10-letter words containing r, a, i
- brachyaxis — the shorter lateral axis of a monoclinic, orthorhombic, or triclinic crystal
- bracketing — a set of brackets
- bradykinin — a peptide in blood plasma that dilates blood vessels and causes contraction of smooth muscles. Formula: C50H73N15O11
- bradyseism — a gradual rise or fall in the earth's crust
- bradytelic — of or relating to evolution at a rate slower than the standard for a given group of plants or animals.
- brahmanism — the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism, characterized by diversified pantheism, the caste system, and the sacrifices and family ceremonies of Hindu tradition
- brahminism — Brahmanism
- brailowsky — Alexander [al-ig-zan-der,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr/ (Show IPA), 1896–1976, Russian pianist.
- brain cell — a nerve cell that is situated in the brain
- brain dump — (The act of telling someone) everything one knows about a particular topic. Typically used when someone is going to let a new party maintain a piece of code. Conceptually analogous to an operating system core dump in that it saves a lot of useful state before an exit. "You'll have to give me a brain dump on FOOBAR before you start your new job at HackerCorp." At Sun, this is also known as "TOI" (transfer of information).
- brain fart — (jargon, humour) 1. The actual result of a braino, as opposed to the mental glitch that is the braino itself. E.g. typing "dir" on a Unix box after a session with MS-DOS. 2. A biproduct of a bloated mind producing information effortlessly. A burst of useful information. "I know you're busy on the Microsoft story, but can you give us a brain fart on the Mitnik bust?"
- brain gain — the immigration into a country of scientists, technologists, academics, etc, attracted by better pay, equipment, or conditions
- brain scan — an examination of the brain, using radiological scanning techniques, used in medical diagnosis and scientific research
- brain stem — the portion of the brain that is continuous with the spinal cord and comprises the medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain, and parts of the hypothalamus, functioning in the control of reflexes and such essential internal mechanisms as respiration and heartbeat.
- brain wave — any of the fluctuations of electrical potential in the brain as represented on an electroencephalogram. They vary in frequency from 1 to 30 hertz
- brain-dead — If someone is declared brain-dead, they have suffered brain death.
- brainchild — Someone's brainchild is an idea or invention that they have thought up or created.
- brainpower — Brainpower is intelligence or the ability to think.
- brainstorm — If you have a brainstorm, you suddenly become unable to think clearly.
- brake disc — a metal disc that revolves with the wheel in a disc brake
- branchiate — having gills.
- brand nazi — a person who insists on buying one particular brand of clothing or other commodity
- brandering — furring (def 4b).
- brandished — to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish: Brandishing his sword, he rode into battle.
- brandywine — creek in SE Pa. & N Del.: site of a battle (1777) of the Revolutionary War, in which Washington's army failed to check the British advance on Philadelphia
- branglings — a series of squabbles or disputes
- brass ring — great success or a highly valued prize; also, an opportunity for this
- brassiness — made of or covered with brass.
- bratislava — the capital of Slovakia since 1918, a port on the River Danube; capital of Hungary (1541–1784) and seat of the Hungarian parliament until 1848. Pop: 428 672 (2001)
- bratticing — a partition or lining, as of planks or cloth, forming an air passage in a mine.
- brattiness — the quality of being bratty
- brattlings — a series of rattling or clattering sounds
- bravissimo — very well done! excellent!
- brazil nut — a tropical South American tree, Bertholletia excelsa, producing large globular capsules, each containing several closely packed triangular nuts: family Lecythidaceae
- brazilwood — a hard, reddish wood obtained from several tropical American trees (genera Caesalpinia and Haematoxylon) of the caesalpinia family: it yields a red or blue dye and is also used in making cabinets and violin bows
- bread line — a line of people waiting to be given food as government relief or private charity
- breadfruit — Breadfruit are large round fruit that grow on trees in the Pacific Islands and in tropical parts of America and that, when baked, look and feel like bread.
- breadknife — a knife, usually with a serrated blade, used for cutting slices from a loaf of bread
- breadstick — bread baked in a long thin crisp stick
- break into — If someone breaks into a building, they get into it by force.
- break wind — to emit wind from the anus
- break with — to end a relationship or association with (someone or an organization or social group)
- breakpoint — an instruction inserted by a debug program causing a return to the debug program
- breastrail — the upper rail of any parapet on a ship
- breathe in — When you breathe in, you take some air into your lungs.
- brecciated — Petrology. to form as breccia.
- brian boru — ?941–1014, king of Ireland (1002–14): killed during the defeat of the Danes at the battle of Clontarf
- brian reid — (person) The person who cofounded Usenet's anarchic alt.* newsgroup hierarchy with John Gilmore.
- brick wall — a wall made out of brick
- brickearth — a clayey alluvium suitable for the making of bricks: specifically, such a deposit in southern England, yielding a fertile soil