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11-letter words containing t, i, n, b

  • basingstoke — a town in S England, in N Hampshire. Pop: 90 171 (2001)
  • basis point — In finance, a basis point is one hundredth of a per cent (.01%).
  • bastinadoed — Simple past tense and past participle of bastinado.
  • bastinadoes — Plural form of bastinado.
  • bastnaesite — a rare yellow to reddish-brown mineral consisting of a carbonate of fluorine and several lanthanide metals. It occurs in association with zinc and is a source of the lanthanides. Formula: LaFCO3
  • bathing cap — a tight rubber cap worn by a swimmer to keep the hair dry
  • bathing hut — a small waterside building where swimmers can change their clothes
  • bathtub gin — homemade gin, especially gin made illegally during Prohibition.
  • batrachians — Plural form of batrachian.
  • batsmanship — (cricket) A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
  • batting eye — the batter's visual appraisal of balls pitched toward home plate.
  • battle line — the line along which troops are positioned for battle
  • bayonetting — (British) present participle of bayonet.
  • be dirty on — to be offended by or be hostile towards
  • be going to — If you say that something is going to happen, you mean that it will happen in the future, usually quite soon.
  • bearbaiting — an old form of diversion in which dogs were made to torment a chained bear
  • beastliness — of or like a beast; bestial.
  • beauticians — Plural form of beautician.
  • beautifying — Present participle of beautify.
  • bed-wetting — the act or habit of involuntarily urinating in bed
  • bedclothing — bedclothes; bedding.
  • bedding out — the process of planting out young flowering plants in beds
  • bedevilment — to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries.
  • bedizenment — That which bedizens.
  • beetlebrain — a person of severely limited intelligence
  • befittingly — suitable; proper; becoming: planned with a befitting sense of majesty.
  • beguilement — to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
  • behind post — one of the smaller outer posts inside which the ball must be kicked to score a behind
  • behind time — late
  • belligerent — A belligerent person is hostile and aggressive.
  • benactyzine — a crystalline drug, C20H25NO3, used to make tranquilizers
  • benedict iiSaint, died a.d. 685, pope 684–85.
  • benedict iv — died a.d. 903, pope 900–03.
  • benedict ix — died 1056? pope 1032–44; 1045; 1047–48.
  • benedict vi — died a.d. 974, pope 973–74.
  • benedict xi — (Niccolò Boccasini) 1240–1304, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1303–04.
  • benedict xv — original name Giacomo della Chiesa. 1854–1922, pope (1914–22); noted for his repeated attempts to end World War I and for his organization of war relief
  • benedictine — A Benedictine is a monk or nun who is a member of a Christian religious community that follows the rule of St. Benedict.
  • benediction — A benediction is a kind of Christian prayer.
  • benedictive — relating to a benediction or blessing
  • benedictory — of, giving, or expressing benediction.
  • benefaction — the act of doing good, esp by giving a donation to charity
  • benefactive — of or relating to a linguistic form, case, or semantic role that denotes the person or persons for whom an action is performed, as for his son in He opened the door for his son.
  • benefactrix — benefactress.
  • beneficiate — to process (ores) through reduction
  • benefitting — something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: He explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.
  • beneplacito — an indication of approval
  • benightment — the state of being in physical, moral, or intellectual darkness
  • benignantly — kind, especially to inferiors; gracious: a benignant sovereign.
  • benjaminite — a member of the tribe of Benjamin.
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