10-letter words containing b, o, i, n
- riboflavin — a vitamin B complex factor appearing as an orange-yellow, crystalline compound, C 1 7 H 2 0 N 4 O 6 , derived from ribose, essential for growth, found in milk, fresh meat, eggs, leafy vegetables, etc., or made synthetically, and used in enriching flour, in vitamin preparations, and in treating facial lesions.
- rio branco — a state in W Brazil. 58,900 sq. mi. (152,550 sq. km). Capital: Rio Branco.
- robin hood — John Bell, 1831–79, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
- roborating — strengthening or invigorating
- rubiginose — rust-coloured or rusty
- rubiginous — rusty; rust-colored; brownish-red.
- rumbullion — a drink of rum
- san benito — a city in S Texas.
- shikibuton — futon.
- signal box — a railway signal tower.
- sinophobia — a fear or dislike of China, or Chinese people, their language or culture
- slobbering — to let saliva or liquid run from the mouth; slaver; drivel.
- slop basin — a basin or bowl into which the dregs, leaves, and grounds of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the table.
- snail bore — drill1 (def 5).
- snobbiness — condescending, patronizing, or socially exclusive; snobbish.
- snobbishly — of, relating to, or characteristic of a snob: snobbish ideas about rank.
- snow-blind — the usually temporary dimming of the sight caused by the glare of reflected sunlight on snow.
- snowmobile — Also called skimobile, snowcat. a motor vehicle with a revolving tread in the rear and steerable skis in the front, for traveling over snow.
- snowtubing — the sport of moving across snow on a large inflated inner tube
- sonic boom — a loud noise caused by the shock wave generated by an aircraft moving at supersonic speed.
- sound bite — a brief, striking remark or statement excerpted from an audiotape or videotape for insertion in a broadcast news story.
- spoil bank — a bank of excavated refuse or waste earth, as of shale from surface coal mining.
- stink bomb — a small glass globe, used by practical jokers: it releases a liquid with an offensive smell when broken
- strip bond — a bond that has been stripped into its principal certificate and interest coupons, each part to be sold separately.
- strobiline — of or relating to a strobilus
- subduction — an act or instance of subducting; subtraction or withdrawal.
- subjection — the act of subjecting.
- subjoinder — something subjoined, as an additional comment.
- subkingdom — a category of related phyla within a kingdom.
- submersion — to submerge.
- submission — an act or instance of submitting.
- suboceanic — occurring or existing below the floor of the ocean: suboceanic oil.
- subordinal — of, relating to, or ranked as a suborder.
- subpontine — of or relating to the Pontine Marshes.
- subreption — Canon Law. a concealment of the pertinent facts in a petition, as for dispensation or favor, that in certain cases nullifies the grant. Compare obreption (def 1).
- subroutine — an instruction sequence in a machine or assembly language program that can be prewritten and referred to as often as needed. Compare procedure (def 4a).
- subsection — a part or division of a section.
- subspinous — situated beneath the spine's protruding vertebrae or 'bumps'
- substation — a branch of a main post office.
- subvention — a grant of money, as by a government or some other authority, in aid or support of some institution or undertaking, especially in connection with science or the arts.
- subversion — an act or instance of subverting.
- symbionese — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Symbionese Liberation Army or its adherents.
- tabulation — to put or arrange in a tabular, systematic, or condensed form; formulate tabularly.
- tambourine — a small drum consisting of a circular frame with a skin stretched over it and several pairs of metal jingles attached to the frame, played by striking with the knuckles, shaking, and the like.
- tenebrious — dark; gloomy; obscure.
- thigh bone — femur: bone of the upper leg
- tibouchina — a member of the genus Tibouchina, which includes 350 species of shrubs found in South America
- tick-borne — carried or transmitted by ticks: tick-borne disease.
- tide-bound — (of a vessel) grounded or otherwise confined at low tide.
- titubation — a disturbance of body equilibrium in standing or walking, resulting in an uncertain gait and trembling, especially resulting from diseases of the cerebellum.