10-letter words containing p, a, b, o
- bicorporal — having two bodies, main divisions, symbols, etc.
- biographee — a person whose biography has been written
- biographer — Someone's biographer is a person who writes an account of their life.
- biographic — of or relating to a person's life: He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.
- bioplastic — plastic suitable for use as a biomaterial.
- bioprivacy — the state of freedom from others having unauthorized access to biometric data about oneself
- biotherapy — the treatment of disease by means of substances, as serums, vaccines, penicillin, etc., secreted by or derived from living organisms
- bipetalous — having two petals
- bipolarity — having two poles, as the earth.
- bipolarize — to make bipolar
- black opal — any opal of a dark coloration, not necessarily black
- black pope — the head of the Jesuit order (so called from the power he once possessed and from the black habit worn by the order).
- black spot — If you describe a place, time, or part of a situation as a black spot, you mean that it is particularly bad or likely to cause problems.
- bladderpod — any of several plants belonging to the genera Alyssoides and Lesquerella, of the mustard family, having inflated seed pods.
- blastopore — the opening of the archenteron in the gastrula that develops into the anus of some animals
- boarded-up — with windows and doors covered with boards for security
- boat patch — an oval patch for plywood, terminating in a point at each end.
- bodyshaper — an undergarment which flattens the stomach, bottom etc
- bog spavin — enlargement of the hock of a horse by accumulation in the joint, usually caused by inflammation or injury, and often resulting in lameness
- bolan pass — a mountain pass in W central Pakistan through the Brahui Range, between Sibi and Quetta, rising to 1800 m (5900 ft)
- bond paper — a superior quality of strong white paper, used esp for writing and typing
- bonus pack — anything sold with a product and marketed as a useful and free extra
- boob happy — suffering from the mental strain caused by the difficulties of prison life
- booby-trap — A booby-trap is something such as a bomb which is hidden or disguised and which causes death or injury when it is touched.
- borah peak — a mountain in central Idaho, in the Lost River Range: highest peak in Idaho. 12,662 feet (3861 meters).
- boskop man — the undated cranial remains of a possible Homo sapiens found in the Transvaal of South Africa.
- bottle cap — a device for closing or sealing a bottle, especially a metal cover with a cork gasket fitting tightly over the mouth of a glass or plastic bottle, held in place by crimping the edge of the cap over the lip or flange of the bottle.
- box staple — a socket for holding the end of a lock bolt when the door is closed.
- brachiopod — any marine invertebrate animal of the phylum Brachiopoda, having a ciliated feeding organ (lophophore) and a shell consisting of dorsal and ventral valves
- brainpower — Brainpower is intelligence or the ability to think.
- bread shop — a baker's shop
- breakpoint — an instruction inserted by a debug program causing a return to the debug program
- breastplow — a cultivator moved forward by a person pressing the chest against a crossbar.
- brillo pad — a scouring pad made of wire wool filled with soap
- broad jump — an exercise and athletic contest in which competitors try to jump the farthest distance possible from a standing start from a fixed board or mark
- broad-jump — long-jump.
- broadpiece — an English coin replaced by the guinea in 1663
- brook park — a city in NE Ohio.
- bump along — advance unevenly
- buonaparte — Bonaparte1
- cablephoto — a photographic image transmitted via cable, especially for use by newspapers or in police work.
- cacophobia — The fear of ugliness.
- calciphobe — calcifuge.
- campobello — an island in the Bay of Fundy, off the coast of SE Canada: part of New Brunswick province. Pop: 1195 (2001). Area: about 52 sq km (20 sq miles)
- canophobia — an abnormal fear of dogs
- capable of — susceptible of; admitting of; open to
- capsorubin — (organic compound) A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsanthin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika.
- chamberpot — a vessel for urine, used in bedrooms
- cibophobia — The fear of, or aversion to, eating or food.
- clapboards — Plural form of clapboard.