11-letter words containing n, o, r, t
- baroclinity — a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.
- baronetical — pertaining to baronets
- barotseland — a region in W Zambia. 44,920 sq. mi. (116,343 sq. km).
- barrel knot — a knot for fastening together two strands of gut or nylon, as fishing lines or leaders.
- basset horn — an obsolete woodwind instrument of the clarinet family
- bastard son — an illegitimate son
- baton rouge — the capital of Louisiana, in the SE part on the Mississippi River. Pop: 225 090 (2003 est)
- batter down — If you batter a door down, you hit it so hard that it falls to pieces.
- battlefront — the front line of a battle, where the action takes place
- be dirty on — to be offended by or be hostile towards
- be great on — to be informed about
- bean sprout — Bean sprouts are small, long, thin shoots grown from beans. They are frequently used in Chinese cookery.
- beancounter — Alternative spelling of bean counter.
- beanshooter — peashooter
- beardtongue — a plant of the genus Penstemon
- ben trovato — appropriate and characteristic even if untrue; happily invented or discovered.
- benedictory — of, giving, or expressing benediction.
- benefactory — relating to a benefactor; beneficial
- beryllonite — a mineral, sodium beryllium phosphate, NaBePO 4 , occurring in colorless or light-yellow crystals, sometimes used as a gemstone.
- betrothment — the act or state of being betrothed; engagement.
- bicarbonate — a salt of carbonic acid containing the ion HCO3–; an acid carbonate
- bifurcation — the act or fact of bifurcating
- bioaeration — the oxidative treatment of raw sewage by aeration
- bioindustry — an industry that makes use of biotechnology and other advanced life science methodologies in the creation or alteration of life forms or processes
- bioprinting — the construction of replacement body parts using techniques developed for three-dimensional printing
- bipartition — divided into or consisting of two parts.
- bit-robbing — in-band signalling
- blindstorey — a storey without windows, such as a gallery in a Gothic church
- block front — Furniture. a front of a desk, chest of drawers, etc., of the third quarter of the 18th century, having three vertical divisions of equal width, a sunken one between raised ones, all divided by flat areas to which they are connected by curves, often with a shell motif forming a rounded termination to each section.
- block grant — (in Britain) an annual grant made by the government to a local authority to help to pay for the public services it provides, such as health, education, and housing
- block print — a design printed by means of one or more blocks of wood or metal.
- bloodsprent — spattered or stained with blood
- boat anchor — 1. Like doorstop but more severe; implies that the offending hardware is irreversibly dead or useless. "That was a working motherboard once. One lightning strike later, instant boat anchor!" 2. A person who just takes up space. 3. Obsolete but still working hardware, especially when used of an old S100-bus hobbyist system; originally a term of annoyance, but became more and more affectionate as the hardware became more and more obsolete.
- bogtrotting — the act of roaming over boggy areas, or living in boggy areas
- bombardment — A bombardment is a strong and continuous attack of gunfire or bombing.
- 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
- bonapartist — an adherent of the Bonapartes or their policies.
- bonaventura — Saint, called the Seraphic Doctor. 1221–74, Italian Franciscan monk, mystic, theologian, and philosopher; author of a Life of St Francis and Journey of the Soul to God. Feast day: July 14
- bonaventure — Saint ("the Seraphic Doctor") 1221–74, Italian scholastic theologian.
- bond market — the market in which bonds are traded
- bondservant — a serf or slave
- boston crab — a wrestling hold in which a wrestler seizes both or one of his opponent's legs, turns him face downwards, and exerts pressure over his back
- boston fern — a cultivated fern (Nephrolepis exaltata var. bostoniensis) with odd-pinnate leaves, used as a house plant
- botheration — bother
- bottle fern — a fern, Cystopteris fragilis, of rocky, wooded areas throughout North America, having grayish-green fronds and brittle stalks.
- bournemouth — a resort in S England, in Bournemouth unitary authority, Dorset, on the English Channel. Pop: 167 527 (2001)
- boutonniere — a flower or flowers worn in a buttonhole, as of a lapel
- brachiation — locomotion accomplished by swinging by the arms from one hold to another.
- brachyodont — (of mammals, such as humans) having teeth with short crowns
- break point — a point which allows the receiving player to break the service of the server