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11-letter words containing e, i, r

  • barquentine — a sailing ship of three or more masts rigged square on the foremast and fore-and-aft on the others
  • barycentric — Of or relating to the center of gravity.
  • basal ridge — a U -shaped ridge at the base of the posterior surface of the crown of a tooth.
  • base period — a neutral period used as a standard for comparison in constructing an index to express a variable factor: 100 is usually taken as the index number for the variable in the base period
  • baserunning — the act of running around bases
  • basic dress — a simple, usually dark dress that may be worn with various accessories or in combination with other garments so that it is suitable for different occasions.
  • basin range — a mountain range of the type found in the Great Basin region of the western U.S., typically long and narrow and characterized by faulted, tilted blocks of strata.
  • baskerville — a style of type
  • bastardised — Simple past tense and past participle of bastardise.
  • bastardized — If you refer to something as a bastardized form of something else, you mean that the first thing is similar to or copied from the second thing, but is of much poorer quality.
  • bastardizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastardize.
  • bath oliver — a kind of unsweetened biscuit
  • bathymetric — Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
  • batter pile — a pile driven at an angle to the vertical.
  • be dirty on — to be offended by or be hostile towards
  • be hard hit — To be hard hit by something means to be affected very severely by it.
  • beach chair — A beach chair is a simple chair with a folding frame, and a piece of canvas as the seat and back. Beach chairs are usually used on the beach, on a ship, or in the yard.
  • beach drift — the drifting of sediments, especially marine sediments, in patterns parallel to the contours of a beach, due to the action of waves and currents.
  • beach ridge — a ridge just inland from a beach, consisting of sand and gravel built up by storm waves
  • beam aerial — an aerial system, such as a Yagi aerial, having directional properties
  • beam riding — a method of missile guidance in which the missile steers itself along the axis of a conically scanned microwave beam
  • bearability — the quality of being able to be borne
  • bearbaiting — an old form of diversion in which dogs were made to torment a chained bear
  • bearberries — Plural form of bearberry.
  • bearded tit — a small European bird, Panurus biarmicus, found in reedy places, the male of which has a tuft of black feathers on each side of the face.
  • bearer bill — a bill payable to the person in possession
  • bearing cap — A bearing cap is a rigid, semi-circular part that fits around one half of a bearing and secures it.
  • bearishness — The characteristic of being bearish.
  • beauharnais — Alexandre (alɛksãdr), Vicomte de. 1760–94, French general, who served in the War of American Independence and the French Revolutionary wars; first husband of Empress Joséphine: guillotined
  • beautifiers — Plural form of beautifier.
  • beautifuler — Obsolete spelling of beautifuller.
  • beaver tail — a flat oval doughnut served fried and sugared
  • bedraggling — Present participle of bedraggle.
  • bedside rug — a rug beside a bed
  • beer engine — a pump used to draw beer from a cask
  • beetlebrain — a person of severely limited intelligence
  • behaviorism — Behaviorism is the belief held by some psychologists that the only valid method of studying the psychology of people or animals is to observe how they behave.
  • behaviorist — the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states.
  • behavioural — Behavioural means relating to the behaviour of a person or animal, or to the study of their behaviour.
  • behind bars — If you say that someone is behind bars, you mean that they are in prison.
  • beiderbecke — Leon Bismarcke, known as Bix. 1903–31, US jazz cornettist, composer, and pianist
  • belarussian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Belarus, its people, or their language
  • bell ringer — A bell ringer is someone who rings church bells or hand bells, especially as a hobby.
  • belligerati — intellectuals, such as writers, who advocate war or imperialism
  • belligerent — A belligerent person is hostile and aggressive.
  • belorussian — of Belarus or its people, language, or culture
  • belowstairs — (formerly) at or in the basement of a large house, considered as the place where the servants live and work
  • belted tire — a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
  • benchership — the position of a bencher at the Inns of Court
  • benedictory — of, giving, or expressing benediction.
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