10-letter words containing n, o, b, t
- tablemount — guyot
- tablespoon — a spoon larger than a teaspoon or a dessert spoon, used in serving food at the table and as a standard measuring unit in recipes.
- tabulation — to put or arrange in a tabular, systematic, or condensed form; formulate tabularly.
- tambourine — a small drum consisting of a circular frame with a skin stretched over it and several pairs of metal jingles attached to the frame, played by striking with the knuckles, shaking, and the like.
- tenebrious — dark; gloomy; obscure.
- terrebonne — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal.
- the beyond — the unknown; the world outside the range of human perception, esp life after death in certain religious beliefs
- the bounce — the start of play at the beginning of each quarter or after a goal
- thigh bone — femur: bone of the upper leg
- thrombogen — prothrombin.
- thunderbox — a portable boxlike lavatory seat that can be placed over a hole in the ground
- tibouchina — a member of the genus Tibouchina, which includes 350 species of shrubs found in South America
- tick-borne — carried or transmitted by ticks: tick-borne disease.
- tide-bound — (of a vessel) grounded or otherwise confined at low tide.
- titubation — a disturbance of body equilibrium in standing or walking, resulting in an uncertain gait and trembling, especially resulting from diseases of the cerebellum.
- tobagonian — an island in the SE West Indies, off the NE coast of Venezuela: formerly a British colony in the Federation of the West Indies; now part of the independent republic of Trinidad and Tobago. 116 sq. mi. (300 sq. km).
- tobramycin — a highly toxic aminoglycoside antibiotic, C 18 H 37 N 5 O 9 , derived from Streptomyces tenebarius, used in the treatment of serious infections due to susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms.
- tonka bean — the fragrant, black almond-shaped seed of a tall tree belonging to the genus Dipteryx (or Coumarouna), of the legume family, especially D. odorata, of tropical South America, used in perfumes, as a source of coumarin, and as a substitute for vanilla.
- top banana — a leading comedian in musical comedy, burlesque, vaudeville, etc.: For many years he was top banana on the circuit.
- torbernite — a mineral, hydrated copper uranium phosphate, CuU 2 P 2 O 12 ⋅12H 2 O, occurring in square tabular crystals of a bright-green color: a minor ore of uranium; copper uranite.
- tourbillon — a device in a mechanical watch which prevents errors due to changes in gravity
- toxalbumin — any poisonous protein occurring in certain bacterial cultures, plants, or snake venoms.
- trombonist — musician who plays the trombone
- tube-nosed — having a long, tubelike beak or snout.
- tubulation — Also, tubulated. shaped like or having a tube.
- tumbledown — dilapidated; ruined; rundown: He lived in a tumble-down shack.
- turbotrain — a train powered by a gas-turbine locomotive.
- turnbroach — (formerly) a servant whose job was to turn the spit on which meat, poultry, etc, was roasting
- twice-born — Hinduism. of or relating to members of the Indian castes of Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaisyas, who undergo a spiritual rebirth and initiation in adolescence.
- ulan bator — a republic in E central Asia, in N Mongolia. About 600,000 sq. mi. (1,500,000 sq. km). Capital: Ulan Bator.
- umbonation — the formation of an umbo
- unatonable — not able to be atoned for; unable to make amends for
- unbegotten — not yet begotten; as yet unborn: decisions that will affect our unbegotten children.
- unbesought — not besought or entreated
- unbestowed — to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on or upon): The trophy was bestowed upon the winner.
- unboastful — not boastful
- unbonneted — bareheaded.
- unbothered — not experiencing mental or physical discomfort: He was unbothered by the cold. He was unbothered about not being picked for the team.
- unbottomed — not having a bottom
- unbuttoned — not buttoned.
- undoubtful — of uncertain outcome or result.
- undoubting — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- unobedient — disobedient
- unobtained — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- unprobated — Law. the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court.
- unquotable — not able or suitable to be quoted or repeated
- untroubled — without trouble, discomfort, or disturbance: an easy, untroubled life; He was untroubled by daily setbacks.
- vanity box — a woman's box, larger than a vanity bag, used to carry cosmetics, etc
- vibrations — the act of vibrating.
- war bonnet — an American Indian headdress consisting of a headband with a tail of ornamental feathers.