10-letter words containing b, t, r
- j-bar lift — a ski lift having a J -shaped bar against which a skier leans in an upright position while being pulled up the slope.
- jackrabbit — resembling a jack rabbit, as in suddenness or rapidity of movement: The car made a jackrabbit start when the traffic light turned green.
- jerrybuilt — Of or pertaining to a shoddily built structure.
- jitterbugs — Plural form of jitterbug.
- 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.
- job market — the total number of vacant jobs open to those seeking employment.
- job setter — a worker who readies or adjusts machinery for tooling on the production line.
- jobsworths — Plural form of jobsworth.
- jubilatory — to show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult.
- jumbotrons — Plural form of jumbotron.
- jute board — a strong, bendable cardboard made from rags and sulfite, used chiefly in the manufacture of shipping cartons.
- kerbstones — Plural form of kerbstone.
- kimberlite — Petrology. a variety of micaceous peridotite, low in silica content and high in magnesium content, in which diamonds are formed.
- kota bharu — a state in Malaysia, on the central Malay Peninsula. 5750 sq. mi. (14,893 sq. km). Capital: Kota Bharu.
- laboratory — a building, part of a building, or other place equipped to conduct scientific experiments, tests, investigations, etc., or to manufacture chemicals, medicines, or the like.
- labyrinths — Plural form of labyrinth.
- lauter tub — a tank for draining off and filtering the wort from grain mash.
- le bourget — a suburb of Paris: former airport, landing site for Charles A. Lindbergh, May 1927.
- left brace — (character) "". {ASCII character 123. Common names: open brace; left brace; left squiggly; left squiggly bracket/brace; left curly bracket/brace; ITU-T: opening brace. Rare: brace ("}" >INTERCAL: embrace ("}" = bracelet). Paired with right brace ("}").
- left brain — the left hemisphere of the human brain, which is believed to control linear and analytical thinking, decision-making, and language
- lethbridge — a city in S Alberta, in SW Canada.
- letter box — Also, letter box. Chiefly British. a public or private mailbox.
- letterbomb — (messaging) 1. An e-mail message containing live data intended to do nefarious things to the recipient's computer or terminal. It is possible, for example, to send letterbombs that will lock up some specific kinds of terminals when they are viewed, so thoroughly that the user must turn the terminal off to unwedge it. Under Unix, a letterbomb can also try to get part of its contents interpreted as a shell command. The results of this could range from silly to tragic. See also Trojan horse; compare nastygram, talk bomb. 2. Loosely, a mailbomb.
- liberalist — the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude.
- liberality — the quality or condition of being liberal in giving; generosity; bounty.
- liberating — That serves to liberate, especially to free the mind to accept new ideas.
- liberation — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
- liberative — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- liberators — a four-engined heavy bomber widely used over Europe and the Mediterranean by the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. Symbol: B-24.
- liberatory — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- libertines — Plural form of libertine.
- librettist — the writer of a libretto.
- light beer — beer with a lower alcohol content than average
- lightboard — switchboard (def 2).
- lightsaber — a type of sword, as depicted in the fictional Star Wars universe, with a blade made of laser energy that can both cut and burn: The Jedi knight drew his lightsaber and prepared to defend himself.
- lightsabre — Alternative spelling of lightsaber.
- lignotuber — (botany) A starchy enlargement (caudex), usually of a root, of a woody plant, serving to store water.
- limburgite — a glassy, dark-coloured volcanic rock containing olivine and augite but little or no feldspar
- lister bag — a canvas container used especially for supplying troops in the field with pure water.
- litter bin — trash can
- litter box — a sanitary indoor box for pets (esp cats) to dispose urine and faeces
- litterbugs — Plural form of litterbug.
- live birth — the birth of a living child
- lobstering — the act, process, or business of capturing lobsters.
- lobsterman — a person who traps lobsters.
- lobstermen — Plural form of lobsterman.
- lubricants — Plural form of lubricant.
- lubricated — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lubricates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lubricate.
- lubricator — a person or thing that lubricates.