10-letter words containing b, o, a, t, s
- bandicoots — Plural form of bandicoot.
- bargestone — any of several stones forming the sloping edge of a gable.
- barometers — Plural form of barometer.
- baronetess — the wife of a baronet
- baroswitch — a switch actuated by barometric pressure.
- barratrous — (legal) Tainted with, or constituting, barratry.
- basketwork — work that is interlaced or woven like a basket; wickerwork
- bassoonist — A bassoonist is someone who plays the bassoon.
- basutoland — Lesotho
- bath stone — a kind of limestone used as a building material, esp at Bath in England
- bathhouses — Plural form of bathhouse.
- batholiths — Plural form of batholith.
- batologist — someone who practises batology
- battailous — ready for battle; pugnacious
- battalions — Plural form of battalion.
- battlesome — argumentative; quarrelsome.
- beta stock — any of the second rank of active securities on the Stock Exchange, of which there are about 500. Continuous display of prices by market makers is required but not immediate publication of transactions
- betrothals — the act or state of being betrothed; engagement.
- bioclastic — (of deposits, esp limestones) derived from shell fragments or similar organic remains
- bioplastic — plastic suitable for use as a biomaterial.
- biostatics — the branch of biology that deals with the structure of organisms in relation to their function
- bipetalous — having two petals
- birostrate — having two beaks or beak-like projections
- black spot — If you describe a place, time, or part of a situation as a black spot, you mean that it is particularly bad or likely to cause problems.
- blackstone — Sir William. 1723–80, English jurist noted particularly for his Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765–69), which had a profound influence on jurisprudence in the US
- blamestorm — (of colleagues in a business, government, etc) to meet in order to apportion blame for an error or failure
- blastocoel — the cavity within a blastula
- blastocyst — the blastula of mammals: a sphere of cells (trophoblast) enclosing an inner mass of cells and a fluid-filled cavity (blastocoel)
- 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
- blastomere — any of the cells formed by cleavage of a fertilized egg
- blastopore — the opening of the archenteron in the gastrula that develops into the anus of some animals
- block mast — a short mast from the head of which a lateen yard is suspended.
- blogstream — the publication on the internet of content from weblogs rather than from mainstream media sources
- bloodstain — A bloodstain is a mark on a surface caused by blood.
- boastfully — given to or characterized by boasting.
- boat shoes — shoes for wearing on board boats, often laced moccasins
- bollandist — any of the editors of the Acta Sanctorum.
- bomb blast — the impact caused by a bomb
- boston bag — a two-handled bag for carrying books, papers, etc.
- bostonians — of, relating to, or typical of Boston, Mass., or its residents: a Bostonian childhood; Bostonian reserve.
- bovaristic — an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit.
- box staple — a socket for holding the end of a lock bolt when the door is closed.
- brainstorm — If you have a brainstorm, you suddenly become unable to think clearly.
- breastbone — Your breastbone is the long, flat bone which goes from your throat to the bottom of your ribs and to which your ribs are attached.
- breastplow — a cultivator moved forward by a person pressing the chest against a crossbar.
- breastwork — a temporary defensive work, usually breast-high
- broadsheet — A broadsheet is a newspaper that is printed on large sheets of paper. Broadsheets are generally considered to be more serious than other newspapers. Compare tabloid.
- brontosaur — apatosaurus