10-letter words containing o, r, t
- aversation — (obsolete) A turning from with dislike; aversion.
- avigator's — aerial navigation.
- axonometry — the branch of crystallography concerned with measurement of the axes of crystals
- azeotropes — Plural form of azeotrope.
- azotometer — (chemistry, obsolete) An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen.
- back forty — remote, usually uncultivated acreage on a large piece of land, as on a farm or ranch.
- back story — background information provided, often in narrative form, to give help in understanding something, as the behavior of a character in a film
- backcourts — Plural form of backcourt.
- backstroke — Backstroke is a swimming stroke that you do lying on your back.
- bacteriol. — bacteriological
- bardolater — someone who practises bardolatry
- bardolator — (usually, pejorative) One who loves or worships the works of William Shakespeare.
- bardolatry — idolatry or excessive admiration of William Shakespeare
- barefooted — Wearing nothing on the feet; barefoot.
- barefooter — One who takes part in water skiing without wearing water skis.
- bargestone — any of several stones forming the sloping edge of a gable.
- bark cloth — a papery fabric made from the fibrous inner bark of various trees, esp of the moraceous genus Ficus and the leguminous genus Brachystegia
- baroceptor — Baroreceptor.
- barometers — Plural form of barometer.
- barometric — Barometric pressure is the atmospheric pressure that is shown by a barometer.
- baronetage — the order of baronets; baronets collectively
- baronetess — the wife of a baronet
- baronetize — to make (someone) a baronet; confer a baronetcy upon.
- baroswitch — a switch actuated by barometric pressure.
- barotrauma — an injury caused by changes in atmospheric pressure, esp to the eardrums or lungs
- barotropic — having a density that is a function only of pressure.
- barracoota — Alt form barracouta.
- barracouta — a large predatory Pacific fish, Thyrsites atun, with a protruding lower jaw and strong teeth: family Gempylidae
- barratrous — (legal) Tainted with, or constituting, barratry.
- barrenwort — a herbaceous European berberidaceous plant, Epimedium alpinum, having red-and-yellow star-shaped flowers
- barrington — Jonah. born 1940, British squash player; winner of the Open Championship 1966–67, 1969–72
- barrow pit — a roadside borrow pit dug for drainage purposes.
- bartolozzi — Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1725?–1815? Italian engraver.
- basketwork — work that is interlaced or woven like a basket; wickerwork
- bat around — to discuss (an idea, proposition, etc) informally
- bathometer — an instrument for measuring the depth of water
- battledore — an ancient racket game
- bcs theory — Physics. a general quantum theory of superconductivity that describes many properties of superconducting materials.
- beachfront — A beachfront house, café, shop, or hotel is situated on or by a beach.
- before-tax — before tax has been deducted; gross
- beforetime — formerly
- bell tower — a tower containing a bell or bells; belfry
- beltcourse — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
- benefactor — A benefactor is a person who helps a person or organization by giving them money.
- 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
- bernstorff — Count Johann-Heinrich [yoh-hahn-hahyn-rikh] /ˈyoʊ hɑnˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1862–1939, German diplomat.
- bertolucci — Bernardo (berˈnardo). born 1940, Italian film director: his films include The Spider's Stratagem (1970), The Conformist (1970), 1900 (1976), The Last Emperor (1987), The Sheltering Sky (1990), and The Dreamers (2003)
- betancourt — Rómulo [rom-yuh-loh;; Spanish raw-moo-law] /ˈrɒm yəˌloʊ;; Spanish ˈrɔ muˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1908–81, Venezuelan journalist and political leader: president of Venezuela 1945–48 and 1959–64.
- bete noire — If you refer to someone or something as your bete noire, you mean that you have a particular dislike for them or that they annoy you a great deal.
- betrothals — the act or state of being betrothed; engagement.