11-letter words containing b, y, d
- bodaciously — in a bodacious manner
- body armour — Body armour is special protective clothing which people such as soldiers and police officers sometimes wear when they are in danger of being attacked with guns or other weapons.
- body cavity — the internal cavity of any multicellular animal that contains the digestive tract, heart, kidneys, etc. In vertebrates it develops from the coelom
- body colour — a painting technique using opaque watercolour paint in which the pigments are bound with glue and the lighter tones contain white
- body combat — a type of fitness programme in which individuals perform non-contact martial arts moves to music
- body double — a person who substitutes for a star for the filming of a scene that involves shots of the body rather than the face
- body fluids — fluids in the body such as blood, semen, and saliva
- body horror — a horror film genre in which the main feature is the graphically depicted destruction or degeneration of a human body or bodies
- body lotion — skin lotion for use on the body
- body packer — a smuggler of illegal drugs, especially one who swallows bags containing them.
- body rhythm — biorhythm.
- body search — If a person is body searched, someone such as a police officer searches them while they remain clothed. Compare strip-search.
- body shield — a small bulletproof shield attached to the arm for fending off projectiles, especially in a riot situation.
- body swerve — (esp in football games) the act or an instance of swerving past an opponent
- body warmer — a sleeveless type of jerkin, usually quilted, worn as an outer garment for extra warmth
- body-packer — a person who smuggles illicit drugs in balloons, condoms, or similar plastic bags which have either been swallowed or inserted in the rectum or vagina
- body-search — to search all parts of the body of: Police ordered the suspects to strip and then body-searched them for hidden caches of narcotics.
- bodybuilder — A bodybuilder is a person who does special exercises regularly in order to make his or her muscles grow bigger.
- bombay duck — a teleost fish, Harpodon nehereus, that resembles and is related to the lizard fishes: family Harpodontidae. It is eaten dried with curry dishes as a savoury
- bondability — something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- bookbindery — a place in which books are bound
- borohydride — any compound, such as sodium borohydride, which contains the radical BH4
- bosom buddy — close friend
- bottom lady — a pimp's most reliable prostitute.
- brachyodont — (of mammals, such as humans) having teeth with short crowns
- bradycardia — an abnormally low rate of heartbeat
- bradycardic — a slow heartbeat rate, usually less than 60 beats per minute.
- bradypeptic — a person with slow digestion
- brain candy — something that is entertaining or enjoyable but lacks depth or significance
- brandy mint — peppermint.
- brandy snap — Brandy snaps are very thin crisp biscuits in the shape of hollow cylinders. They are flavoured with ginger and are often filled with cream.
- breadthways — from side to side
- bright-eyed — eager; fresh and enthusiastic
- brown study — a mood of deep absorption or thoughtfulness; reverie
- buddy buddy — If one person is buddy buddy with another, they are very close friends.
- buddy movie — a genre of film dealing with the relationship and adventures of two friends
- buddy-buddy — very friendly; intimate.
- bumpsadaisy — an exclamation said to a child who has fallen down
- buy forward — If you buy forward, you buy at a future date for a price agreed upon today.
- by all odds — the probability that something is so, will occur, or is more likely to occur than something else: The odds are that it will rain today.
- by order of — according to the command of
- by the head — with the bow deeper in the water than the stern
- cable-ready — (of a television or VCR) able to receive cable television directly, without the need for special reception or decoding equipment.
- candleberry — bayberry (sense 1)
- chickabiddy — a term of endearment, esp for a child
- combat duty — active service
- combed yarn — cotton or worsted yarn of fibers laid parallel, superior in smoothness to carded yarn.
- comedy club — a club where stand-up comedians perform
- commendably — worthy of praise: She did a commendable job of informing all the interested parties.
- comorbidity — the occurrence of more than one illness or condition at the same time