10-letter words starting with b
- barleycorn — a grain of barley, or barley itself
- barmecidal — giving only the illusion of plenty; illusory: a Barmecidal banquet.
- barn dance — A barn dance is a social event people go to for country dancing.
- barn grass — a weedy, coarse grass, Echinochloa crus-galli, having a spikelike cluster of flowers.
- barnardo's — a charity, founded by Thomas John Barnardo, that supports vulnerable children and young people
- barnburner — something, esp. a closely contested sports event, that is very exciting, intense, dramatic, etc.
- barneveldt — ˈJan van Olden (ˌjɑnˈvɑn ɔldən ) ; yänˌvän ôlˈdən) 1547-1619; Du. statesman & patriot
- barnstable — a city in SE Massachusetts.
- barnstaple — a town in SW England, in Devon, on the estuary of the River Taw: tourism, agriculture. Pop: 30 765 (2001)
- baroceptor — Baroreceptor.
- baroclinic — of, relating to, or having the property of baroclinity.
- barognosis — the ability to judge weight
- barographs — Plural form of barograph.
- barometers — Plural form of barometer.
- barometric — Barometric pressure is the atmospheric pressure that is shown by a barometer.
- baronesses — Plural form of baroness.
- baronetage — the order of baronets; baronets collectively
- baronetess — the wife of a baronet
- baronetize — to make (someone) a baronet; confer a baronetcy upon.
- barophilic — (of living organisms) growing best in conditions of high atmospheric pressure
- barophobia — The fear of gravity or objects falling.
- barosaurus — Any of the genus Barosaurus of long-tailed, long-necked, herbivorous dinosaurs.
- baroscopic — Relating to, or determined by, the baroscope.
- baroswitch — a switch actuated by barometric pressure.
- barotrauma — an injury caused by changes in atmospheric pressure, esp to the eardrums or lungs
- barotropic — having a density that is a function only of pressure.
- barpersons — Plural form of barperson.
- barquettes — a small, boat-shaped pastry shell filled with a savory or sweet mixture and served as an hors d'oeuvre or dessert.
- barracking — Present participle of barrack.
- barracoota — Alt form barracouta.
- barracouta — a large predatory Pacific fish, Thyrsites atun, with a protruding lower jaw and strong teeth: family Gempylidae
- barracudas — Plural form of barracuda.
- barramunda — the edible Australian lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri, having paddle-like fins and a long body covered with large scales
- barramundi — any of several large edible Australian fishes esp the percoid species Lates calcarifer (family Centropomidae) of NE coastal waters or the freshwater species Scleropages leichardti (family Osteoglossidae) of Queensland
- barratrous — (legal) Tainted with, or constituting, barratry.
- barred owl — a large, North American owl (Strix varia) with bars of brown feathers across the breast
- barrel ass — to charge headlong; move at high speed.
- barrel-ass — to charge headlong; move at high speed.
- barrelfish — a blackish stromateid fish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis, inhabiting New England coastal waters.
- barrelfuls — Plural form of barrelful.
- barrelhead — the round and flat end of a barrel
- barrelling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- barrenness — not producing or incapable of producing offspring; sterile: a barren woman.
- barrenwort — a herbaceous European berberidaceous plant, Epimedium alpinum, having red-and-yellow star-shaped flowers
- barricaded — a defensive barrier hastily constructed, as in a street, to stop an enemy.
- barricades — Plural form of barricade.
- barrington — Jonah. born 1940, British squash player; winner of the Open Championship 1966–67, 1969–72
- barristers — Plural form of barrister.
- barrow boy — A barrow boy is a man or boy who sells fruit or other goods from a barrow in the street.
- barrow pit — a roadside borrow pit dug for drainage purposes.