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10-letter words containing o, b, s, t

  • blastodisk — germinal disk
  • blastomere — any of the cells formed by cleavage of a fertilized egg
  • blastopore — the opening of the archenteron in the gastrula that develops into the anus of some animals
  • blind spot — If you say that someone has a blind spot about something, you mean that they seem to be unable to understand it or to see how important it is.
  • blind-spot — Also called blind spot. an area in which radio or cell phone signals are weak and their reception poor.
  • blindstory — a windowless story
  • blithesome — cheery; merry
  • block mast — a short mast from the head of which a lateen yard is suspended.
  • blogstream — the publication on the internet of content from weblogs rather than from mainstream media sources
  • blood lust — If you say that someone is driven by a blood lust, you mean that they are acting in an extremely violent way because their emotions have been aroused by the events around them.
  • blood test — A blood test is a medical examination of a small amount of your blood.
  • bloodstain — A bloodstain is a mark on a surface caused by blood.
  • bloodstock — Horses that are bred for racing are referred to as bloodstock.
  • bloodstone — a dark-green variety of chalcedony with red spots: used as a gemstone
  • blottesque — (of a painting) crudely executed, often characterized by blots and smears
  • blue lotus — either of two Egyptian water lilies of the genus Nymphaea, as N. caerulea (blue lotus) having light blue flowers, or N. lotus (white lotus) having white flowers.
  • blusterous — to roar and be tumultuous, as wind.
  • boastfully — given to or characterized by boasting.
  • boat shoes — shoes for wearing on board boats, often laced moccasins
  • body shirt — a close-fitting shirt or blouse having a shape and seams that follow the contours of the body.
  • boehmenist — a supporter or adherent of Boehmenism.
  • boilersuit — a one-piece work garment consisting of overalls and a shirt top usually worn over ordinary clothes to protect them
  • boisterous — Someone who is boisterous is noisy, lively, and full of energy.
  • bollandist — any of the editors of the Acta Sanctorum.
  • bolshevist — a follower or advocate of the doctrines or methods of the Bolsheviks.
  • bolstering — a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
  • bomb blast — the impact caused by a bomb
  • bonesetter — a person who sets broken or dislocated bones, esp one who has no formal medical qualifications
  • bonkbuster — a novel characterized by graphic descriptions of the heroine's frequent sexual encounters
  • boosterish — designed to boost business; optimistic
  • boosterism — the practice of actively promoting a city, region, etc, and its local businesses
  • boot virus — An MS-DOS virus that infects the boot record program on hard disks and floppy disks or the master boot record on hard disks. The virus gets loaded into memory before MS-DOS and takes control of the computer, infecting any floppy disks subsequently accessed. An infected boot disk may stop the computer starting up at all.
  • boss-tweed — William Marcy [mahr-see] /ˈmɑr si/ (Show IPA), ("Boss Tweed") 1823–78, U.S. politician.
  • bossyboots — a bossy or domineering person
  • boston bag — a two-handled bag for carrying books, papers, etc.
  • boston ivy — a climbing vine (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) of the grape family, native to Japan and China, having shield-shaped leaves and purple berries: often grown to cover walls
  • bostonians — of, relating to, or typical of Boston, Mass., or its residents: a Bostonian childhood; Bostonian reserve.
  • bothersome — Someone or something that is bothersome is annoying or irritating.
  • bottlenose — a kind of whale or dolphin
  • bottomless — If you describe a supply of something as bottomless, you mean that it seems so large that it will never run out.
  • bottommost — lowest or most fundamental
  • bottomness — the number of bottom antiquarks minus the number of bottom quarks in a particle
  • bottoms up — Some people say bottoms up to each other just before drinking an alcoholic drink.
  • bovaristic — an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit.
  • bow street — a street in London, England: location of a metropolitan police court.
  • box staple — a socket for holding the end of a lock bolt when the door is closed.
  • boy scouts — the worldwide movement founded by Lord Baden-Powell in 1908, now called the Scout Association in the UK and the Boys Scouts of America in the USA, which pursues a programme of activities for boys with the aim of developing character and responsibility
  • brainstorm — If you have a brainstorm, you suddenly become unable to think clearly.
  • 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.
  • breastplow — a cultivator moved forward by a person pressing the chest against a crossbar.
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