10-letter words containing t, b
- 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
- bluest eye — a novel (1970) by Toni Morrison.
- bluethroat — a small brownish European songbird, Cyanosylvia svecica, related to the thrushes, the male of which has a blue throat: family Muscicapidae
- bluetongue — an Australian lizard, Tiliqua scincoides, having a cobalt-blue tongue
- blusterous — to roar and be tumultuous, as wind.
- board foot — a unit of board measure: the cubic content of a piece of wood one foot square and one inch thick
- boastfully — given to or characterized by boasting.
- boat drill — practice in launching the lifeboats and taking off the passengers and crew of a ship
- boat patch — an oval patch for plywood, terminating in a point at each end.
- boat shoes — shoes for wearing on board boats, often laced moccasins
- boat train — A boat train is a train that takes you to or from a port.
- boatwright — a craftsman who builds wooden boats.
- bobble hat — A bobble hat is a woollen hat with a bobble on it.
- boca raton — city in SE Fla., near Fort Lauderdale: pop. 75,000
- bodhi tree — the sacred peepul at Buddh Gaya under which Gautama Siddhartha attained enlightenment and became the Buddha
- body count — the number of people killed
- body forth — to give shape or form to
- body shirt — a close-fitting shirt or blouse having a shape and seams that follow the contours of the body.
- body track — the tracks of a railroad yard used for switching or sorting cars.
- boehmenist — a supporter or adherent of Boehmenism.
- bog myrtle — sweet gale.
- bog turtle — a small turtle, Clemmys muhlenbergi, inhabiting swamps and slow, muddy-bottomed streams in scattered areas from New York to North Carolina.
- bogtrotter — a highly offensive term for an Irish person
- böhm flute — a type of flute in which the holes are covered with keys; the standard type of modern flute
- boilersuit — a one-piece work garment consisting of overalls and a shirt top usually worn over ordinary clothes to protect them
- boisterous — Someone who is boisterous is noisy, lively, and full of energy.
- bollandist — any of the editors of the Acta Sanctorum.
- bolshevist — a follower or advocate of the doctrines or methods of the Bolsheviks.
- bolstering — a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
- bomb blast — the impact caused by a bomb
- bomb ketch — Nautical. a ketch-rigged vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries, carrying heavy mortars for firing bombs.
- bombed out — destroyed or severely damaged by or as by bombing: a bombed-out village; a bombed-out economy.
- bombed-out — A bombed-out building has been damaged or destroyed by a bomb.
- 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.
- booby-trap — A booby-trap is something such as a bomb which is hidden or disguised and which causes death or injury when it is touched.
- book match — a match in or from a matchbook.
- book token — a gift token to be exchanged for books
- boosterish — designed to boost business; optimistic
- boosterism — the practice of actively promoting a city, region, etc, and its local businesses
- boot block — (operating system) A program on a hard disk, floppy disk or other media, which is loaded when the computer is turned on or rebooted and which controls the next phase of loading the actual operating system. The loading and execution of the boot block is usually controlled by firmware in ROM or PROM. It may be at some fixed location possibly or may be pointed to by the master boot record.