10-letter words containing b, s, c, e
- backslider — A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
- backspaced — Simple past tense and past participle of backspace.
- backspaces — Plural form of backspace.
- backsplice — a knot for finishing a rope end neatly, beginning with a crown and proceeding in a series of tucks, each strand over the first adjoining strand and under the next, the strands being split in half at each tuck.
- backstreet — a street in a town remote from the main roads
- backstroke — Backstroke is a swimming stroke that you do lying on your back.
- backwasher — (textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
- backwaters — Plural form of backwater.
- baltic sea — a sea in N Europe, connected with the North Sea by the Skagerrak, Kattegat, and Öresund; shallow, with low salinity and small tides
- barcaroles — Plural form of barcarole.
- barricades — Plural form of barricade.
- basal cell — a cell of the basal, or deepest, layer of the epidermis
- base price — a price quoted as a base without including additional charges.
- basic rate — the standard or lowest level on a scale of money payable, esp in taxation
- basic wage — a person's wage excluding overtime, bonuses, etc
- basilectal — (linguistics) of, or relating to a basilect.
- basketcase — Alternative form of basket case.
- batchmates — Plural form of batchmate.
- bcs theory — Physics. a general quantum theory of superconductivity that describes many properties of superconducting materials.
- be excused — to go to the lavatory
- beachballs — Plural form of beachball.
- beachgoers — Plural form of beachgoer.
- beachheads — Plural form of beachhead.
- beachscape — a section or expanse of beach and shore scenery.
- beast epic — a long verse narrative in which the misadventures of animals satirize human foibles and follies.
- because of — If an event or situation occurs because of something, that thing is the reason or cause.
- becquerels — Plural form of becquerel.
- bedclothes — Bedclothes are the sheets and covers which you put over yourself when you get into bed.
- beech mast — the edible nuts of the beech, especially when lying on the ground.
- beechdrops — a North American flowering plant, Epifagus virginiana, which is parasitic on beech trees
- bellyaches — Informal. a pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- belowdecks — below a ship's deck
- beltcourse — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
- bench seat — a seat for more than one person
- bench show — an exhibition of small animals, esp. dogs, or cats, displayed on benches and competing for awards on the basis of how closely they conform to ideal standards for the breed
- bench stop — a metal device set flush with the top of a workbench and having a portion able to be raised to stop longitudinal movement of an object placed against it.
- bench test — the critical evaluation of a new or repaired component, device, apparatus, etc, prior to installation to ensure that it is in perfect condition
- benedictus — a short canticle beginning Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini in Latin and Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord in English
- bergamasca — a fast dance similar to the tarantella.
- berlusconi — Silvio (ˈsilvjo). born 1936, Italian politician and media tycoon: prime minister of Italy (1994–95, 2001–06, 2008–11); convicted of tax fraud and expelled from the Italian Senate in 2013
- bescreened — screen (def 17).
- bescribble — to cover with scribbles
- beseeching — A beseeching expression, gesture, or tone of voice suggests that the person who has or makes it very much wants someone to do something.
- besmirched — to soil; tarnish; discolor.
- bespeckled — to speckle.
- beta stock — any of the second rank of active securities on the Stock Exchange, of which there are about 500. Continuous display of prices by market makers is required but not immediate publication of transactions
- bienseance — good breeding; decorum
- big cheese — Someone who has a very important job or position can be referred to as a big cheese.
- big screen — When people talk about the big screen, they are referring to films that are made for cinema rather than for television.
- bile ducts — a large duct that transports bile from the liver to the duodenum, having in humans and many other vertebrates a side branch to a gallbladder for bile storage.