11-letter words containing o, b, s, t
- blastospore — a spore formed by budding, as in certain fungi
- blastostyle — the central rodlike portion of a gonangium, upon which buds that develop into medusae are formed.
- bletcherous — /blech'*-r*s/ Disgusting in design or function; aesthetically unappealing. This word is seldom used of people. "This keyboard is bletcherous!" (Perhaps the keys don't work very well, or are misplaced.) The term bletcherous applies to the esthetics of the thing so described; similarly for cretinous. By contrast, something that is "losing" or "bagbiting" may be failing to meet objective criteria.
- blindstorey — a storey without windows, such as a gallery in a Gothic church
- bloatedness — the state of being swollen, as with a liquid, air, or wind
- blockbuster — A blockbuster is a film or book that is very popular and successful, usually because it is very exciting.
- blood sport — Blood sports are sports such as hunting in which animals are killed.
- bloodsprent — spattered or stained with blood
- bloodstream — Your bloodstream is the blood that flows around your body.
- boat-shaped — shaped like a boat
- boatmanship — boatsmanship.
- bodhisattva — (in Mahayana Buddhism) a divine being worthy of nirvana who remains on the human plane to help men to salvation
- boiler suit — A boiler suit consists of a single piece of clothing that combines trousers and a jacket. You wear it over your clothes in order to protect them from dirt while you are working.
- 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.
- bondservant — a serf or slave
- bonus point — an additional point in a game, a sporting competition, or any similar scheme in which points can be awarded
- bonus stock — shares of stock, usually common, given by a corporation as a bonus with the purchase of another class of security
- book rights — the legal right to make use of the text of a printed book
- book titles — (publication) There is a tradition in hackerdom of informally tagging important textbooks and standards documents with the dominant colour of their covers or with some other conspicuous feature of the cover. Many of these are described in this dictionary under their own entries. See Aluminum Book, Blue Book, Cinderella Book, Devil Book, Dragon Book, Green Book, Orange Book, Pink-Shirt Book, Purple Book, Red Book, Silver Book, White Book, Wizard Book, Yellow Book, bible, rainbow series.
- boost phase — the portion of the flight of a ballistic missile or spacecraft during which the booster and sustainer engines operate to bring it near or to peak velocity.
- boost-start — jump-start.
- boot polish — a resistant polish specially formulated to protect boots of various kinds
- bored stiff — very bored
- borstal boy — (formerly) a boy sent to borstal
- boston bull — Boston terrier
- 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
- bottle shop — A bottle shop is a shop which sells wine, beer, and other alcoholic drinks.
- bottlebrush — a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft, used for cleaning bottles
- bottled gas — butane or propane gas liquefied under pressure in portable containers and used in camping stoves, blowtorches, etc
- bottom fish — any fish that feeds or lives near the bottom of a body of water, as a flounder or catfish
- bottom-fish — to fish with a weighted line for fish that feed close to the bottom.
- bowie state — Arkansas (used as a nickname).
- boxer-style — cut or fashioned in the style of boxer shorts: men's boxer-style bathing suits.
- bram stoker — Bram [bram] /bræm/ (Show IPA), (Abraham Stoker) 1847–1912, British novelist, born in Ireland: creator of Dracula.
- breastworks — a defensive work, usually breast high.
- brent goose — a small goose, Branta bernicla, that has a dark grey plumage and short neck and occurs in most northern coastal regions
- bristlecone — a western American pine with bristle-like prickles on its cones
- bristol bay — arm of the Bering Sea between the SW Alas. mainland & the Alaska Peninsula
- british lop — a breed of large white pig with large drooping ears, originating from Wales, Cumberland, and Ulster
- broadcasted — to transmit (programs) from a radio or television station.
- broadcaster — A broadcaster is someone who gives talks or takes part in interviews and discussions on radio or television programmes.
- bronze star — a U.S. military decoration awarded for heroism or achievement in military operations other than those involving aerial flights.
- brown shirt — (in Nazi Germany) a storm trooper
- brown study — a mood of deep absorption or thoughtfulness; reverie
- brown toast — toasted wholemeal bread
- brown-state — (of linen and lace fabrics) undyed
- brownstoner — a person who lives in or owns a brownstone house.
- brushstroke — Brushstrokes are the marks made on a surface by a painter's brush.