10-letter words containing b, o, a
- bomb aimer — a person whose job is to aim a bomb to be dropped from an aircraft
- bomb blast — the impact caused by a bomb
- bomb lance — a harpoon fitted with an explosive head.
- bomb scare — an alarm arising from the fear that a bomb may have been left in a place
- bomb squad — a squad or force of police officers or others trained to disarm bombs and other explosive devices.
- bombardier — the member of a bomber aircrew responsible for aiming and releasing the bombs
- bombarding — to attack or batter with artillery fire.
- bon marche — a bargain.
- bon vivant — a person who enjoys luxuries, esp good food and drink
- bon voyage — You say 'bon voyage' to someone who is going on a journey, as a way of saying goodbye and wishing them good luck.
- bona fides — Someone's bona fides are their good or sincere intentions.
- bonamiasis — a disease affecting oysters, caused by the parasite Bonamia ostreae
- bond paper — a superior quality of strong white paper, used esp for writing and typing
- bondswoman — a woman who is bound or who by bond becomes surety for another.
- bone black — a fine charcoal made by burning animal bones in closed containers: used as a pigment, in refining sugar, etc.
- bone china — Bone china is a kind of thin china that contains powdered bone.
- bone earth — bone ash.
- boneheaded — a foolish or stupid person; blockhead.
- boneshaker — an early type of bicycle having solid tyres and no springs
- boniface i — Saint, died a.d. 422, pope 418–422.
- boniface v — died a.d. 625, pope 619–625.
- bonne amie — a good female friend.
- bonnethead — a hammerhead shark, Sphyrna tiburo, found in shallow waters from Brazil to Massachusetts, having a spade-shaped head.
- bonnilasse — a pretty girl
- bonus army — a group of 12,000 World War I veterans who massed in Washington, D.C., the summer of 1932 to induce Congress to appropriate moneys for the payment of bonus certificates granted in 1924.
- bonus baby — an athlete who is paid a substantial bonus to sign his or her first professional contract.
- bonus ball — (in the National Lottery draw) a ball randomly selected after the first six balls, containing a number which influences the amount of prize money paid
- bonus pack — anything sold with a product and marketed as a useful and free extra
- bony bream — an Australian freshwater clupeid fish, Fluvialosa richardsonii
- boob happy — suffering from the mental strain caused by the difficulties of prison life
- booby-trap — A booby-trap is something such as a bomb which is hidden or disguised and which causes death or injury when it is touched.
- book match — a match in or from a matchbook.
- book share — a share of a mutual fund credited to the account of a shareholder without the physical issuance of a certificate evidencing ownership.
- book value — In business, the book value of an asset is the value it is given in the account books of the company that owns it.
- bookmaking — Bookmaking is the activity of taking people's money when they bet and paying them money if they win.
- bookmarked — a ribbon or other marker placed between the pages of a book to mark a place.
- bookreader — DEC's CD-ROM-based on-line documentation browser.
- boot-faced — wearing a stern, disapproving expression
- booth-babe — an attractive woman hired to draw attendees of commercial exhibitions into promotional booths
- bootloader — a bootstrap loader
- bootmaking — the activity of making boots and shoes
- booty call — a meeting arranged for the purpose of having sex
- borah peak — a mountain in central Idaho, in the Lost River Range: highest peak in Idaho. 12,662 feet (3861 meters).
- borax bead — a bead of fused borax, used in chemical analysis for the identification of certain metal oxides.
- bordelaise — denoting a brown sauce flavoured with red wine and sometimes mushrooms
- border tax — a tax system for imports and exports, especially one that compensates for internal taxes in Common Market countries by levying fees or paying rebates.
- bordereaux — a detailed memorandum, especially one in which documents are listed.
- borderland — The borderland between two things is an area which contains features from both of these things so that it is not possible to say that it belongs to one or the other.
- bordraging — an attack or raid on a border region
- boric acid — a white soluble weakly acid crystalline solid used in the manufacture of heat-resistant glass and porcelain enamels, as a fireproofing material, and as a mild antiseptic. Formula: H3BO3