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11-letter words containing m, i, r

  • bacteriemia — Bacteremia.
  • balmorality — an idealization of Scottish traditions and culture
  • bandkeramik — the pottery of the early Neolithic Danubian culture of Europe, having characteristic parallel spiral lines over the body and neck of the gourdlike vessels and dated 5000–4000 b.c.
  • banjarmasin — a port in Indonesia, in SW Borneo. Pop: 527 415 (2000)
  • banjermasin — a seaport on the S coast of Borneo, in Indonesia.
  • bar mitzvah — A bar mitzvah is a ceremony that takes place on the thirteenth birthday of a Jewish boy, after which he is regarded as an adult.
  • barbitalism — barbiturism.
  • barbiturism — chronic poisoning caused by the excessive use of phenobarbital, secobarbital, or other derivative of barbituric acid.
  • barium meal — a preparation of barium sulphate, which is opaque to X-rays, swallowed by a patient before X-ray examination of the upper part of the alimentary canal
  • barking mad — If you say that someone is barking mad, you mean that they are insane or are acting very strangely.
  • barnyardism — a smutty or indecent word or expression.
  • barramundis — Plural form of barramundi.
  • barthianism — the theological doctrines and principles of Karl Barth and his followers, especially in reference to neoorthodoxy.
  • basicranium — (anatomy) The inferior region of the skull.
  • bathymetric — Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
  • beam aerial — an aerial system, such as a Yagi aerial, having directional properties
  • beam riding — a method of missile guidance in which the missile steers itself along the axis of a conically scanned microwave beam
  • 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.
  • bering time — the civil time officially adopted for a country or region, usually the civil time of some specific meridian lying within the region. The standard time zones in the U.S. (Atlantic time, Eastern time, Central time, Mountain time, Pacific time, Yukon time, Alaska-Hawaii time, and Bering time) use the civil times of the 60th, 75th, 90th, 105th, 120th, 135th, 150th, and 165th meridians respectively, the difference of time between one zone and the next being exactly one hour.
  • berkeleyism — any philosophical system or doctrine derived from the views of Bishop Berkeley.
  • bermuda rig — a fore-and-aft sailing boat rig characterized by a tall mainsail (Bermudian mainsail) that tapers to a point
  • biedermeier — of or relating to a decorative and furnishing style in mid-19th-century Germany, characterized by solidity and conventionality
  • bikram yoga — a form of yoga in which traditional exercises are performed at high temperature and humidity
  • bimillenary — marking a two-thousandth anniversary
  • bimolecular — (of a chemical complex, collision, etc) having or involving two molecules
  • bimorphemic — pertaining to two morphemes
  • binary form — a structure consisting of two sections, each being played twice
  • biomaterial — a synthetic material used in prostheses or the replacement of natural body tissues
  • biometrical — pertaining to biometry
  • biomorphism — a painted, drawn, or sculptured free form or design suggestive in shape of a living organism, especially an ameba or protozoan: The paintings of Joan Miró are often notable for their playful, bright-colored biomorphs.
  • bipyramidal — relating to a symmetrical structure consisting of two pyramids
  • bismarckian — of, relating to, or resembling Otto von Bismarck, especially in respect to his aggressiveness in politics and diplomacy.
  • bisymmetric — showing symmetry in two planes at right angles to each other
  • black maria — a police van for transporting prisoners
  • blue marlin — a large marlin, Makaira nigricans, occurring worldwide in warm and temperate seas, highly prized in sportfishing and as a food fish.
  • bodhidharma — 6th century ad, Indian Buddhist monk, who taught in China (from 520): considered to be the founder of Zen Buddhism
  • boeremusiek — a variety of light music associated with the culture of the Afrikaners
  • boiler room — any room in a building (often in the basement) that contains a boiler for central heating, etc
  • boilermaker — a person who works with metal in heavy industry; plater or welder
  • bokmakierie — a large yellow shrike, Telephorus zeylonus, of southern Africa, known for its melodious song
  • bombing run — the part of a flight of a bomber aircraft that brings it to the point over a target at which its bombs are released
  • bonapartism — a political system resembling the rules of the Bonapartes, esp Napoleon I and Napoleon III: centralized government by a military dictator, who enjoys popular support given expression in plebiscites
  • boring clam — piddock
  • boring mill — a large vertical lathe having a rotating table on which work is secured. Tools are held on a fixed post and the work is rotated around it
  • brachyprism — the four faces parallel to the brachyaxis in a crystal
  • braggartism — the activity of a braggart
  • brahmachari — a student of the Vedas, especially one committed to brahmacharya.
  • brahminical — Hinduism. Brahman1 (def 1).
  • branchiform — shaped like a gill.
  • brand image — The brand image of a particular brand of product is the image or impression that people have of it, usually created by advertising.
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