10-letter words containing b, r, o, c
- fiberoptic — of or relating to instruments utilizing fiber optics.
- fiberscope — an optical instrument consisting of a fiber bundle with an objective lens at one end and an eyepiece at the other, for viewing objects not accessible to direct viewing.
- fibrescope — (British) An instrument, consisting of a fibre optic bundle, used to observe inaccessible areas.
- force back — If you force back an emotion or desire, you manage, with an effort, not to experience it.
- frobnicate — /frob'ni-kayt/ (Possibly from frobnitz, and usually abbreviated to frob, but "frobnicate" is recognised as the official full form). To manipulate or adjust, to tweak. One frequently frobs bits or other 2-state devices. Thus: "Please frob the light switch" (that is, flip it), but also "Stop frobbing that clasp; you'll break it". One also sees the construction "to frob a frob". Usage: frob, twiddle, and tweak sometimes connote points along a continuum. "Frob" connotes aimless manipulation; "twiddle" connotes gross manipulation, often a coarse search for a proper setting; "tweak" connotes fine-tuning. If someone is turning a knob on an oscilloscope, then if he's carefully adjusting it, he is probably tweaking it; if he is just turning it but looking at the screen, he is probably twiddling it; but if he's just doing it because turning a knob is fun, he's frobbing it. The variant "frobnosticate" has also been reported.
- frontbench — Alternative form of front bench.
- ghost crab — a whitish crab, Ocypode albicans, of sandy beaches from the eastern coast of the U.S. to Brazil.
- gold brick — Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
- hack board — Falconry. a board or platform at which hawks being flown at hack are fed.
- halocarbon — any of a class of compounds containing carbon, one or more halogens, and sometimes hydrogen.
- herbaceous — of, relating to, or characteristic of an herb; herblike.
- hyperbolic — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- imbroccata — a downward pass or thrust
- incubators — Plural form of incubator.
- incubatory — the act or process of incubating.
- iron brick — brick having a sprinkling of dark spots caused by the presence of iron salts.
- isobutyric — Of or pertaining to isobutyric acid or its derivatives.
- jabberwock — a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense; gibberish.
- jacob riis — Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- job centre — In Britain, a job centre is a place where people who are looking for work can go to get advice on finding a job, and to look at advertisements placed by people who are looking for new employees.
- jonah crab — a large, red, deepwater crab, Cancer borealis, of the east coast of North America.
- kickboards — Plural form of kickboard.
- king cobra — a cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, that grows to a length of more than 15 feet (5 meters): the largest of the venomous snakes.
- knackebrod — flat, thin, brittle unleavened rye bread.
- labor camp — Also called slave labor camp. a penal colony where inmates are forced to work.
- laborforce — Alternative form of labor force.
- lego brick — a toy plastic brick with studs which can be connected to other plastic bricks and used to construct toy buildings, vehicles, etc
- lower back — lumbar region
- lubricator — a person or thing that lubricates.
- lubricious — arousing or expressive of sexual desire; lustful; lecherous.
- lucubrator — One who lucubrates.
- lumbricoid — resembling an earthworm.
- macrobiota — any living organisms in a given area large enough to be seen with the naked eye
- macrobiote — a person with a long life
- macroburst — (meteorology) A strong downdraft, of over 2.5 miles in diameter, that can cause damaging winds.
- mainbocher — (Main Rousseau Bocher) 1891–1976, U.S. fashion designer.
- maraboutic — Of, or pertaining to, a marabout.
- matchboard — a board having a tongue formed on one edge and a groove of the same dimensions cut into the other, used with similar boards to compose floors, dados, etc.
- methiocarb — a crystalline compound, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO 2 S, used as a nonsystemic insecticide and miticide.
- microbeams — Plural form of microbeam.
- microbiome — the totality of microorganisms and their collective genetic material present in or on the human body or in another environment: The wide diversity of species that make up the microbiome is hard to fathom.
- microbiota — the microorganisms, both flora and fauna, that inhabit a particular region, when considered collectively.
- microblade — bladelet.
- microbrews — Plural form of microbrew.
- microburst — an intense, localized downdraft of air that spreads on the ground, causing rapid changes in wind direction and speed; a localized downburst.
- microbuses — Plural form of microbus.
- microfiber — a very fine polyester fiber, weighing less than one denier per filament, used especially for clothing.
- microfibre — Alternative spelling of microfiber.
- microprobe — Chemistry, Spectroscopy. a device used to excite radiation by a material in order to determine chemical or elemental composition from the emission spectrum produced.
- microtubes — Plural form of microtube.