11-letter words containing r, o, b, c
- boss screen — a screen image within a computer game that can be activated instantly, designed to hide the evidence of game-playing, esp at work
- boston crab — a wrestling hold in which a wrestler seizes both or one of his opponent's legs, turns him face downwards, and exerts pressure over his back
- bottle rack — a rack for bottles, such as bottles of wine
- bournebasic — A BASIC interpreter. comp.sources.misc archives volume 1.
- box cornice — a hollow cornice of boards and moldings nailed to rafters and lookouts.
- brachiation — locomotion accomplished by swinging by the arms from one hold to another.
- brachiosaur — any of a genus (Brachiosaurus) of huge Jurassic sauropods having longer forelegs than hind legs and nostrils high on the forehead
- brachyodont — (of mammals, such as humans) having teeth with short crowns
- brachyurous — shorttailed, as a crab (opposed to macrurous).
- bracteolate — having bractlets
- braggadocio — vain empty boasting
- brain coral — a stony coral of the genus Meandrina, in which the polyps lie in troughlike thecae resembling the convoluted surface of a human brain
- brake block — the part of the brake in a train or on a bicycle that is applied to the wheel to slow the vehicle down or stop it
- branchiform — shaped like a gill.
- branchiopod — any crustacean of the mainly freshwater subclass Branchiopoda, having flattened limblike appendages for swimming, feeding, and respiration. The group includes the water fleas
- break cover — (esp of game animals) to come out from a shelter or hiding place
- brecciation — the fragmentation of rock
- breconshire — (until 1974) a county of SE Wales, now mainly in Powys: over half its area forms the Brecon Beacons National Park
- breechblock — a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert the cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
- breechcloth — a cloth worn about the loins; loincloth
- breechclout — a cloth worn about the breech and loins; loincloth.
- breton lace — a net lace with a design embroidered in heavy, often colored, thread.
- bright coal — coal consisting of alternating layers of clarain and vitrain.
- bristlecone — a western American pine with bristle-like prickles on its cones
- broad reach — an act or instance of reaching: to make a reach for a gun.
- broad-faced — having a broad, wide face.
- broadcasted — to transmit (programs) from a radio or television station.
- broadcaster — A broadcaster is someone who gives talks or takes part in interviews and discussions on radio or television programmes.
- brochantite — a mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 4 (OH) 6 SO 4 , occurring in green fibrous masses and similar in physical properties to antlerite: formerly a major ore of copper.
- brocken bow — anticorona.
- broken coal — anthracite in pieces ranging from 2 1/2 to 4 inches (6.5 to 11 cm) in extreme dimension; the largest commercial size, larger than egg coal.
- bromic acid — a colourless unstable water-soluble liquid used as an oxidizing agent in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals. Formula: HBrO3
- bromouracil — a brominated derivative of uracil with antimetabolite properties
- bronchocele — dilatation of a bronchus.
- bronx cheer — A Bronx cheer is a sound that people make by vibrating their lips in order to express disapproval or contempt.
- brood bitch — a female dog used for breeding.
- brood patch — a highly vascular, featherless area developed on the abdomen of certain brooding birds that is in direct contact with eggs during incubation and provides additional warmth.
- brood pouch — a pouch or cavity in certain animals, such as frogs and fishes, in which their eggs develop and hatch
- brown patch — a fungus disease of turf grass that results in circular areas of brown, dead grass.
- brown sauce — a sauce made from cooked fat and flour
- brucellosis — an infectious disease of cattle, goats, dogs, and pigs, caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella and transmittable to humans (e.g. by drinking contaminated milk): symptoms include fever, chills, and severe headache
- brunch coat — a knee-length housecoat.
- brute force — physical strength, power
- buccinatory — relating to a trumpeter or trumpet playing
- bumper crop — large harvest
- bunchflower — a tall plant (Melanthium virginicum) of the lily family, growing in the E U.S. and having large clusters of white or greenish flowers
- bungee cord — a type of stretchy rope consisting of elastic strands often in a fabric casing. Bungee cords may be used in parachuting, bungee jumping or to secure loads. Ones used for securing loads often have hooks on either end.
- buon fresco — fresco (def 1).
- bush clover — any of several plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Lespedeza, of the legume family, having pinnately trifoliate leaves and heads of pink, purple, cream, or white flowers.
- butyraceous — of, containing, or resembling butter