11-letter words containing e, m, b, o
- 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.
- bell-bottom — designating trousers or slacks that are flared beginning at the knee or mid-calf
- bellmouthed — having a flaring mouth or opening like that of a bell
- betrothment — the act or state of being betrothed; engagement.
- bicomponent — a fibre composed of two compounds
- bid welcome — to receive with cordial greetings
- big diomede — See under Diomede Islands.
- bimolecular — (of a chemical complex, collision, etc) having or involving two molecules
- bimorphemic — pertaining to two morphemes
- biochemical — Biochemical changes, reactions, and mechanisms relate to the chemical processes that happen in living things.
- biomaterial — a synthetic material used in prostheses or the replacement of natural body tissues
- biomedicine — the medical study of the effects of unusual environmental stress on human beings, esp in connection with space travel
- biometrical — pertaining to biometry
- biomimetics — the study and development of synthetic systems that mimic the formation, function, or structure of biologically produced substances and materials and biological mechanisms and processes.
- biomodeling — the mathematical modeling of biological reactions.
- biomolecule — a molecule occurring naturally in living organisms
- black money — that part of a nation's income that relates to its black economy
- bladderworm — cysticercus
- blameworthy — deserving disapproval or censure
- blasphemous — You can describe someone who shows disrespect for God or a religion as blasphemous. You can also describe what they are saying or doing as blasphemous.
- blood money — If someone makes a payment of blood money to the family of someone who has been killed, they pay that person's family a sum of money as compensation.
- blood serum — blood plasma from which the clotting factors have been removed
- bloodmobile — a motor vehicle equipped for collecting blood from donors
- bloodstream — Your bloodstream is the blood that flows around your body.
- blow-molded — (of plastic hollowware) made by blowing and shaping in a mold; mold-blown.
- blue monday — a Monday regarded as a depressing workday in contrast to the pleasant relaxation of the weekend.
- blueblossom — a shrub, Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, of the buckthorn family, abundant in the western U.S., having finely toothed oblong leaves and lilaclike clusters of blue flowers.
- body warmer — a sleeveless type of jerkin, usually quilted, worn as an outer garment for extra warmth
- boeremusiek — a variety of light music associated with the culture of the Afrikaners
- bohemianism — unconventional behaviour or appearance, esp of an artist
- boiler room — any room in a building (often in the basement) that contains a boiler for central heating, etc
- boilermaker — a person who works with metal in heavy industry; plater or welder
- bokmakierie — a large yellow shrike, Telephorus zeylonus, of southern Africa, known for its melodious song
- bomb crater — the crater in the ground, pavement, etc, left in the aftermath of an explosion
- bomb damage — damage to buildings, etc caused by the explosion of a bomb
- bombardment — A bombardment is a strong and continuous attack of gunfire or bombing.
- bond market — the market in which bonds are traded
- bone marrow — Bone marrow is the soft fatty substance inside human or animal bones.
- bonne femme — prepared in simple style, as in a cream sauce containing mushrooms: fillet of sole bonne femme.
- bontempelli — Massimo. 1878–1960, Italian dramatist, poet, novelist, and critic. His works include the play Nostra Dea (1925) and the novel The Faithful Lover (1953)
- boojum tree — a tree, Idria columnaris, native to Baja California, having spreading spiny branches, deciduous leaves, and yellow flowers.
- boolean sum — Mathematics. symmetric difference.
- boomeranger — a young adult who returns to live with parents after a period of living away from home.
- bottom gear — the lowest gear of a car, lorry, etc
- bottom heat — heat artificially applied to a container in which plants are grown in order to induce their germination, rooting, or growth.
- bottom line — The bottom line in a decision or situation is the most important factor that you have to consider.
- bottom time — the total time, in minutes, from the beginning of a descent to the beginning of an ascent.
- boulder dam — Hoover Dam
- boumedienne — Houari (ˈhaʊərɪ). 1927–78, Algerian statesman and soldier: president of Algeria (1965–78) after overthrowing Ben Bella in a coup
- bounce game — (esp in soccer) a non-competitive game played as part of training