10-letter words containing s, a, b, l
- blues band — a band that plays the blues
- bnr pascal — ["Remote Rendezvous", N. Gammage et al, Soft Prac & Exp 17(10):741-755 (Oct 1987)].
- boastfully — given to or characterized by boasting.
- bode's law — an empirical rule relating the distances of the planets from the sun, based on the numerical sequence 0, 3, 6, 12, 24,…. Adding 4 to each number and dividing by 10 gives the sequence 0.4, 0.7, 1, 1.6, 2.8,…, which is a reasonable representation of distances in astronomical units for most planets if the minor planets are counted as a single entity at 2.8
- bolan pass — a mountain pass in W central Pakistan through the Brahui Range, between Sibi and Quetta, rising to 1800 m (5900 ft)
- bollandist — any of the editors of the Acta Sanctorum.
- bomb blast — the impact caused by a bomb
- bonnilasse — a pretty girl
- bonus ball — (in the National Lottery draw) a ball randomly selected after the first six balls, containing a number which influences the amount of prize money paid
- bordelaise — denoting a brown sauce flavoured with red wine and sometimes mushrooms
- boulangism — the doctrines of militarism and reprisals against Germany, advocated, especially in the 1880s, by the French general Boulanger.
- box social — a fund-raising event at which donated box meals are auctioned
- box staple — a socket for holding the end of a lock bolt when the door is closed.
- braaivleis — a picnic at which meat is cooked over an open fire; a barbecue
- 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.
- branglings — a series of squabbles or disputes
- 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)
- brattlings — a series of rattling or clattering sounds
- breakables — objects that are delicate and could be easily broken
- breastplow — a cultivator moved forward by a person pressing the chest against a crossbar.
- breastrail — the upper rail of any parapet on a ship
- breathless — If you are breathless, you have difficulty in breathing properly, for example because you have been running or because you are afraid or excited.
- brix scale — a scale for calibrating hydrometers used for measuring the concentration and density of sugar solutions at a given temperature
- broad seal — the official seal of a nation and its government
- broadlands — a Palladian mansion near Romsey in Hampshire: formerly the home of Lord Palmerston and Lord Mountbatten
- broadscale — on a broad scale; extensive; spread over a wide area
- 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.
- bucephalus — the favourite horse of Alexander the Great
- bulbaceous — bulbous
- bull shark — a requiem shark, Carcharhinus leucas, inhabiting shallow waters from North Carolina to Brazil.
- bull snake — any burrowing North American nonvenomous colubrid snake of the genus Pituophis, typically having yellow and brown markings
- bush basil — See under basil.
- bushwalker — a person who hikes through bushland
- bytesexual — (jargon) /bi:t" sek"shu-*l/ An adjective used to describe hardware, denotes willingness to compute or pass data in either big-endian or little-endian format (depending, presumably, on a mode bit somewhere). See also NUXI problem.
- cabalistic — of or relating to the cabala.
- cablecasts — Plural form of cablecast.
- cablegrams — Plural form of cablegram.
- cabriolets — Plural form of cabriolet.
- calabashes — Plural form of calabash.
- calabooses — Plural form of calaboose.
- calibrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calibrate.
- cancelbots — Plural form of cancelbot.
- cantabiles — Plural form of cantabile.
- capsizable — able to be capsized
- carambolas — Plural form of carambola.
- carbolised — phenolate (def 2).
- carbonless — containing no carbon
- carbuncles — Plural form of carbuncle.
- caressable — an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- casablanca — a port in NW Morocco, on the Atlantic: largest city in the country; industrial centre. Pop: 3 523 000 (2003)