10-letter words containing o, r, i, a
- bomb aimer — a person whose job is to aim a bomb to be dropped from an aircraft
- bombardier — the member of a bomber aircrew responsible for aiming and releasing the bombs
- bombarding — to attack or batter with artillery fire.
- bordelaise — denoting a brown sauce flavoured with red wine and sometimes mushrooms
- bordraging — an attack or raid on a border region
- boric acid — a white soluble weakly acid crystalline solid used in the manufacture of heat-resistant glass and porcelain enamels, as a fireproofing material, and as a mild antiseptic. Formula: H3BO3
- boring bar — Metalworking. a bar holding a tool for boring a cylinder or the like.
- born-again — A born-again Christian is a person who has become an evangelical Christian as a result of a religious experience.
- botryoidal — (of minerals, parts of plants, etc) shaped like a bunch of grapes
- boundaries — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- bovaristic — an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit.
- brachiator — any primate which swings by its arms from one hold to the next
- brachiopod — any marine invertebrate animal of the phylum Brachiopoda, having a ciliated feeding organ (lophophore) and a shell consisting of dorsal and ventral valves
- brailowsky — Alexander [al-ig-zan-der,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr/ (Show IPA), 1896–1976, Russian pianist.
- brainpower — Brainpower is intelligence or the ability to think.
- brainstorm — If you have a brainstorm, you suddenly become unable to think clearly.
- bravissimo — very well done! excellent!
- 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
- break into — If someone breaks into a building, they get into it by force.
- breakpoint — an instruction inserted by a debug program causing a return to the debug program
- brian boru — ?941–1014, king of Ireland (1002–14): killed during the defeat of the Danes at the battle of Clontarf
- brillo pad — a scouring pad made of wire wool filled with soap
- brno chair — an armchair designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1930, having a cantilevered frame of chromium-plated or stainless steel composed of two interlocking parts, one forming the legs and arms and the other the seat and back frame, with the back and seat lightly upholstered and usually covered with leather.
- broadpiece — an English coin replaced by the guinea in 1663
- buccinator — a thin muscle that compresses the cheeks and holds them against the teeth during chewing, etc
- buonarroti — Michelangelo.
- cabriolets — Plural form of cabriolet.
- cacciatora — A style of cooking in which meat is cooked in a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots, tomatoes, white wine and herbs; chasseur.
- cacciatore — prepared with tomatoes, mushrooms, herbs, and other seasonings
- caddisworm — the aquatic larva of a caddis fly, which constructs a protective case around itself made of silk, sand, stones, etc
- cafetorium — a room, usually in a school or other educational institution, which serves both as a cafeteria and an auditorium
- cagliostro — Count Alessandro di (alesˈsandro di), original name Giuseppe Balsamo. 1743–95, Italian adventurer and magician, who was imprisoned for life by the Inquisition for his association with freemasonry
- caipiroska — a cocktail drink containing vodka, lime juice, sugar, and crushed ice, based on the Caipirinha cocktail but with vodka replacing the Brazilian rum-like spirit Cachaça
- calceiform — shaped like a shoe or slipper
- calciferol — a fat-soluble steroid, found esp in fish-liver oils, produced by the action of ultraviolet radiation on ergosterol. It increases the absorption of calcium from the intestine and is used in the treatment of rickets. Formula: C28H43OH
- calcitriol — Biochemistry. a vitamin D compound, C 27 H 44 O 3 , occurring in humans as a hormone derived from cholesterol, that acts in the regulation and absorption of calcium.
- calibrator — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- california — a state on the W coast of the US: the third largest state in area and the largest in population; consists of a narrow, warm coastal plain rising to the Coast Range, deserts in the south, the fertile central valleys of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, and the mountains of the Sierra Nevada in the east; major industries include the growing of citrus fruits and grapes, fishing, oil production, electronics, information technology, and films. Capital: Sacramento. Pop: 35 484 453 (2003 est). Area: 411 015 sq km (158 693 sq miles)
- caloricity — Ectothermy.
- calorifier — a water tank fitted with a coil, or coils, that can be heated in order to heat the water
- calyciform — having the form of a calyx
- cameration — vaulting
- camorrista — a member of a camorra
- cancionero — a songbook
- cancriform — shaped like a crab
- cannizzaro — Stanislao [stah-neez-lah-aw] /ˌstɑ nizˈlɑ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1826–1910, Italian chemist.
- capacitors — Plural form of capacitor.
- caparisons — Plural form of caparison.
- caporegime — the second in command to a capo; Mafia lieutenant.
- capriccios — Plural form of capriccio.