10-letter words containing t, b, o, n
- bandicoots — Plural form of bandicoot.
- bargestone — any of several stones forming the sloping edge of a gable.
- baronetage — the order of baronets; baronets collectively
- baronetess — the wife of a baronet
- baronetize — to make (someone) a baronet; confer a baronetcy upon.
- barrenwort — a herbaceous European berberidaceous plant, Epimedium alpinum, having red-and-yellow star-shaped flowers
- barrington — Jonah. born 1940, British squash player; winner of the Open Championship 1966–67, 1969–72
- bassoonist — A bassoonist is someone who plays the bassoon.
- basutoland — Lesotho
- bat around — to discuss (an idea, proposition, etc) informally
- batfowling — A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
- bath stone — a kind of limestone used as a building material, esp at Bath in England
- battalions — Plural form of battalion.
- battallion — Archaic form of battalion.
- bayoneting — (US) present participle of bayonet.
- bayonetted — (British) Simple past tense and past participle of bayonet.
- be soft on — to treat gently
- beachfront — A beachfront house, café, shop, or hotel is situated on or by a beach.
- beat up on — If someone beats up on a person or beats on them, they hit or kick the person many times.
- beatboxing — a form of hip-hop music in which the voice is used to simulate percussion instruments
- bedlington — Also called Bedlingtonshire [bed-ling-tuh n-sheer, -sher] /ˈbɛd lɪŋ tənˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). an urban area in E Northumberland, in N England.
- bench stop — a metal device set flush with the top of a workbench and having a portion able to be raised to stop longitudinal movement of an object placed against it.
- benefactor — A benefactor is a person who helps a person or organization by giving them money.
- benevolent — If you describe a person in authority as benevolent, you mean that they are kind and fair.
- bennington — a town in SW Vermont: the site of a British defeat (1777) in the War of American Independence. Pop: 15 637 (2003 est)
- bentonitic — relating to bentonite
- benzoylate — to introduce the benzoyl group into (an organic compound).
- bernadotte — Folke (ˈfɔlke), Count. 1895–1948, Swedish diplomat, noted for his work with the Red Cross during World War II and as United Nations mediator in Palestine (1948). He was assassinated by Jewish terrorists
- bernstorff — Count Johann-Heinrich [yoh-hahn-hahyn-rikh] /ˈyoʊ hɑnˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1862–1939, German diplomat.
- bestowment — to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on or upon): The trophy was bestowed upon the winner.
- betancourt — Rómulo [rom-yuh-loh;; Spanish raw-moo-law] /ˈrɒm yəˌloʊ;; Spanish ˈrɔ muˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1908–81, Venezuelan journalist and political leader: president of Venezuela 1945–48 and 1959–64.
- bete noire — If you refer to someone or something as your bete noire, you mean that you have a particular dislike for them or that they annoy you a great deal.
- bettendorf — a city in E Iowa.
- bi-monthly — occurring every two months.
- bicornuate — Botany, Zoology. having two horns or hornlike parts.
- bigfooting — a prominent or influential person, especially a journalist or news analyst.
- bikini top — the part of a bikini worn over the breasts
- bilocation — the existence of something in two places at the same time
- binational — involving two nations
- binghamton — city in SC N.Y., on the Susquehanna River: pop. 47,000
- binoxalate — an acid containing the group HC 2 O 4 –, as ammonium binoxalate, C 2 H 5 NO 4 ⋅H 2 O.
- biobutanol — butyl alcohol.
- biocentric — centered in life; having life as its principal fact.
- biocontrol — the use of one living thing to control another
- bioethanol — a biofuel based on alcohol which may be combined with petrol for use in vehicles
- biogenetic — genetic engineering.
- bioreagent — a reagent of biological origin, such as an enzyme
- birthstone — a precious or semiprecious stone associated with a month or sign of the zodiac and thought to bring luck if worn by a person born in that month or under that sign
- bitonality — the quality of two musical keys being played simultaneously
- bittorrent — a file transfer protocol which enables users to upload and download large files on the internet in the form of software, games, film, video, music, etc, from other users rather than from a central server