- buddy movie — a genre of film dealing with the relationship and adventures of two friends
- bumpsadaisy — an exclamation said to a child who has fallen down
- buttonmould — the small core of plastic, wood, or metal that is the base for buttons covered with fabric, leather, etc
- cable modem — (communications, hardware) A type of modem that allows people to access the Internet via their cable television service. A cable modem can transfer data at 500 kbps or higher, compared with 28.8 kbps for common telephone line modems, but the actual transfer rates may be lower depending on the number of other simultaneous users on the same cable. Industry pundits often point out that the cable system still does not have the bandwidth or service level in many areas to make this feasible. For example, it has to be capable of two-way communication. See also: DOCSIS.
- candelabrum — A candelabrum is the same as a candelabra.
- carbamidine — guanidine.
- carborundum — any of various abrasive materials, esp one consisting of silicon carbide
- carbutamide — An antidiabetic drug.
- chamberhand — a worker in the cold storage area of a slaughterhouse
- chambermaid — A chambermaid is a woman who cleans and tidies the bedrooms in a hotel.