0%

11-letter words containing i, b, s

  • bashibazouk — (in the 19th century) one of a group of irregular Turkish soldiers notorious for their brutality
  • basic cobol — (language)   A subset of COBOL from COBOL-60 standards.
  • basic dress — a simple, usually dark dress that may be worn with various accessories or in combination with other garments so that it is suitable for different occasions.
  • basic steel — steel produced by the basic process.
  • basicranial — of or relating to the base of the skull
  • basicranium — (anatomy) The inferior region of the skull.
  • basidiocarp — the fruiting body of basidiomycetous fungi; the mushroom of agarics
  • basil thyme — a plant, Acinos thymoides, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves and purplish flowers.
  • basil-thyme — a European plant, Acinos arvensis, having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers: family Lamiaceae
  • basin range — a mountain range of the type found in the Great Basin region of the western U.S., typically long and narrow and characterized by faulted, tilted blocks of strata.
  • basingstoke — a town in S England, in N Hampshire. Pop: 90 171 (2001)
  • basipetally — in the manner of a basipetal
  • basis point — In finance, a basis point is one hundredth of a per cent (.01%).
  • baskerville — a style of type
  • basket fish — basket star.
  • basket hilt — a hilt fitted to a broadsword, with a generally padded basket-shaped guard to protect the hand
  • bass fiddle — double bass.
  • bass guitar — a guitar that has the same pitch and tuning as a double bass, usually electrically amplified
  • bass strait — a channel between mainland Australia and Tasmania, linking the Indian Ocean and the Tasman Sea
  • bastardised — Simple past tense and past participle of bastardise.
  • bastardized — If you refer to something as a bastardized form of something else, you mean that the first thing is similar to or copied from the second thing, but is of much poorer quality.
  • bastardizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastardize.
  • bastinadoed — Simple past tense and past participle of bastinado.
  • bastinadoes — Plural form of bastinado.
  • bastnaesite — a rare yellow to reddish-brown mineral consisting of a carbonate of fluorine and several lanthanide metals. It occurs in association with zinc and is a source of the lanthanides. Formula: LaFCO3
  • bath tissue — toilet paper.
  • batrachians — Plural form of batrachian.
  • batsmanship — (cricket) A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
  • battleships — Plural form of battleship.
  • battologist — wearisome repetition of words in speaking or writing.
  • bay of pigs — a bay on the SW coast of Cuba: scene of an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by US-backed troops (April 17, 1961)
  • bbc english — Received Pronunciation.
  • be quids in — If you are quids in, you have more money left than you expected or get more for your money than you expected.
  • bearberries — Plural form of bearberry.
  • bearishness — The characteristic of being bearish.
  • beastiality — Misspelling of bestiality.
  • beastliness — of or like a beast; bestial.
  • beauharnais — Alexandre (alɛksãdr), Vicomte de. 1760–94, French general, who served in the War of American Independence and the French Revolutionary wars; first husband of Empress Joséphine: guillotined
  • beauticians — Plural form of beautician.
  • beautifiers — Plural form of beautifier.
  • bedside rug — a rug beside a bed
  • behaviorism — Behaviorism is the belief held by some psychologists that the only valid method of studying the psychology of people or animals is to observe how they behave.
  • behaviorist — the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states.
  • behind bars — If you say that someone is behind bars, you mean that they are in prison.
  • behind post — one of the smaller outer posts inside which the ball must be kicked to score a behind
  • beilan pass — a mountain pass in SE Turkey near Syria. 2395 feet (730 meters).
  • belarussian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Belarus, its people, or their language
  • bellicosity — inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.
  • belorussian — of Belarus or its people, language, or culture
  • belowstairs — (formerly) at or in the basement of a large house, considered as the place where the servants live and work
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?