11-letter words containing e, n, s
- belorussian — of Belarus or its people, language, or culture
- belt sander — a sander that uses an endless abrasive belt driven by an electric motor.
- bench press — a weight-training exercise in which a person lies on a bench and pushes a barbell upwards with both hands from chest level until the arms are straight, then lowers it again
- bench screw — a wooden or metal screw rotated by a handle fixed to one end within a threaded block fixed to a workbench: used with various jaws to form a vise.
- bench-press — a weightlifting exercise in which one lies supine on a bench and with both hands pushes a barbell or fixed weight upward from chest level to arm's length and then lowers it back to chest level: usually repeated in sets.
- benchership — the position of a bencher at the Inns of Court
- bendy straw — a drinking straw which is bent towards the top end
- bengal rose — China rose (def 1).
- bengal-rose — Also called Bengal rose. a rose, Rosa chinensis, of China, having slightly fragrant crimson, pink, or white flowers.
- bensenville — a town in NE Illinois.
- benthoscope — a deep-sea diving vessel
- bergschrund — a crevasse at the head of a glacier
- berners-lee — Sir Tim. born 1955, British computer scientist who in 1990 created the World Wide Web
- berry spoon — a small spoon, especially of the late 18th century, having a perforated bowl.
- beseemingly — in a manner that is beseeming
- besiegement — the state of being besieged
- besiegingly — in an urgent or important manner
- best friend — a dearest friend
- betweenness — the condition of being between
- bhubaneswar — an ancient city in E India, the capital of Odisha (formerly Orissa) state: many temples built between the 7th and 16th centuries. Pop: 647 302 (2001)
- big science — scientific research that requires a large investment of capital
- biliousness — Physiology, Pathology. pertaining to bile or to an excess secretion of bile.
- bindingness — the quality of being binding
- bindlestiff — a migratory worker; hobo
- biocoenosis — a diverse community inhabiting a single biotope
- biogenetics — the branch of biology concerned with altering the genomes of living organisms
- biokinetics — the study of movements of or within organisms.
- bird's nest — the nest of a bird
- bird's-nest — nest (def 1).
- bisectional — relating to division into two equal parts
- bladdernose — hooded seal
- blank shell — a shotgun shell containing powder but no shot.
- blank slate — tabula rasa.
- blank verse — Blank verse is poetry that does not rhyme. In English literature it usually consists of lines with five stressed syllables.
- blaspheming — to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
- blemishment — a flaw or blemish
- blessedness — consecrated; sacred; holy; sanctified: the Blessed Sacrament.
- blind snake — any burrowing snake of the family Typhlopidae and related families of warm and tropical regions, having very small or vestigial eyes
- blind-sided — Sports. to tackle, hit, or attack (an opponent) from the blind side: The quarterback was blindsided and had the ball knocked out of his hand.
- blindstorey — a storey without windows, such as a gallery in a Gothic church
- bloatedness — the state of being swollen, as with a liquid, air, or wind
- bloodsprent — spattered or stained with blood
- blue ensign — an ensign having the Union Jack on a blue background at the upper corner of the vertical edge alongside the hoist: flown by Royal Navy auxiliary vessels, and, with some extra distinguishing mark or insignia, by certain yacht clubs
- blue island — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- blue screen — a special effects film technique involving filming actors against a blue screen on which effects such as computerized graphics can be added later and integrated into a single sequence
- blue-rinsed — (of hair) tinted silver-blue
- blunderbuss — an obsolete short musket with large bore and flared muzzle, used to scatter shot at short range
- bobsledding — a sled having two pairs of runners, a brake, and a steering wheel or other mechanism that enables the front rider to direct the sled down a steeply banked run or chute.
- bohemianism — unconventional behaviour or appearance, esp of an artist
- bondservant — a serf or slave