11-letter words containing b, r
- adorability — the quality of being adorable or highly attractive
- adumbrating — Present participle of adumbrate.
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- adumbrative — foreshadowing; sketchy; faintly indicative.
- adverbially — of, relating to, or used as an adverb.
- aelurophobe — ailurophobe.
- aerobically — in an aerobic manner
- aerobiology — the study of airborne organisms, spores, etc
- aerobraking — the use of aerodynamic braking in extremely low-density atmospheres in space at hypersonic Mach numbers
- afterburner — a device in the exhaust system of an internal-combustion engine for removing or rendering harmless potentially dangerous components in the exhaust gases
- agoraphobia — an abnormal fear of being in open or public places
- agoraphobic — Someone who is agoraphobic suffers from agoraphobia.
- agrobiology — the science of plant growth and nutrition in relation to agriculture
- ailurophobe — a person who dislikes or is afraid of cats
- air battery — a set of two or more air cells connected together to supply electricity.
- air bladder — an air-filled sac, lying above the alimentary canal in bony fishes, that regulates buoyancy at different depths by a variation in the pressure of the air
- air chamber — a compartment in a device or structure that is filled with air
- air turbine — a small turbine driven by compressed air, esp one used as a starter for engines
- air waybill — a document made out by the consignor of goods by air freight giving details of the goods and the name of the consignee
- air-breathe — (of an engine, aircraft, missile, etc.) to take in air from the atmosphere to oxidize the fuel for combustion.
- airboarding — a snow sport in which participants slide down slopes headfirst lying flat on an inflatable board
- airbrushing — Present participle of airbrush.
- airport bus — a public bus that takes passengers to and from the airport, usually connecting the city centre and (at a large airport) the different terminals
- airwaybills — Plural form of airwaybill.
- alabastrine — a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for ornamental objects or work, such as lamp bases, figurines, etc.
- alarm bells — If you say that something sets alarm bells ringing, you mean that it makes people feel worried or concerned about something.
- alaska crab — king crab (def 2).
- alaska-crab — horseshoe crab.
- albatrosses — Plural form of albatross.
- albedometer — an instrument that measures the albedo of a surface.
- albert nile — a river in NW Uganda: part of the upper Nile River.
- albertville — former name of Kalemie.
- album chart — a regular listing of bestselling record albums
- album cover — the front of the outer packaging of a record album, usually decorated and showing its title and the name of the artist
- albuminuria — the presence of albumin in the urine
- albuminuric — related to the state of albuminuria
- albuquerque — a city in central New Mexico, on the Rio Grande. Pop: 471 856 (2003 est)
- algin fiber — an alkali-soluble fiber produced by injecting a fine stream of alkaline algin into an aqueous solution of a metallic salt, used chiefly in the manufacture of fine threads.
- all aboard! — a warning to passengers to board a vehicle, ship, etc
- almond bark — a type of candy consisting of sheets or fairly thick pieces of semisweet or milk chocolate to which almonds or almond pieces have been added.
- alpha brass — a type of brass that contains less than 35 per cent zinc
- altar board — an elaborately carved wooden panel, placed in a recess on top of an altar during the Mass, on which the chalice and paten rest.
- altar bread — bread for use in a Eucharistic service.
- altar table — a table at the altar of a church on which the elements are placed during the celebration of Eucharist
- ambassadors — a novel (1903) by Henry James.
- ambassadrix — (rare) an ambassadress.
- amber alert — a notification to the general public, such as by commercial radio or electronic traffic-condition signs, regarding an abduction of a child
- amber fluid — beer
- ambilateral — affecting both sides of an organ or of the body
- ambiversion — a condition or character trait that includes elements of both introversion and extroversion