10-letter words containing s, d
- boss-tweed — William Marcy [mahr-see] /ˈmɑr si/ (Show IPA), ("Boss Tweed") 1823–78, U.S. politician.
- bosun bird — tropic bird.
- boundaries — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- bounderish — having the qualities of a bounder
- bowdlerise — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
- bowdlerism — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
- bradstreet — Anne (Dudley). ?1612–72, US poet, born in England: regarded as the first significant US poet
- bradyseism — a gradual rise or fall in the earth's crust
- brake disc — a metal disc that revolves with the wheel in a disc brake
- brandished — to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish: Brandishing his sword, he rode into battle.
- brass band — A brass band is a band that is made up of brass and percussion instruments.
- brassboard — in certain types of engineering, an experimental model at a more advanced stage of development than a breadboard (sense 2)
- brassbound — inflexibly entrenched
- bread shop — a baker's shop
- breadstick — bread baked in a long thin crisp stick
- breadstuff — any form of bread
- bridesmaid — A bridesmaid is a woman or a girl who helps and accompanies a bride on her wedding day.
- bridlewise — (of a horse) obedient to the pressure of the reins on the neck rather than to the bit
- brigandish — a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
- broad seal — the official seal of a nation and its government
- broadbrush — lacking full detail or information; incomplete or rough
- 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
- 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
- broodiness — moody; gloomy.
- brundisium — Brindisi
- bsp method — (programming) A CASE method from IBM.
- bubs grade — a baby
- buddy seat — a seat on a motorcycle or moped for the driver and a passenger sitting one behind the other.
- bull-nosed — having a rounded end
- bundesbank — the central bank of Germany
- bundeswehr — the armed forces of Germany.
- burdensome — If you describe something as burdensome, you mean it is worrying or hard to deal with.
- butt heads — an extremely stupid or inept person.
- buttressed — any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts, especially a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall.
- by degrees — If something happens by degrees, it happens slowly and gradually.
- cacodemons — Plural form of cacodemon.
- cad system — A CAD system is a computer system for designing parts or products before they are manufactured.
- cadaverous — If you describe someone as cadaverous, you mean they are extremely thin and pale.
- caddis fly — any of an order (Trichoptera) of small, mothlike insects with a soft body, long antennae and legs, and two pairs of hairy, membranous wings
- caddisworm — the aquatic larva of a caddis fly, which constructs a protective case around itself made of silk, sand, stones, etc
- cake stand — a plate on a pedestal used for displaying cakes in a shop or café, or for special cakes such as wedding cakes
- calendulas — Plural form of calendula.
- camcorders — Plural form of camcorder.
- camisadoes — Plural form of camisado.
- campuswide — Throughout a campus.
- candaulism — A practice or in which a man exposes his female partner, or images of her, to other people for their pleasure.
- candescent — glowing or starting to glow with heat
- candidates — Plural form of candidate.