10-letter words containing o, b
- be hard on — to treat severely; be harsh toward
- be hell on — to be very difficult or painful for
- be in love — If you are in love with someone, you feel romantically or sexually attracted to them, and they are very important to you.
- be no fool — to be shrewd and capable
- be of help — If someone or something is of help, they make a situation easier or better.
- be oneself — to function physically and mentally as one normally does
- be soft on — to treat gently
- be used to — If you are used to something, you are familiar with it because you have done it or experienced it many times before.
- be-thought — simple past tense and past participle of bethink.
- beachfront — A beachfront house, café, shop, or hotel is situated on or by a beach.
- beachgoers — Plural form of beachgoer.
- beadswoman — a female inhabitant of a beadhouse
- beaglehole — John. 1901–71, New Zealand historian and author. His works include Exploration of the Pacific (1934) and The Journals of James Cook (1955)
- beamformer — The device used to accomplish beamforming.
- bean goose — a grey goose, Anser fabalis
- beard moss — any of several green or yellow lichens of the genus Usnea, having long, threadlike stems in a tangled mass typically hanging from tree branches, and growing in a wide range of habitats from tropical zones to the Arctic.
- beard worm — pogonophoran.
- beat about — to hunt or look through or around
- beat to it — do sth before sb else
- beat up on — If someone beats up on a person or beats on them, they hit or kick the person many times.
- beatboxing — a form of hip-hop music in which the voice is used to simulate percussion instruments
- beau monde — the world of fashion and society
- beaujolais — Beaujolais is a type of red wine that comes from the region of eastern France called Beaujolais.
- because of — If an event or situation occurs because of something, that thing is the reason or cause.
- beclouding — Present participle of becloud.
- become due — to become payable as previously arranged
- becomingly — that suits or gives a pleasing effect or attractive appearance, as to a person or thing: a becoming dress; a becoming hairdo.
- bedclothes — Bedclothes are the sheets and covers which you put over yourself when you get into bed.
- bedeswoman — beadswoman
- bedfellows — Plural form of bedfellow.
- bedlington — Also called Bedlingtonshire [bed-ling-tuh n-sheer, -sher] /ˈbɛd lɪŋ tənˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). an urban area in E Northumberland, in N England.
- bee orchid — a European orchid, Ophrys apifera, whose flower resembles a bumble bee in shape and colour
- beechdrops — a North American flowering plant, Epifagus virginiana, which is parasitic on beech trees
- beef olive — a thin slice of beef rolled round sausage meat
- beflowered — adorned or decorated with flowers.
- before-tax — before tax has been deducted; gross
- beforehand — If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event.
- beforetime — formerly
- beg-pardon — an expression of apology (used especially in the phrase with no beg-pardons).
- behavioral — Behavioral means relating to the behavior of a person or animal, or to the study of their behavior.
- behaviours — manner of behaving or acting.
- bell tower — a tower containing a bell or bells; belfry
- bellacoola — a member of a riverine tribe of North American Indians inhabiting an area near the central coast of British Columbia.
- belladonna — either of two alkaloid drugs, atropine or hyoscyamine, obtained from the leaves and roots of the deadly nightshade
- bellflower — city in SW Calif.: suburb of Los Angeles: pop. 73,000
- bellinzona — a town in SE central Switzerland, capital of Ticino canton. Pop: 16 463 (2000)
- bellperson — a bellhop.
- belly flop — a dive into water in which the body lands horizontally
- belly-flop — to do a belly flop, as in diving or sledding.
- bellyboard — a small surfboard, usually 3–4 feet (0.9–1.2 meters) long, for riding waves on one's belly, sometimes used in conjunction with swim fins.