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11-letter words containing b, o, r

  • brochantite — a mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 4 (OH) 6 SO 4 , occurring in green fibrous masses and similar in physical properties to antlerite: formerly a major ore of copper.
  • brocken bow — anticorona.
  • broederbond — (in South Africa) a secret society of Afrikaner Nationalists committed to securing and maintaining Afrikaner control over important areas of government
  • broiler pan — a pan for broiling food
  • broken coal — anthracite in pieces ranging from 2 1/2 to 4 inches (6.5 to 11 cm) in extreme dimension; the largest commercial size, larger than egg coal.
  • broken hill — a town in SE Australia, in W New South Wales: mining centre for lead, silver, and zinc. Pop: 19 834 (2001)
  • broken home — a family in which one parent is absent, usually due to divorce or desertion: children from broken homes.
  • broken line — a discontinuous line or series of line segments, as a series of dashes, or a figure made up of line segments meeting at oblique angles.
  • broken play — an improvised offensive play that results when the originally planned play has failed to be executed properly.
  • broken reed — a weak, unreliable, or ineffectual person
  • broken vein — a ruptured blood vessel
  • broken wind — heaves
  • broken-down — A broken-down vehicle or machine no longer works because it has something wrong with it.
  • bromic acid — a colourless unstable water-soluble liquid used as an oxidizing agent in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals. Formula: HBrO3
  • bromidrosis — the production of foul-smelling perspiration
  • bromouracil — a brominated derivative of uracil with antimetabolite properties
  • bronchocele — dilatation of a bronchus.
  • bronx cheer — A Bronx cheer is a sound that people make by vibrating their lips in order to express disapproval or contempt.
  • bronze dore — ormolu (def 2).
  • bronze star — a U.S. military decoration awarded for heroism or achievement in military operations other than those involving aerial flights.
  • brood bitch — a female dog used for breeding.
  • brood patch — a highly vascular, featherless area developed on the abdomen of certain brooding birds that is in direct contact with eggs during incubation and provides additional warmth.
  • brood pouch — a pouch or cavity in certain animals, such as frogs and fishes, in which their eggs develop and hatch
  • brook trout — a North American freshwater trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, introduced in Europe and valued as a food and game fish
  • brooklynese — the speech, especially the pronunciation, thought to be characteristic of a person coming from New York City, especially Brooklyn.
  • broom board — baseboard (def 1).
  • broomballer — a person who plays broomball
  • brotherhood — Brotherhood is the affection and loyalty that you feel for people who you have something in common with.
  • brotherlike — like a brother
  • brow antler — the first prong from the base of a stag's antler.
  • browbeating — to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully: They browbeat him into agreeing.
  • brown algae — any algae of the phylum Phaeophyta, such as the wracks and kelps, which contain a brown pigment in addition to chlorophyll
  • brown betty — a baked apple pudding made with butter, spices, sugar, and bread crumbs
  • brown bread — bread made with wholemeal flour, or with ingredients that give it a brown colour
  • brown dwarf — a type of celestial body midway in mass between a large planet and a small star
  • brown earth — an intrazonal soil of temperate humid regions typically developed under deciduous forest into a dark rich layer (mull): characteristic of much of southern and central England
  • brown flour — wheat flour that uses approximately 85% of the whole grain
  • brown goods — Brown goods are electrical appliances such as televisions and audio equipment. Compare white goods.
  • brown heart — a brown discoloration of the flesh of stored apples, resulting from high concentrations of carbon dioxide.
  • brown hyena — a hyena, Hyaena brunnea, of southern Africa, having a blackish-gray coat: its dwindling population is now protected.
  • brown paper — a coarse unbleached paper used for wrapping
  • brown patch — a fungus disease of turf grass that results in circular areas of brown, dead grass.
  • brown pound — the perceived purchasing power of Britain’s Black and Asian minorities as a group
  • brown sauce — a sauce made from cooked fat and flour
  • brown shirt — (in Nazi Germany) a storm trooper
  • brown snake — any of various common venomous snakes of the genus Pseudonaja
  • brown study — a mood of deep absorption or thoughtfulness; reverie
  • brown sugar — Brown sugar is sugar that has not been refined, or is only partly refined. It is golden brown in color.
  • brown swiss — a hardy breed of large, brown dairy cattle, first raised in Switzerland
  • brown toast — toasted wholemeal bread
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