10-letter words containing o, b
- back float — a floating position on one's back with arms extended out to the sides and face upward.
- back focus — the distance between the back surface of a lens and the focal plane when the lens is focused at infinity.
- back forty — remote, usually uncultivated acreage on a large piece of land, as on a farm or ranch.
- back order — an order to be filled when stock is renewed
- back quote — (character) "`" ASCII code 96. Common names: left quote; left single quote; open quote; ITU-T: grave accent; grave. Rare: backprime; INTERCAL: backspark; unapostrophe; birk; blugle; back tick; back glitch; push; ITU-T: opening single quotation mark; quasiquote. Back quote is used in Unix shells to invoke command substitution.
- back score — a line at each end of the rink parallel to and equidistant from the foot score and the sweeping score.
- back story — background information provided, often in narrative form, to give help in understanding something, as the behavior of a character in a film
- back tooth — a tooth in the back of your jaw
- back vowel — a vowel whose sound is produced in the back of the mouth or the throat
- back-cloth — backdrop (def 1).
- back-order — to treat as a back order: We have to back-order your sofa until the new fabric arrives.
- backblocks — bush or remote farming area far distant from city amenities
- backboards — Plural form of backboard.
- backcloths — Plural form of backcloth.
- backcombed — Simple past tense and past participle of backcomb.
- backcourts — Plural form of backcourt.
- backend-to — in a reversed position; backward.
- backgammon — Backgammon is a game for two people, played on a board marked with long triangles. Each player has 15 wooden or plastic discs. The players throw dice and move the discs around the board.
- 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.
- backlogged — a reserve or accumulation, as of stock, work, or business: a backlog of business orders.
- backoffice — (software) A suite of network server software from Microsoft that includes Windows NT Server, BackOffice Server (for the integrated development, deployment, and management of BackOffice applications in departments, branch offices, and medium sized businesses); Exchange Server; Proxy Server; Site Server for intranet publishing, management, and search; Site Server Commerce Edition For comprehensive Internet commerce transactions; Small Business Server for business operations, resource management, and customer relations; SNA Server for the integration of existing and new systems and data; SQL Server for scalable, reliable database and data-warehousing; Systems Management Server (SMS) for centralised change- and configuration-management.
- backronyms — Plural form of backronym.
- backstroke — Backstroke is a swimming stroke that you do lying on your back.
- backswords — Plural form of backsword.
- backwoodsy — like or of the nature of backwoods
- bacon rind — the outer edge of a slice of bacon, corresponding to the skin of the pig
- bacteriol. — bacteriological
- baculiform — shaped like a rod
- badmouthed — Simple past tense and past participle of badmouth.
- bagassosis — an allergic response to the dust of bagasse, causing breathlessness and fever
- bajillions — Plural form of bajillion.
- bakehouses — Plural form of bakehouse.
- balconette — a lightly padded bra that is designed to lift and enhance the appearance of a woman's bust
- ball joint — a mechanical ball-and-socket joint, esp. one used in the steering linkage of certain automotive vehicles to connect the tie rod to either of the wheels that turn
- ballflower — a carved ornament in the form of a ball enclosed by the three petals of a circular flower
- ballooning — Ballooning is the sport or activity of flying a hot-air balloon.
- balloonist — A balloonist is a person who flies a hot-air balloon.
- ballot box — A ballot box is the box into which ballot papers are put after people have voted.
- ballottine — a kind of galantine made of meat, poultry, or fish that is stuffed and rolled and usually served hot.
- ballpoints — Plural form of ballpoint.
- ballyhooed — a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.
- ballymoney — a district in N Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim. Pop: 27 809 (2003 est). Area: 417 sq km (161 sq miles)
- balneation — the act of bathing
- balneology — the branch of medical science concerned with the therapeutic value of baths, esp those taken with natural mineral waters
- balopticon — a type of stereopticon for projecting images of objects by reflected light.
- bamboozled — to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like; humbug; hoodwink (often followed by into): They bamboozled us into joining the club. Synonyms: gyp, dupe, trick, cheat, swindle, defraud, flimflam, hoax, gull, rook; delude, mislead, fool.
- bamboozler — to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like; humbug; hoodwink (often followed by into): They bamboozled us into joining the club. Synonyms: gyp, dupe, trick, cheat, swindle, defraud, flimflam, hoax, gull, rook; delude, mislead, fool.
- bamboozles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bamboozle.
- banana oil — a solution of cellulose nitrate in pentyl acetate or a similar solvent, which has a banana-like smell
- 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.