10-letter words containing t, b
- beautyless — Devoid of beauty.
- beaux arts — noting or pertaining to a style of architecture, popularly associated with the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, that prevailed in France in the late 19th century and that was adopted in the U.S. and elsewhere c1900, characterized by the free and eclectic use and adaptation of French architectural features of the 16th through 18th centuries combined so as to give a massive, elaborate, and often ostentatious effect, and also by the use of symmetrical plans preferably allowing vast amounts of interior space.
- beaux-arts — relating to the classical decorative style, esp that of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris
- beaverette — rabbit fur dyed to resemble beaver.
- bed jacket — a woman's short upper garment worn over a nightgown when sitting up in bed
- bed settee — a settee which can be converted into a bed
- bed-sitter — a combination bedroom and sitting room.
- bedclothes — Bedclothes are the sheets and covers which you put over yourself when you get into bed.
- bedighting — Present participle of bedight.
- 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.
- bedsitting — as in bedsitting room
- bedwetting — Bedwetting means urinating in bed, usually by small children.
- bee beetle — a European beetle, Trichodes apiarius, that is often parasitic in beehives: family Cleridae
- bee martin — kingbird.
- beech mast — the edible nuts of the beech, especially when lying on the ground.
- beefeaters — Plural form of beefeater.
- beefmaster — one of a breed of fast-growing beef cattle of the western U.S., tolerant of humidity, heat, and insects, developed by crossbreeding Brahman, Hereford, and Shorthorn stock.
- beet sugar — the sucrose obtained from sugar beet, identical in composition to cane sugar
- beetlebung — sour gum.
- beetlehead — a person of low intelligence
- beetleweed — galax.
- beetmaster — a help in need
- beetmister — a help in need
- before-tax — before tax has been deducted; gross
- beforetime — formerly
- bel esprit — a witty or clever person
- bel-esprit — a person of great wit or intellect.
- bell metal — an alloy of copper and tin, with some zinc and lead, used in casting bells
- bell tower — a tower containing a bell or bells; belfry
- belletrist — a writer of belles-lettres
- bellwether — If you describe something as a bellwether, you mean that it is an indication of the way a situation is changing.
- belly girt — girth (def 2).
- belly tank — a fuel tank in the belly of a plane
- belly-bust — belly-flop.
- belt drive — a transmission system using a flexible belt to transfer power
- beltcourse — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
- beltsville — a town in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
- bemusement — Bemusement is the feeling that you have when you are puzzled or confused by something.
- bench seat — a seat for more than one person
- 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.
- bench test — the critical evaluation of a new or repaired component, device, apparatus, etc, prior to installation to ensure that it is in perfect condition
- benedicite — (esp in Christian religious orders) a blessing or grace
- benedict i — died a.d. 579, pope 575–79.
- benedict v — died a.d. 966, pope 964.
- benedictus — a short canticle beginning Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini in Latin and Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord in English
- benefactor — A benefactor is a person who helps a person or organization by giving them money.
- beneficent — A beneficent person or thing helps people or results in something good.
- benefiters — something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: He explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.
- benefiting — something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: He explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.
- benefitted — something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: He explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.