10-letter words containing e, s, a
- blastopore — the opening of the archenteron in the gastrula that develops into the anus of some animals
- blepharism — spasm of the eyelids, causing rapid involuntary blinking
- blogstream — the publication on the internet of content from weblogs rather than from mainstream media sources
- blue daisy — a bushy, composite shrub, Felicia amelloides, of southern Africa, having solitary, daisylike flowers with yellow disks and blue rays, grown as an ornamental.
- blue flags — any North American plant of the genus Iris, especially I. versicolor : the state flower of Tennessee.
- blue flash — green flash.
- blue jeans — Blue jeans are the same as jeans.
- blue shark — a shark of the species Prionace glauca, found in temperate and tropical waters
- blue stain — a bluish discoloration of sapwood caused by growth of fungi
- blue state — a state of the U.S. that usually votes Democratic.
- bluebreast — any of several birds with blue plumage around the throat
- bluehearts — a hairy, purple-flowered perennial plant (Buchnera americana) of the figwort family, found in the S U.S.
- blues band — a band that plays the blues
- board side — the broad side of a piece of lumber.
- boat shoes — shoes for wearing on board boats, often laced moccasins
- bode's law — an empirical rule relating the distances of the planets from the sun, based on the numerical sequence 0, 3, 6, 12, 24,…. Adding 4 to each number and dividing by 10 gives the sequence 0.4, 0.7, 1, 1.6, 2.8,…, which is a reasonable representation of distances in astronomical units for most planets if the minor planets are counted as a single entity at 2.8
- bodyshaper — an undergarment which flattens the stomach, bottom etc
- bomb scare — an alarm arising from the fear that a bomb may have been left in a place
- bona fides — Someone's bona fides are their good or sincere intentions.
- boneshaker — an early type of bicycle having solid tyres and no springs
- bonnilasse — a pretty girl
- book share — a share of a mutual fund credited to the account of a shareholder without the physical issuance of a certificate evidencing ownership.
- bordelaise — denoting a brown sauce flavoured with red wine and sometimes mushrooms
- boundaries — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- bowser bag — doggy bag.
- box staple — a socket for holding the end of a lock bolt when the door is closed.
- braaivleis — a picnic at which meat is cooked over an open fire; a barbecue
- bradstreet — Anne (Dudley). ?1612–72, US poet, born in England: regarded as the first significant US poet
- bradyseism — a gradual rise or fall in the earth's crust
- brain stem — the portion of the brain that is continuous with the spinal cord and comprises the medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain, and parts of the hypothalamus, functioning in the control of reflexes and such essential internal mechanisms as respiration and heartbeat.
- brake disc — a metal disc that revolves with the wheel in a disc brake
- brake shoe — the curved metal casting to which the brake lining is riveted in a drum brake
- brandished — to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish: Brandishing his sword, he rode into battle.
- brass neck — effrontery; nerve
- brassiness — made of or covered with brass.
- brattiness — the quality of being bratty
- brazenness — shameless or impudent: brazen presumption.
- bread shop — a baker's shop
- breadstick — bread baked in a long thin crisp stick
- breadstuff — any form of bread
- break step — to cease to march in step
- breakables — objects that are delicate and could be easily broken
- breastbone — Your breastbone is the long, flat bone which goes from your throat to the bottom of your ribs and to which your ribs are attached.
- breastplow — a cultivator moved forward by a person pressing the chest against a crossbar.
- breastrail — the upper rail of any parapet on a ship
- breastwork — a temporary defensive work, usually breast-high
- breathless — If you are breathless, you have difficulty in breathing properly, for example because you have been running or because you are afraid or excited.
- brewmaster — a person who is in charge of brewing beer in a brewery
- bridesmaid — A bridesmaid is a woman or a girl who helps and accompanies a bride on her wedding day.
- brix scale — a scale for calibrating hydrometers used for measuring the concentration and density of sugar solutions at a given temperature