10-letter words containing o, s, t, r
- avigator's — aerial navigation.
- azeotropes — Plural form of azeotrope.
- 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.
- bargestone — any of several stones forming the sloping edge of a gable.
- barometers — Plural form of barometer.
- baronetess — the wife of a baronet
- baroswitch — a switch actuated by barometric pressure.
- barratrous — (legal) Tainted with, or constituting, barratry.
- basketwork — work that is interlaced or woven like a basket; wickerwork
- bcs theory — Physics. a general quantum theory of superconductivity that describes many properties of superconducting materials.
- 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.
- bernstorff — Count Johann-Heinrich [yoh-hahn-hahyn-rikh] /ˈyoʊ hɑnˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1862–1939, German diplomat.
- betrothals — the act or state of being betrothed; engagement.
- bettermost — best
- billposter — a person who is employed to stick advertising posters to walls, fences, etc
- biometrics — that branch of biology which deals with its data statistically and by mathematical analysis
- birostrate — having two beaks or beak-like projections
- birthstone — a precious or semiprecious stone associated with a month or sign of the zodiac and thought to bring luck if worn by a person born in that month or under that sign
- birthstool — a specially shaped seat formerly used in childbirth.
- blamestorm — (of colleagues in a business, government, etc) to meet in order to apportion blame for an error or failure
- blastoderm — the layer of cells that surrounds the blastocoel of a blastula
- blastomere — any of the cells formed by cleavage of a fertilized egg
- blastopore — the opening of the archenteron in the gastrula that develops into the anus of some animals
- blindstory — a windowless story
- blogstream — the publication on the internet of content from weblogs rather than from mainstream media sources
- blusterous — to roar and be tumultuous, as wind.
- body shirt — a close-fitting shirt or blouse having a shape and seams that follow the contours of the body.
- boilersuit — a one-piece work garment consisting of overalls and a shirt top usually worn over ordinary clothes to protect them
- boisterous — Someone who is boisterous is noisy, lively, and full of energy.
- bolstering — a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
- bonesetter — a person who sets broken or dislocated bones, esp one who has no formal medical qualifications
- bonkbuster — a novel characterized by graphic descriptions of the heroine's frequent sexual encounters
- boosterish — designed to boost business; optimistic
- boosterism — the practice of actively promoting a city, region, etc, and its local businesses
- boot virus — An MS-DOS virus that infects the boot record program on hard disks and floppy disks or the master boot record on hard disks. The virus gets loaded into memory before MS-DOS and takes control of the computer, infecting any floppy disks subsequently accessed. An infected boot disk may stop the computer starting up at all.
- bothersome — Someone or something that is bothersome is annoying or irritating.
- bovaristic — an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit.
- bow street — a street in London, England: location of a metropolitan police court.
- brainstorm — If you have a brainstorm, you suddenly become unable to think clearly.
- breastbone — Your breastbone is the long, flat bone which goes from your throat to the bottom of your ribs and to which your ribs are attached.
- breastplow — a cultivator moved forward by a person pressing the chest against a crossbar.
- breastwork — a temporary defensive work, usually breast-high
- brightsome — bright or luminous
- 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.
- bronchitis — Bronchitis is an illness like a very bad cough, in which your bronchial tubes become sore and infected.
- brontosaur — apatosaurus
- broomstaff — a broomstick
- broomstick — A broomstick is an old-fashioned broom which has a bunch of small sticks at the end.