11-letter words containing o, u, n
- 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.
- beardtongue — a plant of the genus Penstemon
- bedding out — the process of planting out young flowering plants in beds
- been around — in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around.
- bellfounder — a foundry worker who casts bells
- bellybutton — the navel
- belorussian — of Belarus or its people, language, or culture
- belowground — underground
- bend double — When you bend double, you bend the top half of your body downwards a long way.
- bent double — If someone is bent double, the top part of their body is leaning forward towards their legs, usually because they are in great pain or because they are laughing a lot. In American English, you can also say that someone is bent over double.
- benue-congo — a branch of the Niger-Congo family of African languages, consisting of the Bantu languages together with certain other languages of W Africa
- beurre noir — a sauce of darkly browned butter, sometimes flavored with herbs, vinegar, etc.
- bifurcation — the act or fact of bifurcating
- biliousness — Physiology, Pathology. pertaining to bile or to an excess secretion of bile.
- binocularly — relating to the use of two eyes at once
- bioindustry — an industry that makes use of biotechnology and other advanced life science methodologies in the creation or alteration of life forms or processes
- bivouacking — a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- blacktongue — canine pellagra.
- blood count — Your blood count is the number of red and white cells in your blood. A blood count can also refer to a medical examination which determines the number of red and white cells in your blood.
- bludgeoning — a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
- blue monday — a Monday regarded as a depressing workday in contrast to the pleasant relaxation of the weekend.
- blue ribbon — A blue ribbon is the same as a blue riband.
- blue-ribbon — of superior quality or prominence; first-rate; specially selected: a blue-ribbon committee of fund-raisers.
- bombing run — the part of a flight of a bomber aircraft that brings it to the point over a target at which its bombs are released
- bonaventura — Saint, called the Seraphic Doctor. 1221–74, Italian Franciscan monk, mystic, theologian, and philosopher; author of a Life of St Francis and Journey of the Soul to God. Feast day: July 14
- bonaventure — Saint ("the Seraphic Doctor") 1221–74, Italian scholastic theologian.
- bonus issue — an issue of shares made by a company without charge and distributed pro rata among existing shareholders
- bonus point — an additional point in a game, a sporting competition, or any similar scheme in which points can be awarded
- bonus share — a share from stock given by a company to existing shareholders
- bonus stock — shares of stock, usually common, given by a corporation as a bonus with the purchase of another class of security
- boolean sum — Mathematics. symmetric difference.
- boss around — order about
- boston bull — Boston terrier
- boudin noir — a dark-colored boiled sausage made with pork and blood, and often highly spiced
- boulangerie — a bakery shop, specif. one that specializes in breads, rolls, etc.
- boumedienne — Houari (ˈhaʊərɪ). 1927–78, Algerian statesman and soldier: president of Algeria (1965–78) after overthrowing Ben Bella in a coup
- bounce back — If you bounce back after a bad experience, you return very quickly to your previous level of success, enthusiasm, or activity.
- bounce game — (esp in soccer) a non-competitive game played as part of training
- bound up in — If something is bound up in a particular form or place, it is fixed in that form or contained in that place.
- boundedness — the quality of being bounded
- bourbonnais — a town in NE Illinois.
- bourgeoning — to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor.
- bourguignon — a sauce made with red wine, onions, and seasoning
- bournebasic — A BASIC interpreter. comp.sources.misc archives volume 1.
- bournemouth — a resort in S England, in Bournemouth unitary authority, Dorset, on the English Channel. Pop: 167 527 (2001)
- boutonniere — a flower or flowers worn in a buttonhole, as of a lapel
- bring about — To bring something about means to cause it to happen.
- bring round — to restore (a person) to consciousness, esp after a faint
- broaden out — If something such as a discussion broadens out or if someone broadens it out, the number of things or people that it includes or affects becomes greater.