10-letter words starting with b
- bay poplar — the tupelo, Nyssa aquatica.
- bay street — the financial centre of Toronto, in which Canada's largest stock exchange is situated
- bay window — A bay window is a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house.
- bay wreath — (In Greek and Roman times) a wreath of laurel leaves, worn by a victor
- bayberries — Plural form of bayberry.
- bayezid ii — ?1447–1512, sultan of Turkey; he greatly extended Turkish dominions in Greece and the Balkans
- bayoneting — (US) present participle of bayonet.
- bayonetted — (British) Simple past tense and past participle of bayonet.
- bazillions — Plural form of bazillion.
- bcs theory — Physics. a general quantum theory of superconductivity that describes many properties of superconducting materials.
- be able to — If you are able to do something, you have skills or qualities which make it possible for you to do it.
- be all for — to be strongly in favour of
- be excused — to go to the lavatory
- be friends — to be friendly (with)
- be hard on — to treat severely; be harsh toward
- be hell on — to be very difficult or painful for
- be in love — If you are in love with someone, you feel romantically or sexually attracted to them, and they are very important to you.
- be in luck — You can say someone is in luck when they are in a situation where they can have what they want or need.
- be in pain — If you are in pain, you feel pain in a part of your body, because you are injured or ill.
- be in with — If you are in with a person or group, they like you and accept you, and are likely to help you.
- be made up — to be very happy about something
- be no fool — to be shrewd and capable
- be of help — If someone or something is of help, they make a situation easier or better.
- be oneself — to function physically and mentally as one normally does
- be soft on — to treat gently
- be used to — If you are used to something, you are familiar with it because you have done it or experienced it many times before.
- be-thought — simple past tense and past participle of bethink.
- beach babe — an attractive girl seen on beaches
- beach ball — A beach ball is a large, light ball filled with air, which people play with, especially on the beach.
- beach berm — berm (def 3).
- beach crab — any of various crabs that live on beaches, as the ghost crab.
- beach face — the seaward section of a beach exposed to and shaped by the action of waves.
- beach flea — sand hopper
- beach plum — a rosaceous shrub, Prunus maritima, of coastal regions of E North America
- beach-berm — Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- beachballs — Plural form of beachball.
- beachfront — A beachfront house, café, shop, or hotel is situated on or by a beach.
- beachgoers — Plural form of beachgoer.
- beachheads — Plural form of beachhead.
- beachscape — a section or expanse of beach and shore scenery.
- bead plane — a plane for cutting beads.
- bead plant — a creeping plant, Nertera granadensis, of New Zealand and South America, having leathery leaves and orange-colored, transparent berries.
- beadswoman — a female inhabitant of a beadhouse
- beady-eyed — marked by or having small, glittering eyes, especially eyes that seem to gleam with malice, avarice, or lechery.
- beaglehole — John. 1901–71, New Zealand historian and author. His works include Exploration of the Pacific (1934) and The Journals of James Cook (1955)
- beam brick — a face brick for bonding to a concrete lintel poured in place, having a section like a right triangle.
- beam reach — an act or instance of reaching: to make a reach for a gun.
- beam trawl — a trawl net whose lateral spread during trawling is maintained by a beam across its mouth.
- beamformer — The device used to accomplish beamforming.
- bean aphid — a small, black aphid, Aphis fabae, often found on beans and related plants.