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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
  • bonaventureSaint ("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.
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