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10-letter words containing o, d, e

  • border tax — a tax system for imports and exports, especially one that compensates for internal taxes in Common Market countries by levying fees or paying rebates.
  • bordereaux — a detailed memorandum, especially one in which documents are listed.
  • borderland — The borderland between two things is an area which contains features from both of these things so that it is not possible to say that it belongs to one or the other.
  • borderless — without a band or margin around or along the edge
  • borderline — The borderline between two different or opposite things is the division between them.
  • boss-tweed — William Marcy [mahr-see] /ˈmɑr si/ (Show IPA), ("Boss Tweed") 1823–78, U.S. politician.
  • bottlehead — bottlenose (def 2).
  • bouldering — rock climbing on large boulders or small outcrops either as practice or as a sport in its own right
  • bouncedown — an occasion of restarting play by the umpire bouncing the ball
  • boundaries — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
  • bounderish — having the qualities of a bounder
  • bow rudder — (in canoeing) a technique in which a paddler in the bow holds the paddle at an angle from the side of the bow, using it as a rudder to steer.
  • bow-legged — outward curvature of the legs causing a separation of the knees when the ankles are close or in contact.
  • bowdlerise — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
  • bowdlerism — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
  • bowdlerize — To bowdlerize a book or film means to take parts of it out before publishing it or showing it.
  • bowed down — weighed down; troubled
  • bowldering — pavement made with small boulders.
  • box girder — a girder that is hollow and square or rectangular in shape
  • boy wonder — a young man who is extremely good at a particular activity or who has a particular talent or skill
  • brachydome — a dome whose face is parallel to the brachydiagonal axis in a crystal
  • bread mold — any of an order (Mucorales, esp. Rhizopus nigricans) of fungi often found on decaying vegetable matter or bread
  • bread roll — a small piece of bread dough made into a circular shape and baked
  • bread shop — a baker's shop
  • breadboard — A breadboard is a flat piece of wood used for cutting bread on.
  • break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
  • bridegroom — A bridegroom is a man who is getting married.
  • bridgeport — a port in SW Connecticut, on Long Island Sound. Pop: 139 664 (2003 est)
  • bridgetown — the capital of Barbados, a port on the SW coast. Pop: 144 000 (2005 est)
  • bridgework — a partial denture attached to the surrounding teeth
  • broad bean — Broad beans are flat round beans that are light green in colour and are eaten as a vegetable.
  • broad seal — the official seal of a nation and its government
  • broadfaced — having a broad, wide face.
  • broadpiece — an English coin replaced by the guinea in 1663
  • broadscale — on a broad scale; extensive; spread over a wide area
  • broadsheet — A broadsheet is a newspaper that is printed on large sheets of paper. Broadsheets are generally considered to be more serious than other newspapers. Compare tabloid.
  • brood mare — a mare kept for breeding purposes
  • broodiness — moody; gloomy.
  • brookfield — a city in SE Wisconsin, near Milwaukee.
  • broomfield — a city in N central Colorado.
  • brown deer — a town in SE Wisconsin.
  • brownfield — Brownfield land is land in a town or city where houses or factories have been built in the past, but which is not being used at the present time.
  • bsp method — (programming)   A CASE method from IBM.
  • budget for — If you budget for something, you take account of it when you are deciding how much you can afford to spend on different things.
  • bull-nosed — having a rounded end
  • bulldogged — one of an English breed of medium-sized, short-haired, muscular dogs with prominent, undershot jaws, usually having a white and tan or brindled coat, raised originally for bullbaiting.
  • bulldogger — a person who brings an animal, esp a steer, to the ground by twisting its head from the horns
  • bulletwood — the wood of a tropical American sapotaceous tree, Manilkara bidentata, widely used for construction due to its durability and toughness
  • bundle off — If someone is bundled off somewhere, they are sent there or taken there in a hurry.
  • bunt order — a dominance hierarchy seen in herds of cattle, established and maintained by bunting.
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