10-letter words containing e, t, n, a
- bench seat — a seat for more than one person
- benefactor — A benefactor is a person who helps a person or organization by giving them money.
- bent grass — any grass of the genus Agrostis, especially the redtop.
- benthamism — the philosophy of utilitarianism as first expounded by Jeremy Bentham in terms of an action being good that has a greater tendency to augment the happiness of the community than to diminish it
- benzoylate — to introduce the benzoyl group into (an organic compound).
- berecyntia — Cybele.
- bernadette — a feminine name
- bernadotte — Folke (ˈfɔlke), Count. 1895–1948, Swedish diplomat, noted for his work with the Red Cross during World War II and as United Nations mediator in Palestine (1948). He was assassinated by Jewish terrorists
- bes antler — bay antler.
- betacyanin — any one of a group of red nitrogenous pigments found in certain plants, such as beetroot
- betancourt — Rómulo [rom-yuh-loh;; Spanish raw-moo-law] /ˈrɒm yəˌloʊ;; Spanish ˈrɔ muˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1908–81, Venezuelan journalist and political leader: president of Venezuela 1945–48 and 1959–64.
- bez antler — bay antler
- biannulate — having two bands, esp of colour
- bicornuate — Botany, Zoology. having two horns or hornlike parts.
- bimaternal — having the genetic material of two mothers but no father
- binoxalate — an acid containing the group HC 2 O 4 –, as ammonium binoxalate, C 2 H 5 NO 4 ⋅H 2 O.
- binucleate — having two nuclei
- bioethanol — a biofuel based on alcohol which may be combined with petrol for use in vehicles
- bioreagent — a reagent of biological origin, such as an enzyme
- biparental — from two parents
- birth name — the surname given a person at birth.
- black tern — a small tern with a black head and body, Chlidonias niger, found on all continents except Australasia
- blackstone — Sir William. 1723–80, English jurist noted particularly for his Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765–69), which had a profound influence on jurisprudence in the US
- bladdernut — any temperate shrub or small tree of the genus Staphylea, esp S. pinnata of S Europe, that has bladder-like seed pods: family Staphyleaceae
- blank tape — magnetic tape that has no recorded sound or image, as an unused or erased tape.
- blanketing — a large, rectangular piece of soft fabric, often with bound edges, used especially for warmth as a bed covering.
- blanquette — a French stew made of meat, usually veal, and white sauce
- blathering — foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.
- blind date — A blind date is an arrangement made for you to spend a romantic evening with someone you have never met before.
- blue giant — any of the large, bright stars having surface temperatures of about 20,000 K and diameters that are often ten times that of the sun.
- blue stain — a bluish discoloration of sapwood caused by growth of fungi
- bone earth — bone ash.
- bonnethead — a hammerhead shark, Sphyrna tiburo, found in shallow waters from Brazil to Massachusetts, having a spade-shaped head.
- bracketing — a set of brackets
- 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.
- branchiate — having gills.
- brattiness — the quality of being bratty
- brazen out — If you have done something wrong and you brazen it out, you behave confidently in order not to appear ashamed, even though you probably do feel ashamed.
- break into — If someone breaks into a building, they get into it by force.
- breakfront — (of a bookcase, bureau, etc) having a slightly projecting central section
- breakpoint — an instruction inserted by a debug program causing a return to the debug program
- 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.
- breathe in — When you breathe in, you take some air into your lungs.
- brigantine — a two-masted sailing ship, rigged square on the foremast and fore-and-aft with square topsails on the mainmast
- brilliante — with spirit; lively
- browbeaten — intimidated
- buonaparte — Bonaparte1
- bustamante — Anastasio [ah-nahs-tah-syaw] /ˌɑ nɑsˈtɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1780–1853, Mexican military and political leader: president 1830–32, 1837–41.
- butane gas — a colourless flammable gaseous alkane that exists in two isomeric forms, both of which occur in natural gas. The stable isomer, n-butane, is used mainly in the manufacture of rubber and fuels (such as Calor Gas). Formula: C4H10
- butt-naked — completely naked