10-letter words containing o, d, r, a, n
- anhidrosis — the absence of sweating
- anhidrotic — curbing the secretion of sweat
- anhydrosis — the deficiency or absence of perspiration; adiaphoresis.
- anthracoid — resembling anthrax
- anthropoid — resembling man
- antidromic — (of nerve fibres) conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal
- antimodern — opposed to modern attitudes
- arachnoids — Plural form of arachnoid.
- arc second — Astronomy. second2 (def 4).
- archdeacon — An archdeacon is a high-ranking clergyman who works as an assistant to a bishop, especially in the Anglican church.
- armageddon — Armageddon is a terrible battle or war that some people think will lead to the total destruction of the world or the human race.
- arytenoids — Plural form of arytenoid.
- ask around — If you ask around or ask round, you ask several people a question.
- auditioner — a person who attends an audition
- autowinder — a battery-operated device for advancing the film in a camera automatically after each exposure
- 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.
- bacon rind — the outer edge of a slice of bacon, corresponding to the skin of the pig
- 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.
- banderoles — Plural form of banderole.
- bandoleers — Plural form of bandoleer.
- bandoleros — Plural form of bandolero.
- bandoliers — Plural form of bandolier.
- bankrolled — money in one's possession; monetary resources.
- barnardo's — a charity, founded by Thomas John Barnardo, that supports vulnerable children and young people
- bat around — to discuss (an idea, proposition, etc) informally
- be hard on — to treat severely; be harsh toward
- beforehand — If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event.
- beg-pardon — an expression of apology (used especially in the phrase with no beg-pardons).
- bernadotte — Folke (ˈfɔlke), Count. 1895–1948, Swedish diplomat, noted for his work with the Red Cross during World War II and as United Nations mediator in Palestine (1948). He was assassinated by Jewish terrorists
- bingo card — a prepaid postcard inserted in a magazine by its publisher to enable a reader to order free information about advertised products.
- boisbriand — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal.
- bombarding — to attack or batter with artillery fire.
- bond paper — a superior quality of strong white paper, used esp for writing and typing
- 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.
- bordraging — an attack or raid on a border region
- boundaries — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- brassbound — inflexibly entrenched
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- broad bean — Broad beans are flat round beans that are light green in colour and are eaten as a vegetable.
- broadlands — a Palladian mansion near Romsey in Hampshire: formerly the home of Lord Palmerston and Lord Mountbatten
- bum around — If you bum around, you go from place to place without any particular destination, either for enjoyment or because you have nothing else to do.
- campground — A campground is the same as a campsite.
- candy corn — a small candy shaped and colored to look like a kernel of corn.
- carbonados — Plural form of carbonado.
- carbonated — Carbonated drinks are drinks that contain small bubbles of carbon dioxide.
- carbondale — a city in SW Illinois.
- carbonised — Alternative spelling of carbonized.
- carbonized — Simple past tense and past participle of carbonize.
- carbonnade — a thick stew of beef, onions, herbs, etc., cooked in beer.
- carcinoids — Plural form of carcinoid.