10-letter words containing b, o, i, n, t
- 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
- bete noire — If you refer to someone or something as your bete noire, you mean that you have a particular dislike for them or that they annoy you a great deal.
- bi-monthly — occurring every two months.
- bicornuate — Botany, Zoology. having two horns or hornlike parts.
- bigfooting — a prominent or influential person, especially a journalist or news analyst.
- bikini top — the part of a bikini worn over the breasts
- bilocation — the existence of something in two places at the same time
- binational — involving two nations
- binghamton — city in SC N.Y., on the Susquehanna River: pop. 47,000
- binoxalate — an acid containing the group HC 2 O 4 –, as ammonium binoxalate, C 2 H 5 NO 4 ⋅H 2 O.
- biobutanol — butyl alcohol.
- biocentric — centered in life; having life as its principal fact.
- biocontrol — the use of one living thing to control another
- bioethanol — a biofuel based on alcohol which may be combined with petrol for use in vehicles
- biogenetic — genetic engineering.
- bioreagent — a reagent of biological origin, such as an enzyme
- birthstone — a precious or semiprecious stone associated with a month or sign of the zodiac and thought to bring luck if worn by a person born in that month or under that sign
- bitonality — the quality of two musical keys being played simultaneously
- bittorrent — a file transfer protocol which enables users to upload and download large files on the internet in the form of software, games, film, video, music, etc, from other users rather than from a central server
- bituminous — of the nature of bitumen, esp. with regard to its color and combustibility
- 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-spot — Also called blind spot. an area in which radio or cell phone signals are weak and their reception poor.
- blindstory — a windowless story
- bloodstain — A bloodstain is a mark on a surface caused by blood.
- bloviation — a lengthy but insubstantial speech
- blue point — a Siamese cat having a light-colored body and darker, bluish-gray points.
- boat train — A boat train is a train that takes you to or from a port.
- boehmenist — a supporter or adherent of Boehmenism.
- bollandist — any of the editors of the Acta Sanctorum.
- bolstering — a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
- bon vivant — a person who enjoys luxuries, esp good food and drink
- bone white — any of various shades of grayish or yellowish white
- bonne nuit — good night
- bonnetiere — a tall, narrow wardrobe of the 18th century, found especially in Normandy and Brittany.
- bootmaking — the activity of making boots and shoes
- boston ivy — a climbing vine (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) of the grape family, native to Japan and China, having shield-shaped leaves and purple berries: often grown to cover walls
- bostonians — of, relating to, or typical of Boston, Mass., or its residents: a Bostonian childhood; Bostonian reserve.
- bournonite — a sulfide of lead, antimony, and copper, PbCuSbS 3 , occurring in gray to black crystals or granular masses.
- bowhunting — the practice of hunting wild animals with bow and arrow
- brainstorm — If you have a brainstorm, you suddenly become unable to think clearly.
- break into — If someone breaks into a building, they get into it by force.
- breakpoint — an instruction inserted by a debug program causing a return to the debug program
- bridgetown — the capital of Barbados, a port on the SW coast. Pop: 144 000 (2005 est)
- bronchitic — acute or chronic inflammation of the membrane lining of the bronchial tubes, caused by respiratory infection or exposure to bronchial irritants, as cigarette smoke.
- bronchitis — Bronchitis is an illness like a very bad cough, in which your bronchial tubes become sore and infected.
- brownprint — a process of photographic reproduction using a mixture of iron and silver salts to produce a white image on a sepia ground.
- brownshirt — Nazi stormtrooper
- buccinator — a thin muscle that compresses the cheeks and holds them against the teeth during chewing, etc
- bufotenine — a tryptamine alkaloid with hallucinogenic properties, found in the skin of some species of toad and in some mushrooms and tropical shrubs