10-letter words containing e, o, a
- broad bean — Broad beans are flat round beans that are light green in colour and are eaten as a vegetable.
- broad seal — the official seal of a nation and its government
- broadfaced — having a broad, wide face.
- broadpiece — an English coin replaced by the guinea in 1663
- broadscale — on a broad scale; extensive; spread over a wide area
- broadsheet — A broadsheet is a newspaper that is printed on large sheets of paper. Broadsheets are generally considered to be more serious than other newspapers. Compare tabloid.
- brocatelle — a heavy brocade with the design in deep relief, used chiefly in upholstery
- brogrammer — a male computer programmer who is characterized as a bro: Brogrammers challenge the geek/nerd stereotype.
- bromegrass — any of various grasses of the genus Bromus, having small flower spikes in loose drooping clusters. Some species are used for hay
- bronze age — The Bronze Age was a period of time which began when people started making things from bronze about 4,000–6,000 years ago.
- brood mare — a mare kept for breeding purposes
- brookhaven — a town in SW Mississippi.
- browbeaten — intimidated
- browbeater — to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully: They browbeat him into agreeing.
- brown bear — a large ferocious brownish bear, Ursus arctos, inhabiting temperate forests of North America, Europe, and Asia
- bulbaceous — bulbous
- bullroarer — a wooden slat attached to a thong that makes a roaring sound when the thong is whirled: used esp by native Australians in religious rites
- buonaparte — Bonaparte1
- button ear — a dog's ear that folds forward completely.
- byssaceous — consisting of fine threads
- cable buoy — a buoy marking or supporting part of a submerged cable.
- cablephoto — a photographic image transmitted via cable, especially for use by newspapers or in police work.
- cabo verde — a republic in the Atlantic off the coast of West Africa, consisting of a group of ten islands and five islets: an overseas territory of Portugal until 1975, when the islands became independent. Official language: Portuguese. Religion: Christian (Roman Catholic) majority; animist minority. Currency: Cape Verdean escudo. Capital: Praia. Pop: 531 046 (2013 est). Area: 4033 sq km (1557 sq miles)
- cabriolets — Plural form of cabriolet.
- cacao bean — a seed of the cacao tree.
- cacciatore — prepared with tomatoes, mushrooms, herbs, and other seasonings
- cacodaemon — Wicked or malevolent spirit as opposed to agathodemon (a good spirit).
- cacodemons — Plural form of cacodemon.
- cacodylate — a salt of cacodylic acid.
- cacogenics — dysgenics.
- cacomistle — a catlike omnivorous mammal, Bassariscus astutus, of S North America, related to but smaller than the raccoons: family Procyonidae, order Carnivora (carnivores). It has yellowish-grey fur and a long bushy tail banded in black and white
- cactaceous — belonging to the Cactaceae, the cactus family of plants.
- cadaverous — If you describe someone as cadaverous, you mean they are extremely thin and pale.
- caecostomy — (surgery) An operation involving bringing the caecum through the abdominal wall, most often by a tube, and opening it for drainage or decompression, usually to treat an obstruction of the colon.
- caecotroph — (biology) In certain mammals, especially rabbits and some rodents, a cake or pellet of food which is produced by means of digestion and expulsion through the anus.
- caen stone — a cream-colored limestone quarried near Caen, France, for use in building.
- caernarfon — a port and resort in NW Wales, in Gwynedd on the Menai Strait: 13th-century castle. Pop: 9726 (2001)
- caernarvon — a seaport in W Gwynedd, in NW Wales, on Menai Strait: 13th-century castle of Edward II.
- caespitose — growing in dense tufts
- cafetorium — a room, usually in a school or other educational institution, which serves both as a cafeteria and an auditorium
- cajolement — The act of cajoling or the state of being cajoled.
- cake flour — finely ground wheat flour.
- calabooses — Plural form of calaboose.
- calcaneous — Misspelling of calcaneus.
- calcareous — of, containing, or resembling calcium carbonate; chalky
- calcedonio — a type of Venetian opaque glassware, with veins of colour, intended to imitate chalcedony
- calceiform — shaped like a shoe or slipper
- calceolate — shaped like a slipper, as the large, middle petal of an orchid
- calciferol — a fat-soluble steroid, found esp in fish-liver oils, produced by the action of ultraviolet radiation on ergosterol. It increases the absorption of calcium from the intestine and is used in the treatment of rickets. Formula: C28H43OH
- calciphobe — calcifuge.