10-letter words containing d, r, a, b
- bastardize — to debase; corrupt
- bat around — to discuss (an idea, proposition, etc) informally
- battledore — an ancient racket game
- baudelaire — Charles Pierre (ʃarl pjɛr). 1821–67, French poet, noted for his macabre imagery; author of Les fleurs du mal (1857)
- be hard on — to treat severely; be harsh toward
- beard moss — any of several green or yellow lichens of the genus Usnea, having long, threadlike stems in a tangled mass typically hanging from tree branches, and growing in a wide range of habitats from tropical zones to the Arctic.
- beard worm — pogonophoran.
- beauregard — P(ierre) G(ustave) T(outant) de1818-93; Confederate general
- beaver dam — a city in SE Wisconsin.
- bedchamber — A bedchamber is a bedroom.
- bedraggled — Someone or something that is bedraggled looks untidy because they have got wet or dirty.
- bedspreads — Plural form of bedspread.
- bedwarmers — Plural form of bedwarmer.
- beforehand — If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event.
- beg-pardon — an expression of apology (used especially in the phrase with no beg-pardons).
- beggarweed — any of various leguminous plants of the genus Desmodium, esp D. purpureum of the Caribbean, grown in the southern US as forage plants and to improve the soil
- bellyboard — a small surfboard, usually 3–4 feet (0.9–1.2 meters) long, for riding waves on one's belly, sometimes used in conjunction with swim fins.
- bernadette — a feminine name
- bernadotte — Folke (ˈfɔlke), Count. 1895–1948, Swedish diplomat, noted for his work with the Red Cross during World War II and as United Nations mediator in Palestine (1948). He was assassinated by Jewish terrorists
- bernardine — a monk of one of the reformed and stricter branches of the Cistercian order
- bestraddle — to sit with one's legs either side of something
- bifurcated — divided into two branches.
- big rapids — a town in central Michigan.
- bighearted — quick to give or forgive; generous or magnanimous
- bingo card — a prepaid postcard inserted in a magazine by its publisher to enable a reader to order free information about advertised products.
- biodegrade — to decompose (something)
- biquadrate — the fourth power
- bird grass — rough bluegrass
- bird table — A bird table is a small wooden platform on a pole which some people put in their garden in order to put food for the birds on it.
- bird-brain — a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person.
- bird-watch — to identify wild birds and observe their actions and habits in their natural habitat as a recreation.
- birkenhead — a port in NW England, in Wirral unitary authority, Merseyside: former shipbuilding centre. Pop: 83 729 (2001)
- birth-date — the date of a person’s birth, usually expressed as a specific day, month, and year.
- blackbeard — nickname of (Edward) Teach
- blackboard — A blackboard is a dark-coloured board that you can write on with chalk. Blackboards are often used by teachers in the classroom.
- blackguard — an unprincipled contemptible person; scoundrel
- bladdernut — any temperate shrub or small tree of the genus Staphylea, esp S. pinnata of S Europe, that has bladder-like seed pods: family Staphyleaceae
- bladderpod — any of several plants belonging to the genera Alyssoides and Lesquerella, of the mustard family, having inflated seed pods.
- blandisher — someone who blandishes
- blastoderm — the layer of cells that surrounds the blastocoel of a blastula
- blockboard — a type of plywood in which soft wood strips are bonded together and sandwiched between two layers of veneer
- board foot — a unit of board measure: the cubic content of a piece of wood one foot square and one inch thick
- board game — A board game is a game such as chess or backgammon, which people play by moving small objects around on a board.
- board rule — a measuring device for estimating the number of board feet in a quantity of wood
- board side — the broad side of a piece of lumber.
- boarded-up — with windows and doors covered with boards for security
- boat drill — practice in launching the lifeboats and taking off the passengers and crew of a ship
- body armor — Body armor is special protective clothing that people such as soldiers and police officers sometimes wear when they are in danger of being attacked with guns or other weapons.
- body track — the tracks of a railroad yard used for switching or sorting cars.
- bodyshaper — an undergarment which flattens the stomach, bottom etc