11-letter words containing e, i, r
- awash-river — a river in E Ethiopia, flowing NE through the Great Rift Valley to near the Djibouti border. 500 miles (805 km) long.
- awestricken — filled with awe.
- axisymmetry — any symmetry formed around an axis
- axonometric — of or relating to a projection method of representing three-dimensional objects on a flat surface
- azerbaijani — a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan
- azoospermia — absence of spermatozoa in the semen
- azores high — a subtropical high centered near the Azores.
- b1 security — Orange Book
- b2 security — Orange Book
- b3 security — Orange Book
- baby sister — a younger sister
- baby-minder — a person who is paid to look after other people's babies or very young children
- baby-sitter — a person who takes care of a child or children while the parents are out
- babysitters — Plural form of babysitter.
- bacciferous — bearing berries
- bachelorism — bachelorhood
- back boiler — a tank or series of pipes at the back of a fireplace for heating water
- backswimmer — an aquatic bug belonging to the family Notonectidae that swims on its back using its back legs as oars
- bacteraemia — the presence of bacteria in the blood
- bacteraemic — containing, caused by, or pertaining to bacteraemia
- bacterially — In reference to bacteria.
- bactericide — a substance able to destroy bacteria
- bacteriemia — Bacteremia.
- bacteriocin — any protein-based toxin given off by bacteria to prevent the growth of related bacteria nearby
- bacteriosis — any bacterial disease
- bacteriuria — the presence of bacteria in the urine
- bacteroides — any of several rod-shaped, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Bacteroides, occurring in the alimentary and genitourinary tracts of humans and other mammals, certain species of which are pathogenic.
- bakersfield — city in SC Calif.: pop. 247,000
- ballbearing — Alternative form of ball bearing.
- ballcarrier — an attacking player in possession of the ball
- ballicatter — (in Newfoundland) ice that forms along a shore from waves and spray
- bandeirante — a 16th–18th-century Portugese explorer in South America motivated by profit, known for hunting down natives for slaves as well as for locating mines of precious stones and metals
- banderillas — Plural form of banderilla.
- bandkeramik — the pottery of the early Neolithic Danubian culture of Europe, having characteristic parallel spiral lines over the body and neck of the gourdlike vessels and dated 5000–4000 b.c.
- baneberries — Plural form of baneberry.
- banistering — Present participle of banister.
- banjermasin — a seaport on the S coast of Borneo, in Indonesia.
- banteringly — in a bantering fashion
- baptistries — Plural form of baptistry.
- barbarities — Plural form of barbarity.
- barbed wire — Barbed wire is strong wire with sharp points sticking out of it, and is used to make fences.
- barbie doll — a teenage doll with numerous sets of clothes and accessories
- barbiturate — A barbiturate is a drug which people take to make them calm or to help them to sleep.
- barebacking — sexual intercourse performed without the use of a condom
- baresthesia — the sense or perception of pressure.
- bargainable — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
- barge spike — a square spike with a chisel point.
- barium meal — a preparation of barium sulphate, which is opaque to X-rays, swallowed by a patient before X-ray examination of the upper part of the alimentary canal
- barley wine — an exceptionally strong beer
- baronetical — pertaining to baronets