11-letter words containing r, i, b
- beiderbecke — Leon Bismarcke, known as Bix. 1903–31, US jazz cornettist, composer, and pianist
- belarussian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Belarus, its people, or their language
- bell ringer — A bell ringer is someone who rings church bells or hand bells, especially as a hobby.
- belligerati — intellectuals, such as writers, who advocate war or imperialism
- belligerent — A belligerent person is hostile and aggressive.
- belorussian — of Belarus or its people, language, or culture
- belowstairs — (formerly) at or in the basement of a large house, considered as the place where the servants live and work
- belted tire — a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- benchership — the position of a bencher at the Inns of Court
- benedictory — of, giving, or expressing benediction.
- benefactrix — benefactress.
- beneficiary — Someone who is a beneficiary of something is helped by it.
- bergenfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
- bering time — the civil time officially adopted for a country or region, usually the civil time of some specific meridian lying within the region. The standard time zones in the U.S. (Atlantic time, Eastern time, Central time, Mountain time, Pacific time, Yukon time, Alaska-Hawaii time, and Bering time) use the civil times of the 60th, 75th, 90th, 105th, 120th, 135th, 150th, and 165th meridians respectively, the difference of time between one zone and the next being exactly one hour.
- berkeleyism — any philosophical system or doctrine derived from the views of Bishop Berkeley.
- berlin wall — a wall dividing the east and west sectors of Berlin, built in 1961 by the East German authorities to stop the flow of refugees from east to west; demolition of the wall began in 1989
- berlin wool — a fine wool yarn used for tapestry work, etc
- bermuda rig — a fore-and-aft sailing boat rig characterized by a tall mainsail (Bermudian mainsail) that tapers to a point
- bersagliere — a member of a rifle regiment in the Italian Army
- bertrandite — a mineral, hydrous beryllium silicate, Be 4 Si 2 O 7 (OH) 2 , colorless or pale yellow, with a vitreous luster, occurring as tabular or prismatic crystals in pegmatites and hydrothermal veins.
- berylliosis — a lung disease caused by inhaling beryllium
- beryllonite — a mineral, sodium beryllium phosphate, NaBePO 4 , occurring in colorless or light-yellow crystals, sometimes used as a gemstone.
- best friend — a dearest friend
- bestridable — capable of being bestridden
- beta crucis — a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Southern Cross.
- beurre noir — a sauce of darkly browned butter, sometimes flavored with herbs, vinegar, etc.
- bewhiskered — having whiskers on the cheeks
- bewildering — A bewildering thing or situation is very confusing and difficult to understand or to make a decision about.
- bhartrihari — a.d. 570?–650? Indian grammarian and poet.
- bi-partisan — representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions: Government leaders hope to achieve a bipartisan foreign policy.
- biauricular — having two auricles.
- bible paper — a thin tough opaque paper used for Bibles, prayer books, and reference books
- bible story — a story from the Bible
- bibliograph — to put in a bibliography.
- bibliolater — someone who reveres the Bible
- bibliolatry — excessive devotion to or reliance on the Bible
- bicarbonate — a salt of carbonic acid containing the ion HCO3–; an acid carbonate
- bicentenary — A bicentenary is a year in which you celebrate something important that happened exactly two hundred years earlier.
- bicorporate — having two bodies
- bidding war — a situation in which multiple offerers bid to own a single property
- biedermeier — of or relating to a decorative and furnishing style in mid-19th-century Germany, characterized by solidity and conventionality
- bifurcation — the act or fact of bifurcating
- big brother — People sometimes use Big Brother to refer to a person, government, or organization when they think it has complete control over people and is always checking what they do.
- big picture — a broad, overall view or perspective of an issue or problem.
- big-hearted — If you describe someone as big-hearted, you think they are kind and generous, and always willing to help people.
- big-leaguer — Sports. a player in a major league.
- bikini scar — a horizontal scar on the lower abdomen in the area where a bikini would be worn, usually resulting from a Caesarean section.
- bikram yoga — a form of yoga in which traditional exercises are performed at high temperature and humidity
- bilaterally — pertaining to, involving, or affecting two or both sides, factions, parties, or the like: a bilateral agreement; bilateral sponsorship.
- bilge board — a board lowered from the bilge of a sailing vessel to serve as a keel.