10-letter words containing n, e, s
- birthstone — a precious or semiprecious stone associated with a month or sign of the zodiac and thought to bring luck if worn by a person born in that month or under that sign
- bismuthine — an unstable hydride of bismuth, BiH 3 , analogous to arsine and stibine.
- bisphenoid — a tetrahedral form, each edge of which is bisected by the perpendicular bisecting the edge that does not intersect it.
- bitchiness — characteristic of a bitch; spiteful; malicious.
- bitterness — having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
- blacksnake — any of several Old World black venomous elapid snakes, esp Pseudechis porphyriacus (Australian blacksnake)
- 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
- blandisher — someone who blandishes
- blind seed — a disease of ryegrass, characterized by shriveled, soft seeds, caused by a fungus, Phialea temulenta.
- blind side — the side of the field between the scrum and the nearer touchline
- blind test — a test in which the participants cannot identify the products that they are testing
- blind-side — the part of one's field of vision, as to the side and rear, where one is unable to see approaching objects.
- blindsided — Sports. to tackle, hit, or attack (an opponent) from the blind side: The quarterback was blindsided and had the ball knocked out of his hand.
- blistering — Blistering heat is very great heat.
- blitheness — joyous, merry, or happy in disposition; glad; cheerful: Everyone loved her for her blithe spirit.
- blitzstein — Marc, 1905–64, U.S. composer.
- bloodiness — the state of being bloody
- bloodstone — a dark-green variety of chalcedony with red spots: used as a gemstone
- blue jeans — Blue jeans are the same as jeans.
- blue rinse — a rinse for tinting grey hair a silvery-blue colour
- blue stain — a bluish discoloration of sapwood caused by growth of fungi
- blue-rinse — of, for, or composed mostly of elderly women: the blue-rinse matinee audience.
- blues band — a band that plays the blues
- blurriness — blurred; indistinct.
- blush wine — any of certain wines similar in style to dry white wine although slightly pink in color: made like rosé from red-wine grapes, and often named by the grape's name preceded by “white,” as white zinfandel
- boehmenism — the mystical doctrines or conceptions of Jakob Böhme.
- boehmenist — a supporter or adherent of Boehmenism.
- bolstering — a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
- bona fides — Someone's bona fides are their good or sincere intentions.
- bonesetter — a person who sets broken or dislocated bones, esp one who has no formal medical qualifications
- boneshaker — an early type of bicycle having solid tyres and no springs
- bonkbuster — a novel characterized by graphic descriptions of the heroine's frequent sexual encounters
- bonnilasse — a pretty girl
- boringness — the quality of being boring
- bottlenose — a kind of whale or dolphin
- bottomness — the number of bottom antiquarks minus the number of bottom quarks in a particle
- boundaries — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- bounderish — having the qualities of a bounder
- bousingken — a drinking house frequented by thieves or other disreputable characters
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- brightness — the condition of being bright
- brokenness — the quality of being broken
- broodiness — moody; gloomy.
- brown eyes — eyes with brown irises