10-letter words that end in d
- besmirched — to soil; tarnish; discolor.
- bespangled — covered or adorned with or as if with spangles or jewels
- bespeckled — to speckle.
- beweltered — soaked with blood
- bewildered — If you are bewildered, you are very confused and cannot understand something or decide what you should do.
- bifurcated — divided into two branches.
- big-footed — a prominent or influential person, especially a journalist or news analyst.
- big-headed — If you describe someone as big-headed, you disapprove of them because they think they are very clever and know everything.
- bighearted — quick to give or forgive; generous or magnanimous
- bigmouthed — having a very large mouth.
- billethead — a carved ornamental scroll or volute terminating a stem or cutwater at its upper end in place of a figurehead.
- billy budd — a novella (1924) by Herman Melville.
- bingo card — a prepaid postcard inserted in a magazine by its publisher to enable a reader to order free information about advertised products.
- biofuelled — running on biofuel
- birddogged — characterized by being pursued with determination
- birkenhead — a port in NW England, in Wirral unitary authority, Merseyside: former shipbuilding centre. Pop: 83 729 (2001)
- bishopbird — any African weaverbird of the genus Euplectes (or Pyromelana), the males of which have black plumage marked with red or yellow
- bisphenoid — a tetrahedral form, each edge of which is bisected by the perpendicular bisecting the edge that does not intersect it.
- bite-sized — Bite-sized pieces of food are small enough to fit easily in your mouth.
- bitter end — the end of a line, chain, or cable, esp the end secured in the chain locker of a vessel
- bitterweed — any of various plants that contain a bitter-tasting substance
- bitterwood — any of several simaroubaceous trees of the genus Picrasma of S and SE Asia and the Caribbean, whose bitter bark and wood are used in medicine as a substitute for quassia
- bivouacked — a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- black gold — petroleum
- black hand — a group of Sicilian blackmailers and terrorists formed in the 1870s and operating in the US in the early 20th century
- black land — a black, clayey soil.
- black lead — to colour or rub with black lead
- black mold — any fungus of the family Mucoraceae, especially Rhizopus nigricans, that forms a black, furry coating on foodstuffs.
- blackbeard — nickname of (Edward) Teach
- blackboard — A blackboard is a dark-coloured board that you can write on with chalk. Blackboards are often used by teachers in the classroom.
- blackguard — an unprincipled contemptible person; scoundrel
- bladderpod — any of several plants belonging to the genera Alyssoides and Lesquerella, of the mustard family, having inflated seed pods.
- blind seed — a disease of ryegrass, characterized by shriveled, soft seeds, caused by a fungus, Phialea temulenta.
- blindsided — Sports. to tackle, hit, or attack (an opponent) from the blind side: The quarterback was blindsided and had the ball knocked out of his hand.
- blockboard — a type of plywood in which soft wood strips are bonded together and sandwiched between two layers of veneer
- blood feud — A blood feud is a long-lasting, bitter disagreement between two or more groups of people, particularly family groups. Blood feuds often involve members of each group murdering or fighting with members of the other.
- bloodhound — A bloodhound is a large dog with a very good sense of smell. Bloodhounds are often used to find people or other animals by following their scent.
- bloomfield — Leonard. 1887–1949, US linguist, influential for his strictly scientific and descriptive approach to comparative linguistics; author of Language (1933)
- blow-dried — dried using hairdryer
- bludgeoned — a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
- blue blood — If you say that someone has blue blood, you mean that they are from a family that has a high social rank.
- blue mould — any fungus of the genus Penicillium that forms a bluish mass on decaying food, leather, etc
- blues band — a band that plays the blues
- bobblehead — a collectable doll with a bobbing oversized head representing a celebrity or a cartoon character
- body fluid — any of various types of fluid found in the body of a human or animal, as blood or urine.
- bog orchid — an orchid, Hammarbya (or Malaxis) paludosa, growing in sphagnum bogs in the N hemisphere. It has greenish-yellow flowers and its leaves bear a fringe of tiny bulbils
- bohmerwald — German name of Bohemian Forest.
- boisbriand — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal.
- bold-faced — confident or impudent
- boldrewood — Rolf, real name Thomas Alexander Browne. 1826–1915, Australian writer, born in the UK, noted for his novels of the Australian outback, esp Robbery Under Arms (1882–3)