10-letter words containing r, i, n, s
- bitterness — having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
- blandisher — someone who blandishes
- blindstory — a windowless story
- blistering — Blistering heat is very great heat.
- blue rinse — a rinse for tinting grey hair a silvery-blue colour
- blue-rinse — of, for, or composed mostly of elderly women: the blue-rinse matinee audience.
- blurriness — blurred; indistinct.
- boisbriand — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal.
- bolstering — a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
- boringness — the quality of being boring
- borrowings — a company's liabilities or indebtedness
- bosun bird — tropic bird.
- boundaries — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- bounderish — having the qualities of a bounder
- bourbonism — support for the rule of the Bourbons, the European royal line that ruled in France, Spain, and Naples and Sicily at various times in the late 16th to early 20th centuries
- box spring — A box spring is a frame containing rows of coiled springs that is used to provide support for a mattress. You can also use box springs to refer to the springs themselves.
- 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
- 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.
- brainstorm — If you have a brainstorm, you suddenly become unable to think clearly.
- brandished — to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish: Brandishing his sword, he rode into battle.
- 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.
- brattiness — the quality of being bratty
- brattlings — a series of rattling or clattering sounds
- brigandish — a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
- brightness — the condition of being bright
- bring suit — to institute legal action; sue
- bronchitis — Bronchitis is an illness like a very bad cough, in which your bronchial tubes become sore and infected.
- broodiness — moody; gloomy.
- brownshirt — Nazi stormtrooper
- brugmansia — any of various solanaceous plants of the genus Brugmansia, native to tropical American regions and closely related to daturas, having sweetly scented flowers
- brundisium — Brindisi
- brunfelsia — any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Brunfelsia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having white or purple tubular or bell-shaped flowers.
- burns unit — a section of a hospital in which those with serious burns are treated
- burnsville — a city in SE Minnesota.
- burst into — If you burst into tears, laughter, or song, you suddenly begin to cry, laugh, or sing.
- c terminus — the carboxyl end of a protein molecule.
- calcsinter — travertine.
- cannisters — Plural form of cannister.
- cant strip — an inclined or beveled strip of wood, for changing the pitch of a roof slope or for rounding out the angle between a flat roof and an adjoining parapet.
- caparisons — Plural form of caparison.
- capsorubin — (organic compound) A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsanthin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika.
- carabiners — Plural form of carabiner.
- caramanlis — Konstantinos [kawn-stahn-dee-naws] /ˌkɔn stɑnˈdi nɔs/ (Show IPA), 1907–98, Greek politician: prime minister 1955–63, 1974–80; president 1980–85, 1990–95.
- caravanist — a group of travelers, as merchants or pilgrims, journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, hostile territory, etc.
- carbanions — Plural form of carbanion.
- carbineers — Plural form of carbineer.