10-letter words containing o, l, d, b, a
- boat drill — practice in launching the lifeboats and taking off the passengers and crew of a ship
- bobblehead — a collectable doll with a bobbing oversized head representing a celebrity or a cartoon character
- bode's law — an empirical rule relating the distances of the planets from the sun, based on the numerical sequence 0, 3, 6, 12, 24,…. Adding 4 to each number and dividing by 10 gives the sequence 0.4, 0.7, 1, 1.6, 2.8,…, which is a reasonable representation of distances in astronomical units for most planets if the minor planets are counted as a single entity at 2.8
- bohmerwald — German name of Bohemian Forest.
- bold-faced — confident or impudent
- bollandist — any of the editors of the Acta Sanctorum.
- bootloader — a bootstrap loader
- bordelaise — denoting a brown sauce flavoured with red wine and sometimes mushrooms
- 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.
- botryoidal — (of minerals, parts of plants, etc) shaped like a bunch of grapes
- bottlehead — bottlenose (def 2).
- bottomland — a lowland alluvial area near a river
- brazilwood — a hard, reddish wood obtained from several tropical American trees (genera Caesalpinia and Haematoxylon) of the caesalpinia family: it yields a red or blue dye and is also used in making cabinets and violin bows
- 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
- brillo pad — a scouring pad made of wire wool filled with soap
- broad seal — the official seal of a nation and its government
- broadcloth — fabric woven on a wide loom
- broadlands — a Palladian mansion near Romsey in Hampshire: formerly the home of Lord Palmerston and Lord Mountbatten
- broadscale — on a broad scale; extensive; spread over a wide area
- call-board — a bulletin board, as in a theater, on which notices are posted announcing rehearsals, changes in the cast, etc.
- carbolated — containing carbolic acid
- carbolised — phenolate (def 2).
- carbolized — Simple past tense and past participle of carbolize.
- carbondale — a city in SW Illinois.
- chalkboard — A chalkboard is a dark-coloured board that you can write on with chalk. Chalkboards are often used by teachers in the classroom.
- clapboards — Plural form of clapboard.
- clipboards — Plural form of clipboard.
- cloud base — the apparent lower surface of a cloud or cloud layer.
- cnidoblast — any of the cells of a coelenterate that contain nematocysts
- cobb salad — a salad consisting mainly of chopped lettuce, chicken, cheddar, egg, bacon, avocado, vinaigrette, and blue cheese
- condonable — to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like): The government condoned the computer hacking among rival corporations.
- confidable — Able to be entrusted with secrets, or private information.
- dealbation — the process of bleaching or making white
- death blow — If you say that an event or action deals a death blow to something such as a plan or hope, or is a death blow to something, you mean that it puts an end to it.
- deathblows — Plural form of deathblow.
- debonairly — In a debonair manner.
- deformable — to mar the natural form or shape of; put out of shape; disfigure: In cases where the drug was taken during pregnancy, its effects deformed the infants.
- delibation — a small taste of a liquid
- demothball — to remove (naval or military equipment) from storage or reserve, usually for active duty; reactivate.
- deplorable — If you say that something is deplorable, you think that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- deplorably — causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable: the deplorable death of a friend.
- deployable — able to be deployed
- deportable — liable to deportation
- diabolical — If you describe something as diabolical, you are emphasizing that it is very bad, extreme, or unpleasant.
- diabolized — Simple past tense and past participle of diabolize.
- dialog box — A dialog box is a small area containing information or questions that appears on a computer screen when you are performing particular operations.
- disposable — designed for or capable of being thrown away after being used or used up: disposable plastic spoons; a disposable cigarette lighter.
- do a melba — to make repeated farewell appearances
- dodge ball — a circle game in which players throw an inflated ball at opponents within the circle who try to avoid being hit, and therefore eliminated, the winner being the one who remains unhit.