10-letter words containing n, o, a, d
- autowinder — a battery-operated device for advancing the film in a camera automatically after each exposure
- avoidances — Plural form of avoidance.
- avoidantly — In an avoidant manner.
- backend-to — in a reversed position; backward.
- background — Your background is the kind of family you come from and the kind of education you have had. It can also refer to such things as your social and racial origins, your financial status, or the type of work experience that you have.
- bacon rind — the outer edge of a slice of bacon, corresponding to the skin of the pig
- band razor — a safety razor with a replaceable head whose cutting edge is a narrow band of steel that can be wound forward, exposing a new, sharp section.
- banderoles — Plural form of banderole.
- bandicoots — Plural form of bandicoot.
- bandoleers — Plural form of bandoleer.
- bandoleros — Plural form of bandolero.
- bandoliers — Plural form of bandolier.
- bandoneons — Plural form of bandoneon.
- bandwaggon — Alt form bandwagon.
- bandwagons — Plural form of bandwagon.
- bankrolled — money in one's possession; monetary resources.
- barnardo's — a charity, founded by Thomas John Barnardo, that supports vulnerable children and young people
- basutoland — Lesotho
- bat around — to discuss (an idea, proposition, etc) informally
- baudouin i — 1930–93, king of Belgium (1951–93)
- bay window — A bay window is a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house.
- bayonetted — (British) Simple past tense and past participle of bayonet.
- be hard on — to treat severely; be harsh toward
- beadswoman — a female inhabitant of a beadhouse
- beau monde — the world of fashion and society
- bedeswoman — beadswoman
- beforehand — If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event.
- beg-pardon — an expression of apology (used especially in the phrase with no beg-pardons).
- belladonna — either of two alkaloid drugs, atropine or hyoscyamine, obtained from the leaves and roots of the deadly nightshade
- 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
- bingo card — a prepaid postcard inserted in a magazine by its publisher to enable a reader to order free information about advertised products.
- biodynamic — the branch of biology dealing with energy or the activity of living organisms (opposed to biostatics).
- blood bank — A blood bank is a place where blood which has been taken from blood donors is stored until it is needed for people in hospital.
- bloodstain — A bloodstain is a mark on a surface caused by blood.
- boisbriand — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal.
- bollandist — any of the editors of the Acta Sanctorum.
- bombarding — to attack or batter with artillery fire.
- bona fides — Someone's bona fides are their good or sincere intentions.
- bond paper — a superior quality of strong white paper, used esp for writing and typing
- bondswoman — a woman who is bound or who by bond becomes surety for another.
- boneheaded — a foolish or stupid person; blockhead.
- bonnethead — a hammerhead shark, Sphyrna tiburo, found in shallow waters from Brazil to Massachusetts, having a spade-shaped head.
- borderland — The borderland between two things is an area which contains features from both of these things so that it is not possible to say that it belongs to one or the other.
- bordraging — an attack or raid on a border region
- bottomland — a lowland alluvial area near a river
- boundaries — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- boxing day — Boxing Day is the 26th of December, the day after Christmas Day.
- brassbound — inflexibly entrenched
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- broad bean — Broad beans are flat round beans that are light green in colour and are eaten as a vegetable.