10-letter words containing t, a, b, l, e
- blackheath — a residential district in SE London, mainly in the boroughs of Lewisham and Greenwich: a large heath formerly notorious for highwaymen
- blackplate — cold-rolled sheet steel before pickling or cleaning.
- blackstone — Sir William. 1723–80, English jurist noted particularly for his Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765–69), which had a profound influence on jurisprudence in the US
- blackwater — a stream stained dark with peat
- bladdernut — any temperate shrub or small tree of the genus Staphylea, esp S. pinnata of S Europe, that has bladder-like seed pods: family Staphyleaceae
- blamestorm — (of colleagues in a business, government, etc) to meet in order to apportion blame for an error or failure
- blank tape — magnetic tape that has no recorded sound or image, as an unused or erased tape.
- blanketing — a large, rectangular piece of soft fabric, often with bound edges, used especially for warmth as a bed covering.
- blanquette — a French stew made of meat, usually veal, and white sauce
- blast cell — any undifferentiated or immature cell.
- blast wave — a violent propagating disturbance, produced by an explosion in air, that consists of an abrupt rise in pressure followed by a drop in pressure to or below atmospheric pressure.
- blastocoel — the cavity within a blastula
- blastoderm — the layer of cells that surrounds the blastocoel of a blastula
- blastomere — any of the cells formed by cleavage of a fertilized egg
- blastopore — the opening of the archenteron in the gastrula that develops into the anus of some animals
- blathering — foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.
- blind date — A blind date is an arrangement made for you to spend a romantic evening with someone you have never met before.
- bloggerati — those considered to be important or influential in the world of blogging
- blogstream — the publication on the internet of content from weblogs rather than from mainstream media sources
- blood heat — Blood heat is a temperature of 37°C, which is about the same as the normal temperature of the human body.
- blue alert — (in military or civilian defense) an alert following the first, or yellow, alert, in which air attack seems probable.
- blue giant — any of the large, bright stars having surface temperatures of about 20,000 K and diameters that are often ten times that of the sun.
- blue plate — a plate, often decorated with a blue willow pattern, divided by ridges into sections for holding apart several kinds of food.
- blue stain — a bluish discoloration of sapwood caused by growth of fungi
- blue state — a state of the U.S. that usually votes Democratic.
- blue-plate — a plate, often decorated with a blue willow pattern, divided by ridges into sections for holding apart several kinds of food.
- blue-water — designed to operate on and range over the open sea; oceangoing: a bluewater navy that can be dispatched throughout the world, far from its home base.
- bluebreast — any of several birds with blue plumage around the throat
- bluehearts — a hairy, purple-flowered perennial plant (Buchnera americana) of the figwort family, found in the S U.S.
- bluejacket — a sailor in the Navy
- bluethroat — a small brownish European songbird, Cyanosylvia svecica, related to the thrushes, the male of which has a blue throat: family Muscicapidae
- bobble hat — A bobble hat is a woollen hat with a bobble on it.
- bootloader — a bootstrap loader
- bottle cap — a device for closing or sealing a bottle, especially a metal cover with a cork gasket fitting tightly over the mouth of a glass or plastic bottle, held in place by crimping the edge of the cap over the lip or flange of the bottle.
- bottlehead — bottlenose (def 2).
- bowler hat — A bowler hat is a round, hard, black hat with a narrow brim which is worn by men, especially British businessmen. Bowler hats are no longer very common.
- box staple — a socket for holding the end of a lock bolt when the door is closed.
- bradytelic — of or relating to evolution at a rate slower than the standard for a given group of plants or animals.
- breastplow — a cultivator moved forward by a person pressing the chest against a crossbar.
- breastrail — the upper rail of any parapet on a ship
- breathable — A breathable fabric allows air to pass through it easily, so that clothing made from it does not become too warm or uncomfortable.
- 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.
- bridgetalk — (language) A visual language.
- brilliante — with spirit; lively
- brocatelle — a heavy brocade with the design in deep relief, used chiefly in upholstery
- bubble tea — a cold drink, originally from Taiwan, of tea infused with fruit flavouring, shaken to produce bubbles, and served over tapioca pearls in a clear cup. It is usually drunk through a very wide straw
- bullethead — a head considered similar in shape to a bullet, as that of a person with a high, domelike forehead and cranium and short hair.
- butt plate — a plate made usually of metal and attached to the butt end of a gunstock
- butterball — a chubby or fat person
- by default — If something happens by default, it happens only because something else which might have prevented it or changed it has not happened.