11-letter words containing b, o, r
- baccivorous — feeding on berries
- bachelordom — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
- bachelorism — bachelorhood
- bacilliform — shaped like a rod
- back anchor — a small anchor for backing a larger one.
- back boiler — a tank or series of pipes at the back of a fireplace for heating water
- backcountry — an area far from cities and towns that is thinly populated and largely undeveloped; hinterland
- backcrossed — Simple past tense and past participle of backcross.
- backcrosses — Plural form of backcross.
- backgrounds — Plural form of background.
- backstopper — a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
- backstroker — a person who swims the backstroke, especially a member of a competitive swimming team who specializes in the backstroke.
- backstrokes — Plural form of backstroke.
- baconburger — a hamburger topped with strips of cooked bacon.
- bacteriocin — any protein-based toxin given off by bacteria to prevent the growth of related bacteria nearby
- bacteriosis — any bacterial disease
- bacteroides — any of several rod-shaped, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Bacteroides, occurring in the alimentary and genitourinary tracts of humans and other mammals, certain species of which are pathogenic.
- baculovirus — any of a family of viruses that attack insects and other arthropods, used as biological pesticides
- bad homburg — a city in W central Germany on the S slope of the Taunus Mountains, near Frankfurt.
- badderlocks — a seaweed, Alaria esculenta, that has long brownish-green fronds and is eaten in parts of N Europe
- ball-flower — a decoration in a molding that looks like a ball held in the petals of a flower
- ballesteros — Severiano (sevɛˈrjano). 1957–2011, Spanish professional golfer: won the British Open Championship (1979; 1984; 1988) and the US Masters (1980; 1983)
- balmorality — an idealization of Scottish traditions and culture
- bamboo ware — a cane-colored Wedgwood stoneware of c1770 imitating bamboo.
- band theory — a theory of the electrical properties of metals, semiconductors, and insulators based on energy bands
- bank robber — someone who steals from a bank, often using violence
- bankrolling — Present participle of bankroll.
- bannerstone — a North American prehistoric stone implement in the form of a double-edged ax with a notch or hole, possibly for attaching a handle.
- bannockburn — a village in central Scotland, south of Stirling: nearby is the site of a victory (1314) of the Scots, led by Robert the Bruce, over the English. Pop: 7396 (2001)
- bantam work — Coromandel work.
- bar cocheba — Simon, died a.d. 135, Hebrew leader of insurrection against the Romans a.d. 132–135.
- bar-hopping — Informal. to go to a succession of bars or nightclubs, with a brief stay at each.
- baranovichi — a city in W central Belarus, SW of Minsk.
- barbarously — uncivilized; wild; savage; crude.
- barber pole — a pole with spiral stripes of red and white, used as a symbol of the barber's trade
- barber shop — A barber shop is a shop where a barber works.
- barber-shop — Also called, especially British, barber's shop. the place of business of a barber.
- barbershops — Plural form of barbershop.
- barbie doll — a teenage doll with numerous sets of clothes and accessories
- barfulation — /bar`fyoo-lay'sh*n/ Variation of barf used around the Stanford area. An exclamation, expressing disgust. On seeing some particularly bad code one might exclaim, "Barfulation! Who wrote this, Quux?"
- bargain for — If you have not bargained for or bargained on something that happens, you did not expect it to happen and so feel surprised or worried by it.
- bargeboards — Plural form of bargeboard.
- barley coal — anthracite coal in sizes ranging from 3/32 to 3/16 inch (2.4 to 4.8 mm).
- barnstormed — Simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm.
- barnstormer — to conduct a campaign or speaking tour in rural areas by making brief stops in many small towns.
- baroceptors — Plural form of baroceptor.
- baroclinity — a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.
- barographic — Measured using a barograph.
- baron-cohen — Sacha. born 1970, British television and film comedian, best known for his creation of the characters Ali G and Borat
- baronetical — pertaining to baronets