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10-letter words containing b, r, e, d

  • bodyshaper — an undergarment which flattens the stomach, bottom etc
  • bodyworker — a person involved in the building or repair of bodywork
  • bohmerwald — German name of Bohemian Forest.
  • boldrewood — Rolf, real name Thomas Alexander Browne. 1826–1915, Australian writer, born in the UK, noted for his novels of the Australian outback, esp Robbery Under Arms (1882–3)
  • bombardier — the member of a bomber aircrew responsible for aiming and releasing the bombs
  • bond paper — a superior quality of strong white paper, used esp for writing and typing
  • bondholder — A bondholder is a person who owns one or more investment bonds.
  • bookbinder — A bookbinder is a person whose job is fastening books together and putting covers on them.
  • bookmarked — a ribbon or other marker placed between the pages of a book to mark a place.
  • bookreader — DEC's CD-ROM-based on-line documentation browser.
  • boondocker — combat boot.
  • bootloader — a bootstrap loader
  • borax bead — a bead of fused borax, used in chemical analysis for the identification of certain metal oxides.
  • bordelaise — denoting a brown sauce flavoured with red wine and sometimes mushrooms
  • border tax — a tax system for imports and exports, especially one that compensates for internal taxes in Common Market countries by levying fees or paying rebates.
  • bordereaux — a detailed memorandum, especially one in which documents are listed.
  • borderland — The borderland between two things is an area which contains features from both of these things so that it is not possible to say that it belongs to one or the other.
  • borderless — without a band or margin around or along the edge
  • borderline — The borderline between two different or opposite things is the division between them.
  • bouldering — rock climbing on large boulders or small outcrops either as practice or as a sport in its own right
  • boundaries — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
  • bounderish — having the qualities of a bounder
  • bow rudder — (in canoeing) a technique in which a paddler in the bow holds the paddle at an angle from the side of the bow, using it as a rudder to steer.
  • bowdlerise — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
  • bowdlerism — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
  • bowdlerize — To bowdlerize a book or film means to take parts of it out before publishing it or showing it.
  • bowldering — pavement made with small boulders.
  • box girder — a girder that is hollow and square or rectangular in shape
  • boy wonder — a young man who is extremely good at a particular activity or who has a particular talent or skill
  • brachydome — a dome whose face is parallel to the brachydiagonal axis in a crystal
  • bradstreet — Anne (Dudley). ?1612–72, US poet, born in England: regarded as the first significant US poet
  • bradyseism — a gradual rise or fall in the earth's crust
  • bradytelic — of or relating to evolution at a rate slower than the standard for a given group of plants or animals.
  • brain-dead — If someone is declared brain-dead, they have suffered brain death.
  • brake band — a strip of fabric, leather, or metal tightened around a pulley or shaft to act as a brake
  • brake disc — a metal disc that revolves with the wheel in a disc brake
  • brake drum — the cast-iron drum attached to the hub of a wheel of a motor vehicle fitted with drum brakes
  • brake fade — a gradual loss of braking power resulting from decreased friction between the lining and the drum or disc of the brake and usually caused by overheating.
  • brake-fade — the decrease in efficiency of braking of a motor vehicle due to overheating of the brakes
  • brand name — The brand name of a product is the name the manufacturer gives it and under which it is sold.
  • brand-name — having or being a brand name: nationally known brand-name food products.
  • brandering — furring (def 4b).
  • brandished — to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish: Brandishing his sword, he rode into battle.
  • brandywine — creek in SE Pa. & N Del.: site of a battle (1777) of the Revolutionary War, in which Washington's army failed to check the British advance on Philadelphia
  • bread line — a line of people waiting to be given food as government relief or private charity
  • bread mold — any of an order (Mucorales, esp. Rhizopus nigricans) of fungi often found on decaying vegetable matter or bread
  • bread roll — a small piece of bread dough made into a circular shape and baked
  • bread shop — a baker's shop
  • breadberry — bread soaked in water or milk
  • breadboard — A breadboard is a flat piece of wood used for cutting bread on.
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