10-letter words containing b, s, e, t
- blackstone — Sir William. 1723–80, English jurist noted particularly for his Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765–69), which had a profound influence on jurisprudence in the US
- blamestorm — (of colleagues in a business, government, etc) to meet in order to apportion blame for an error or failure
- blast cell — any undifferentiated or immature cell.
- blast wave — a violent propagating disturbance, produced by an explosion in air, that consists of an abrupt rise in pressure followed by a drop in pressure to or below atmospheric pressure.
- blastocoel — the cavity within a blastula
- blastoderm — the layer of cells that surrounds the blastocoel of a blastula
- blastomere — any of the cells formed by cleavage of a fertilized egg
- blastopore — the opening of the archenteron in the gastrula that develops into the anus of some animals
- blind test — a test in which the participants cannot identify the products that they are testing
- blistering — Blistering heat is very great heat.
- blitheness — joyous, merry, or happy in disposition; glad; cheerful: Everyone loved her for her blithe spirit.
- blithesome — cheery; merry
- blitzstein — Marc, 1905–64, U.S. composer.
- blogstream — the publication on the internet of content from weblogs rather than from mainstream media sources
- blood test — A blood test is a medical examination of a small amount of your blood.
- bloodstone — a dark-green variety of chalcedony with red spots: used as a gemstone
- blottesque — (of a painting) crudely executed, often characterized by blots and smears
- blue lotus — either of two Egyptian water lilies of the genus Nymphaea, as N. caerulea (blue lotus) having light blue flowers, or N. lotus (white lotus) having white flowers.
- blue shift — a shift toward shorter wavelengths of the spectral lines of a celestial object, caused by the motion of the object toward the observer.
- blue stain — a bluish discoloration of sapwood caused by growth of fungi
- blue state — a state of the U.S. that usually votes Democratic.
- bluebreast — any of several birds with blue plumage around the throat
- bluehearts — a hairy, purple-flowered perennial plant (Buchnera americana) of the figwort family, found in the S U.S.
- bluest eye — a novel (1970) by Toni Morrison.
- blusterous — to roar and be tumultuous, as wind.
- boat shoes — shoes for wearing on board boats, often laced moccasins
- boehmenist — a supporter or adherent of Boehmenism.
- boilersuit — a one-piece work garment consisting of overalls and a shirt top usually worn over ordinary clothes to protect them
- boisterous — Someone who is boisterous is noisy, lively, and full of energy.
- bolshevist — a follower or advocate of the doctrines or methods of the Bolsheviks.
- bolstering — a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
- bonesetter — a person who sets broken or dislocated bones, esp one who has no formal medical qualifications
- bonkbuster — a novel characterized by graphic descriptions of the heroine's frequent sexual encounters
- boosterish — designed to boost business; optimistic
- boosterism — the practice of actively promoting a city, region, etc, and its local businesses
- boss-tweed — William Marcy [mahr-see] /ˈmɑr si/ (Show IPA), ("Boss Tweed") 1823–78, U.S. politician.
- bothersome — Someone or something that is bothersome is annoying or irritating.
- bottlenose — a kind of whale or dolphin
- bottomless — If you describe a supply of something as bottomless, you mean that it seems so large that it will never run out.
- bottomness — the number of bottom antiquarks minus the number of bottom quarks in a particle
- bow street — a street in London, England: location of a metropolitan police court.
- box staple — a socket for holding the end of a lock bolt when the door is closed.
- bradstreet — Anne (Dudley). ?1612–72, US poet, born in England: regarded as the first significant US poet
- brain stem — the portion of the brain that is continuous with the spinal cord and comprises the medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain, and parts of the hypothalamus, functioning in the control of reflexes and such essential internal mechanisms as respiration and heartbeat.
- brattiness — the quality of being bratty
- breadstick — bread baked in a long thin crisp stick
- breadstuff — any form of bread
- break step — to cease to march in step
- breastbone — Your breastbone is the long, flat bone which goes from your throat to the bottom of your ribs and to which your ribs are attached.
- breastplow — a cultivator moved forward by a person pressing the chest against a crossbar.