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11-letter words containing b, p, i

  • barographic — Measured using a barograph.
  • base period — a neutral period used as a standard for comparison in constructing an index to express a variable factor: 100 is usually taken as the index number for the variable in the base period
  • basidiocarp — the fruiting body of basidiomycetous fungi; the mushroom of agarics
  • basipetally — in the manner of a basipetal
  • basis point — In finance, a basis point is one hundredth of a per cent (.01%).
  • bathing cap — a tight rubber cap worn by a swimmer to keep the hair dry
  • bathophobia — the fear of depths of any kind, whether a fear of deep water or of falling from a great height
  • batsmanship — (cricket) A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
  • batter pile — a pile driven at an angle to the vertical.
  • battlepiece — a painting, relief, mosaic, etc, depicting a battle, usually commemorating an actual event
  • battleships — Plural form of battleship.
  • bay of pigs — a bay on the SW coast of Cuba: scene of an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by US-backed troops (April 17, 1961)
  • bearing cap — A bearing cap is a rigid, semi-circular part that fits around one half of a bearing and secures it.
  • behind post — one of the smaller outer posts inside which the ball must be kicked to score a behind
  • beilan pass — a mountain pass in SE Turkey near Syria. 2395 feet (730 meters).
  • benchership — the position of a bencher at the Inns of Court
  • beneplacito — an indication of approval
  • bi-partisan — representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions: Government leaders hope to achieve a bipartisan foreign policy.
  • bible paper — a thin tough opaque paper used for Bibles, prayer books, and reference books
  • bibliograph — to put in a bibliography.
  • biblioklept — a person who steals books.
  • bibliopegic — relating to bookbinding as a fine art
  • bibliophage — an ardent reader; a bookworm.
  • bibliophile — a person who collects or is fond of books
  • bibliophily — the love of books
  • bibliophobe — a person who hates, fears, or distrusts books.
  • bibliopolic — relating to bibliopoles
  • bicephalous — having two heads
  • bicomponent — a fibre composed of two compounds
  • bicorporate — having two bodies
  • big picture — a broad, overall view or perspective of an issue or problem.
  • bimorphemic — pertaining to two morphemes
  • biographize — to write a biography of (someone)
  • biomorphism — a painted, drawn, or sculptured free form or design suggestive in shape of a living organism, especially an ameba or protozoan: The paintings of Joan Miró are often notable for their playful, bright-colored biomorphs.
  • biophysical — the branch of biology that applies the methods of physics to the study of biological structures and processes.
  • bioprinting — the construction of replacement body parts using techniques developed for three-dimensional printing
  • bipartition — divided into or consisting of two parts.
  • bipectinate — having both margins toothed like a comb, as the antennae of certain moths.
  • bipyramidal — relating to a symmetrical structure consisting of two pyramids
  • bird pepper — a tropical solanaceous plant, Capsicum frutescens, thought to be the ancestor of the sweet pepper and many hot peppers
  • bird spider — any large hairy predatory bird-eating spider of the family Aviculariidae, of tropical America
  • birthparent — a person's parent related biologically rather than by adoption
  • bit pattern — (data)   A sequence of bits, in a memory, a communications channel or some other device. The term is used to contrast this with some higher level interpretation of the bits such as an integer or an image. A bit string is similar but suggests an arbitrary, as opposed to predetermined, length.
  • bitmap font — a font format in which letters and symbols are stored as a pattern of dots
  • bitter pill — a distressing experience or result that is hard to accept (often in the expression a bitter pill to swallow): Being passed over for promotion was a bitter pill to swallow.
  • blasphemies — impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things.
  • blaspheming — to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
  • blepharitis — inflammation of the eyelids
  • blind-stamp — to emboss or impress (the cover or spine of a book) without using ink or foil.
  • block print — a design printed by means of one or more blocks of wood or metal.
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