10-letter words containing b, o, e
- because of — If an event or situation occurs because of something, that thing is the reason or cause.
- beclouding — Present participle of becloud.
- become due — to become payable as previously arranged
- becomingly — that suits or gives a pleasing effect or attractive appearance, as to a person or thing: a becoming dress; a becoming hairdo.
- bedclothes — Bedclothes are the sheets and covers which you put over yourself when you get into bed.
- bedeswoman — beadswoman
- bedfellows — Plural form of bedfellow.
- bedlington — Also called Bedlingtonshire [bed-ling-tuh n-sheer, -sher] /ˈbɛd lɪŋ tənˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). an urban area in E Northumberland, in N England.
- bee orchid — a European orchid, Ophrys apifera, whose flower resembles a bumble bee in shape and colour
- beechdrops — a North American flowering plant, Epifagus virginiana, which is parasitic on beech trees
- beef olive — a thin slice of beef rolled round sausage meat
- beflowered — adorned or decorated with flowers.
- before-tax — before tax has been deducted; gross
- beforehand — If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event.
- beforetime — formerly
- beg-pardon — an expression of apology (used especially in the phrase with no beg-pardons).
- behavioral — Behavioral means relating to the behavior of a person or animal, or to the study of their behavior.
- behaviours — manner of behaving or acting.
- bell tower — a tower containing a bell or bells; belfry
- bellacoola — a member of a riverine tribe of North American Indians inhabiting an area near the central coast of British Columbia.
- belladonna — either of two alkaloid drugs, atropine or hyoscyamine, obtained from the leaves and roots of the deadly nightshade
- bellflower — city in SW Calif.: suburb of Los Angeles: pop. 73,000
- bellinzona — a town in SE central Switzerland, capital of Ticino canton. Pop: 16 463 (2000)
- bellperson — a bellhop.
- belly flop — a dive into water in which the body lands horizontally
- belly-flop — to do a belly flop, as in diving or sledding.
- bellyboard — a small surfboard, usually 3–4 feet (0.9–1.2 meters) long, for riding waves on one's belly, sometimes used in conjunction with swim fins.
- belongings — Your belongings are the things that you own, especially things that are small enough to be carried.
- belorussia — historical region in central Europe corresponding to present-day Belarus
- belowdecks — below a ship's deck
- beltcourse — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
- ben lomond — a mountain in W central Scotland, on the E side of Loch Lomond. Height: 973 m (3192 ft)
- ben-gurion — David, original name David Gruen. 1886–1973, Israeli socialist statesman, born in Poland; first prime minister of Israel (1948–53, 1955–63)
- bench hook — a device with a hooklike part fitting over the front edge of a workbench as a means of preventing an object from slipping toward the rear of the bench.
- bench show — an exhibition of small animals, esp. dogs, or cats, displayed on benches and competing for awards on the basis of how closely they conform to ideal standards for the breed
- bench stop — a metal device set flush with the top of a workbench and having a portion able to be raised to stop longitudinal movement of an object placed against it.
- bench work — work done at a workbench, worktable, etc., as in a factory or laboratory.
- benefactor — A benefactor is a person who helps a person or organization by giving them money.
- benevolent — If you describe a person in authority as benevolent, you mean that they are kind and fair.
- bennington — a town in SW Vermont: the site of a British defeat (1777) in the War of American Independence. Pop: 15 637 (2003 est)
- bentonitic — relating to bentonite
- benzocaine — a white crystalline ester used as a local anaesthetic; ethyl para-aminobenzoate. Formula: C9H11NO2
- benzofuran — a colourless insoluble aromatic liquid obtained from coal tar and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: C8H6O
- benzoylate — to introduce the benzoyl group into (an organic compound).
- bergamasko — an inhabitant of Bergamo
- 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
- 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
- bernadotte — Folke (ˈfɔlke), Count. 1895–1948, Swedish diplomat, noted for his work with the Red Cross during World War II and as United Nations mediator in Palestine (1948). He was assassinated by Jewish terrorists
- bernstorff — Count Johann-Heinrich [yoh-hahn-hahyn-rikh] /ˈyoʊ hɑnˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1862–1939, German diplomat.