10-letter words containing r, o, d, b
- broad-jump — long-jump.
- broadbrush — lacking full detail or information; incomplete or rough
- broadcloth — fabric woven on a wide loom
- broadfaced — having a broad, wide face.
- broadlands — a Palladian mansion near Romsey in Hampshire: formerly the home of Lord Palmerston and Lord Mountbatten
- broadpiece — an English coin replaced by the guinea in 1663
- broadscale — on a broad scale; extensive; spread over a wide area
- broadsheet — A broadsheet is a newspaper that is printed on large sheets of paper. Broadsheets are generally considered to be more serious than other newspapers. Compare tabloid.
- broadsword — a broad-bladed sword used for cutting rather than stabbing
- brood mare — a mare kept for breeding purposes
- broodiness — moody; gloomy.
- broodingly — preoccupied with depressing, morbid, or painful memories or thoughts: a brooding frame of mind.
- brookfield — a city in SE Wisconsin, near Milwaukee.
- broomfield — a city in N central Colorado.
- brown deer — a town in SE Wisconsin.
- brownfield — Brownfield land is land in a town or city where houses or factories have been built in the past, but which is not being used at the present time.
- budget for — If you budget for something, you take account of it when you are deciding how much you can afford to spend on different things.
- bulldogger — a person who brings an animal, esp a steer, to the ground by twisting its head from the horns
- bum around — If you bum around, you go from place to place without any particular destination, either for enjoyment or because you have nothing else to do.
- bunt order — a dominance hierarchy seen in herds of cattle, established and maintained by bunting.
- burdensome — If you describe something as burdensome, you mean it is worrying or hard to deal with.
- burma road — the route extending from Lashio in Burma (now Myanmar) to Chongqing in China, which was used by the Allies during World War II to supply military equipment to Chiang Kai-shek's forces in China
- burned-out — consumed; rendered unserviceable or ineffectual by maximum use: a burned-out tube.
- by-product — A by-product is something which is produced during the manufacture or processing of another product.
- cabo verde — a republic in the Atlantic off the coast of West Africa, consisting of a group of ten islands and five islets: an overseas territory of Portugal until 1975, when the islands became independent. Official language: Portuguese. Religion: Christian (Roman Catholic) majority; animist minority. Currency: Cape Verdean escudo. Capital: Praia. Pop: 531 046 (2013 est). Area: 4033 sq km (1557 sq miles)
- call-board — a bulletin board, as in a theater, on which notices are posted announcing rehearsals, changes in the cast, etc.
- carbolated — containing carbolic acid
- carbolised — phenolate (def 2).
- carbolized — Simple past tense and past participle of carbolize.
- carbonados — Plural form of carbonado.
- carbonated — Carbonated drinks are drinks that contain small bubbles of carbon dioxide.
- carbondale — a city in SW Illinois.
- carbonised — Alternative spelling of carbonized.
- carbonized — Simple past tense and past participle of carbonize.
- carbonnade — a thick stew of beef, onions, herbs, etc., cooked in beer.
- cardboards — Plural form of cardboard.
- cardboardy — like cardboard, esp in stiffness, texture, or taste
- cedar robe — Dialect. a cedar chest or cedar-lined wardrobe.
- chairbound — unable to walk; dependent on a wheelchair for mobility
- chalkboard — A chalkboard is a dark-coloured board that you can write on with chalk. Chalkboards are often used by teachers in the classroom.
- chessboard — A chessboard is a square board with 64 black and white squares that is used for playing chess.
- clapboards — Plural form of clapboard.
- clipboards — Plural form of clipboard.
- cloudberry — a creeping Eurasian herbaceous rosaceous plant, Rubus chamaemorus, with white flowers and orange berry-like fruits (drupelets)
- cloudburst — A cloudburst is a sudden, very heavy fall of rain.
- coatbridge — an industrial town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire. Pop: 41 170 (2001)
- colorblind — unable to perceive colors or to distinguish between certain colors, as red and green
- colorbreed — to breed plants or animals selectively for the production of new varieties having a specific color or shade.
- colourbred — (of an animal) bred to be a particular colour
- conscribed — Simple past tense and past participle of conscribe.