11-letter words containing o, t, e, r
- autographed — Simple past tense and past participle of autograph.
- autogravure — a particular process of photographic engraving in which images are projected directly onto a plate
- autoreverse — a system in a tape player that automatically reverses the tape and plays another track when one track has finished
- autorotated — Simple past tense and past participle of autorotate.
- autowinders — Plural form of autowinder.
- autoworkers — Plural form of autoworker.
- autozeroing — (electronics) A sampling technique that measures an offset from zero and later compensates by subtracting the difference.
- auxanometer — an instrument that measures the linear growth of plant shoots
- average out — If a set of numbers average out to a particular figure or if you average them out to that figure, their average is calculated to be that figure.
- aversion-to — a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to): a strong aversion to snakes and spiders.
- axerophthol — any form of vitamin A
- axonometric — of or relating to a projection method of representing three-dimensional objects on a flat surface
- azotobacter — any bacterium of the family Azotobacteriaceae, important in nitrogen fixation in the soil
- baby-mother — a young mother who has been abandoned by the baby's father just before or after the birth
- backstopper — a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
- backstroker — a person who swims the backstroke, especially a member of a competitive swimming team who specializes in the backstroke.
- backstrokes — Plural form of backstroke.
- bacteriocin — any protein-based toxin given off by bacteria to prevent the growth of related bacteria nearby
- bacteriosis — any bacterial disease
- bacteroides — any of several rod-shaped, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Bacteroides, occurring in the alimentary and genitourinary tracts of humans and other mammals, certain species of which are pathogenic.
- ballesteros — Severiano (sevɛˈrjano). 1957–2011, Spanish professional golfer: won the British Open Championship (1979; 1984; 1988) and the US Masters (1980; 1983)
- band theory — a theory of the electrical properties of metals, semiconductors, and insulators based on energy bands
- bannerstone — a North American prehistoric stone implement in the form of a double-edged ax with a notch or hole, possibly for attaching a handle.
- barnstormed — Simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm.
- barnstormer — to conduct a campaign or speaking tour in rural areas by making brief stops in many small towns.
- baroceptors — Plural form of baroceptor.
- baronetical — pertaining to baronets
- barotseland — a region in W Zambia. 44,920 sq. mi. (116,343 sq. km).
- barrel bolt — a rod-shaped bolt for fastening a door or the like, attached to one side of the door at the edge and sliding into a socket on the frame of the opening.
- barrel knot — a knot for fastening together two strands of gut or nylon, as fishing lines or leaders.
- bartholomew — one of the twelve apostles (Matthew 10:3). Feast day: Aug 24 or June 11
- bartolommeo — Fra. original name Baccio della Porta. 1472–1517, Italian painter of the Florentine school, noted for his austere religious works
- basset horn — an obsolete woodwind instrument of the clarinet family
- bath oliver — a kind of unsweetened biscuit
- bathometers — Plural form of bathometer.
- baton rouge — the capital of Louisiana, in the SE part on the Mississippi River. Pop: 225 090 (2003 est)
- batter down — If you batter a door down, you hit it so hard that it falls to pieces.
- battledores — Plural form of battledore.
- battlefront — the front line of a battle, where the action takes place
- be dirty on — to be offended by or be hostile towards
- be great on — to be informed about
- bean sprout — Bean sprouts are small, long, thin shoots grown from beans. They are frequently used in Chinese cookery.
- beancounter — Alternative spelling of bean counter.
- beanshooter — peashooter
- bear's-foot — either of two Eurasian hellebore plants, Helleborus foetidus or H. viridis, having leaves shaped like the foot and claws of a bear
- beardtongue — a plant of the genus Penstemon
- bedroom tax — a reduction in housing benefit for occupants of council housing who have more rooms than they are deemed to require
- beer bottle — a bottle for beer
- behaviorist — the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states.
- bell-topper — a tall silk hat