11-letter words containing b, r, o, a, d
- mortarboard — a board, usually square, used by masons to hold mortar.
- motherboard — a rigid, slotted board upon which other boards that contain the basic circuitry of a computer or of a computer component can be mounted. Compare board (def 14).
- nondurables — Plural form of nondurable.
- nonreadable — unreadable.
- noticeboard — Alternative spelling of notice board.
- objet d'art — an object of artistic worth or curiosity, especially a small object.
- obliterated — to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
- ordeal bean — Calabar bean.
- order about — to bully or domineer
- otter board — one of a pair of large, heavy, square or rectangular plates or boards of metal or weighted wood attached to the trawl lines on each side of the mouth of a trawl net to maintain lateral spread during trawling.
- ouija board — board used by spiritualists
- oxford bags — trousers with very wide baggy legs, originally popular in the 1920s
- paddleboard — a type of surfboard with one end rounded and the other tapered to a point, used chiefly in surfing and often in lifesaving.
- paper-bound — a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.
- parent body — an organization's parent body is the organization that created it and usually still controls it
- parson bird — tui.
- power brand — a brand of product that is a household name associated with a successful company
- preboarding — to put or allow to go aboard in advance of the usual time or before others: Passengers with disabilities will be preboarded.
- produceable — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- prudhoe bay — an inlet of the Beaufort Sea, N of Alaska: large oil and gas fields.
- rabbit food — raw vegetables, especially those used in salads, as lettuce, carrots, radishes, or celery.
- radiocarbon — Also called carbon 14. a radioactive isotope of carbon with mass number 14 and a half-life of about 5730 years: widely used in the dating of organic materials.
- raking bond — a brickwork bond in which concealed courses of diagonally laid bricks are used to bond exposed brickwork to the wall structure.
- razor blade — a sharp-edged metal blade for use in a razor.
- rebroadcast — to broadcast again from the same station.
- redoubtable — that is to be feared; formidable.
- rhabdocoele — any member of the turbellarian flatworm order Neorhabdocoela, comprising both freshwater and marine species, having a simple saclike digestive system.
- rhabdomancy — divination by means of a rod or wand, especially in discovering ores, springs of water, etc.
- rhabdomyoma — a benign tumor made up of striated muscular tissue.
- rhabdovirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses of the family Rhabdoviridae, including the rabies virus.
- road bridge — a bridge for road traffic
- roadability — the ability of a motor vehicle to maintain a steady, balanced, and comfortable ride, especially under a variety of road conditions.
- robbinsdale — a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- rod bearing — a bearing in the metal shaft that transmits power in axial reciprocating motion
- rollerblade — (often lowercase) to skate on in-line skates.
- roman blind — a window blind consisting of a length of material which, when drawn up, gathers into horizontal folds from the bottom
- rotor blade — one airfoil of the rotor of a rotary-wing aircraft.
- round about — In spoken English, round about means approximately.
- round table — conference, meeting
- round-table — noting or pertaining to a conference, discussion, or deliberation in which each participant has equal status, equal time to present views, etc.: round-table discussions.
- sailboarder — windsurfer
- scarabaeoid — resembling a scarab.
- shovelboard — the game of shuffleboard.
- slant board — a tiltable board that allows a person to lie with the feet higher than the head while doing exercises.
- sleeveboard — a small-scale ironing board for pressing sleeves, especially a narrow board that fits inside a coat sleeve.
- smorgasbord — a buffet meal of various hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, salads, casserole dishes, meats, cheeses, etc.
- sorbic acid — a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 8 O 2 , slightly soluble in water, soluble in many organic solvents: used as a preservative in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food.
- splashboard — a board, guard, or screen to protect from splashing, as a dashboard of a vehicle or a guard placed over a wheel to intercept water, dirt, etc.
- spoon bread — Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a baked dish made with cornmeal, milk, eggs, and shortening, served as an accompaniment to meat.
- springboard — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.