10-letter words containing e, s
- 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
- bastnasite — (mineral) A light brown mineral that is a source of many rare earth elements.
- batchmates — Plural form of batchmate.
- bath sheet — a large bath towel
- bath stone — a kind of limestone used as a building material, esp at Bath in England
- bathhouses — Plural form of bathhouse.
- battements — Plural form of battement.
- batterings — Plural form of battering.
- battleaxes — Plural form of battleaxe.
- battleship — A battleship is a very large, heavily armed warship.
- battlesome — argumentative; quarrelsome.
- battlesuit — (science fiction) A technologically enhanced suit worn in battle for protection, camouflage, etc.
- baumeister — Willi [vil-ee] /ˈvɪl i/ (Show IPA), 1889–1955, German painter.
- bawdyhouse — a house of prostitution
- bay street — the financial centre of Toronto, in which Canada's largest stock exchange is situated
- bayberries — Plural form of bayberry.
- bcs theory — Physics. a general quantum theory of superconductivity that describes many properties of superconducting materials.
- be excused — to go to the lavatory
- be friends — to be friendly (with)
- be oneself — to function physically and mentally as one normally does
- be soft on — to treat gently
- be used to — If you are used to something, you are familiar with it because you have done it or experienced it many times before.
- beachballs — Plural form of beachball.
- beachgoers — Plural form of beachgoer.
- beachheads — Plural form of beachhead.
- beachscape — a section or expanse of beach and shore scenery.
- beadswoman — a female inhabitant of a beadhouse
- bean feast — (formerly) an annual dinner or party given by an employer for employees.
- bean goose — a grey goose, Anser fabalis
- bean-feast — (formerly) an annual dinner or party given by an employer for employees.
- beanfeasts — Plural form of beanfeast.
- beanstalks — Plural form of beanstalk.
- bear grass — Also called elk grass. a tall, western North American plant, Xerophyllum tenax, of the lily family, having narrow leaves and a dense, broad cluster of tiny white flowers.
- bear's-ear — auricula
- bear's-paw — a clam of the genus Hippopus, having a ridged, white shell with purplish-red spots.
- beard moss — any of several green or yellow lichens of the genus Usnea, having long, threadlike stems in a tangled mass typically hanging from tree branches, and growing in a wide range of habitats from tropical zones to the Arctic.
- beast epic — a long verse narrative in which the misadventures of animals satirize human foibles and follies.
- beatitudes — supreme blessedness; exalted happiness.
- beau geste — a noble or gracious gesture or act, esp one that is meaningless
- beaujolais — Beaujolais is a type of red wine that comes from the region of eastern France called Beaujolais.
- beautifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beautify.
- beautifuls — having beauty; possessing qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind: a beautiful dress; a beautiful speech.
- beautyless — Devoid of beauty.
- beaux arts — noting or pertaining to a style of architecture, popularly associated with the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, that prevailed in France in the late 19th century and that was adopted in the U.S. and elsewhere c1900, characterized by the free and eclectic use and adaptation of French architectural features of the 16th through 18th centuries combined so as to give a massive, elaborate, and often ostentatious effect, and also by the use of symmetrical plans preferably allowing vast amounts of interior space.
- beaux-arts — relating to the classical decorative style, esp that of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris
- because of — If an event or situation occurs because of something, that thing is the reason or cause.
- becquerels — Plural form of becquerel.
- bed settee — a settee which can be converted into a bed