10-letter words containing e, s, a
- bargestone — any of several stones forming the sloping edge of a gable.
- barkeepers — Plural form of barkeeper.
- barkhausen — Heinrich Georg. 1881–1956, German physicist; discovered that ferromagnetic material in an increasing magnetic field becomes magnetized in discrete jumps (the Barkhausen effect)
- barnstable — a city in SE Massachusetts.
- barnstaple — a town in SW England, in Devon, on the estuary of the River Taw: tourism, agriculture. Pop: 30 765 (2001)
- barometers — Plural form of barometer.
- baronesses — Plural form of baroness.
- baronetess — the wife of a baronet
- barpersons — Plural form of barperson.
- barquettes — a small, boat-shaped pastry shell filled with a savory or sweet mixture and served as an hors d'oeuvre or dessert.
- barrel ass — to charge headlong; move at high speed.
- barrel-ass — to charge headlong; move at high speed.
- barrelfish — a blackish stromateid fish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis, inhabiting New England coastal waters.
- barrelfuls — Plural form of barrelful.
- barrenness — not producing or incapable of producing offspring; sterile: a barren woman.
- barricades — Plural form of barricade.
- barristers — Plural form of barrister.
- bartenders — Plural form of bartender.
- barysphere — centrosphere (def 2).
- bas-relief — Bas-relief is a technique of sculpture in which shapes are carved so that they stand out from the background.
- basal cell — a cell of the basal, or deepest, layer of the epidermis
- basaltware — hard fine-grained black stoneware, made in Europe, esp in England, in the late 18th century
- base level — the lowest level to which a land surface can be eroded by streams, which is, ultimately, sea level
- base metal — A base metal is a metal such as copper, zinc, tin, or lead that is not a precious metal.
- base price — a price quoted as a base without including additional charges.
- base speed — a pure pinkish-grey form of the drug amphetamine with a putty-like consistency
- baseballer — a person who plays baseball
- baseboards — Plural form of baseboard.
- baseburner — a stove into which coal is automatically fed from a hopper above the fire chamber
- basel-land — a demicanton in N Switzerland. 165 sq. mi. (425 sq. km). Capital: Liestal.
- baselessly — In a baseless way.
- baseliners — Plural form of baseliner.
- baseperson — (baseball, softball) A fielder (of either gender) positioned near a base.
- baseplates — Plural form of baseplate.
- baserunner — a baseball player in the act of running around bases
- basic rate — the standard or lowest level on a scale of money payable, esp in taxation
- basic wage — a person's wage excluding overtime, bonuses, etc
- basilectal — (linguistics) of, or relating to a basilect.
- basketball — Basketball is a game in which two teams of five players each try to score goals by throwing a large ball through a circular net fixed to a metal ring at each end of the court.
- basketcase — Alternative form of basket case.
- basketlike — resembling a basket
- basketwork — work that is interlaced or woven like a basket; wickerwork
- basophiles — Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
- bass flute — the lowest instrument in the flute family, pitched one octave below the concert flute
- basseterre — a port in the Caribbean, on St Kitts in the Leeward Islands: the capital of St Kitts-Nevis. Pop: 13 220 (2001)
- bassinette — Alternative spelling of bassinet.
- bast fiber — bast (def 2).
- bast-fiber — Botany. phloem.
- bastardise — to lower in condition or worth; debase: hybrid works that neither preserve nor bastardize existing art forms.
- bastardize — to debase; corrupt