10-letter words containing t, b, o, n
- bituminous — of the nature of bitumen, esp. with regard to its color and combustibility
- black knot — a fungal disease of plums and cherries caused by Dibotryon morbosum, characterized by rough black knotlike swellings on the twigs and branches
- 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
- blackthorn — a thorny Eurasian rosaceous shrub, Prunus spinosa, with black twigs, white flowers, and small sour plumlike fruits
- blind spot — If you say that someone has a blind spot about something, you mean that they seem to be unable to understand it or to see how important it is.
- blind-spot — Also called blind spot. an area in which radio or cell phone signals are weak and their reception poor.
- blindstory — a windowless story
- blood knot — barrel knot.
- bloodstain — A bloodstain is a mark on a surface caused by blood.
- bloodstone — a dark-green variety of chalcedony with red spots: used as a gemstone
- bloviation — a lengthy but insubstantial speech
- blue point — a Siamese cat having a light-colored body and darker, bluish-gray points.
- bluebonnet — a broad, flat cap of blue woolen cloth, formerly worn in Scotland
- bluetongue — an Australian lizard, Tiliqua scincoides, having a cobalt-blue tongue
- boat train — A boat train is a train that takes you to or from a port.
- boca raton — city in SE Fla., near Fort Lauderdale: pop. 75,000
- body count — the number of people killed
- boehmenist — a supporter or adherent of Boehmenism.
- bollandist — any of the editors of the Acta Sanctorum.
- bolstering — a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
- bon vivant — a person who enjoys luxuries, esp good food and drink
- bone earth — bone ash.
- bone white — any of various shades of grayish or yellowish white
- bonesetter — a person who sets broken or dislocated bones, esp one who has no formal medical qualifications
- bonkbuster — a novel characterized by graphic descriptions of the heroine's frequent sexual encounters
- bonne nuit — good night
- bonnet top — a top to a secretary, highboy, etc., following in outline a broken pediment on the front.
- bonnethead — a hammerhead shark, Sphyrna tiburo, found in shallow waters from Brazil to Massachusetts, having a spade-shaped head.
- bonnetiere — a tall, narrow wardrobe of the 18th century, found especially in Normandy and Brittany.
- book token — a gift token to be exchanged for books
- boot money — unofficial bonuses in the form of illegal cash payments made by a professional sports club to its players
- bootmaking — the activity of making boots and shoes
- boston bag — a two-handled bag for carrying books, papers, etc.
- boston ivy — a climbing vine (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) of the grape family, native to Japan and China, having shield-shaped leaves and purple berries: often grown to cover walls
- bostonians — of, relating to, or typical of Boston, Mass., or its residents: a Bostonian childhood; Bostonian reserve.
- botany bay — an inlet of the Tasman Sea, on the SE coast of Australia: surrounded by the suburbs of Sydney
- bottleneck — A bottleneck is a place where a road becomes narrow or where it meets another road so that the traffic slows down or stops, often causing traffic jams.
- bottlenose — a kind of whale or dolphin
- bottomland — a lowland alluvial area near a river
- bottomness — the number of bottom antiquarks minus the number of bottom quarks in a particle
- bounty bag — a set of free samples, such as nappies and creams, given to mothers leaving hospital with a new baby
- bournonite — a sulfide of lead, antimony, and copper, PbCuSbS 3 , occurring in gray to black crystals or granular masses.
- bowhunting — the practice of hunting wild animals with bow and arrow
- brainstorm — If you have a brainstorm, you suddenly become unable to think clearly.
- branch out — If a person or an organization branches out, they do something that is different from their normal activities or work.
- brazen out — If you have done something wrong and you brazen it out, you behave confidently in order not to appear ashamed, even though you probably do feel ashamed.
- break into — If someone breaks into a building, they get into it by force.
- breakfront — (of a bookcase, bureau, etc) having a slightly projecting central section
- breakpoint — an instruction inserted by a debug program causing a return to the debug program
- breastbone — Your breastbone is the long, flat bone which goes from your throat to the bottom of your ribs and to which your ribs are attached.