10-letter words containing a, b, s, i
- bonamiasis — a disease affecting oysters, caused by the parasite Bonamia ostreae
- bonnilasse — a pretty girl
- bordelaise — denoting a brown sauce flavoured with red wine and sometimes mushrooms
- bostonians — of, relating to, or typical of Boston, Mass., or its residents: a Bostonian childhood; Bostonian reserve.
- boulangism — the doctrines of militarism and reprisals against Germany, advocated, especially in the 1880s, by the French general Boulanger.
- boundaries — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- bovaristic — an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit.
- box social — a fund-raising event at which donated box meals are auctioned
- braaivleis — a picnic at which meat is cooked over an open fire; a barbecue
- brachyaxis — the shorter lateral axis of a monoclinic, orthorhombic, or triclinic crystal
- bradyseism — a gradual rise or fall in the earth's crust
- brahmanism — the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism, characterized by diversified pantheism, the caste system, and the sacrifices and family ceremonies of Hindu tradition
- brahminism — Brahmanism
- brailowsky — Alexander [al-ig-zan-der,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr/ (Show IPA), 1896–1976, Russian pianist.
- brain scan — an examination of the brain, using radiological scanning techniques, used in medical diagnosis and scientific research
- brain stem — the portion of the brain that is continuous with the spinal cord and comprises the medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain, and parts of the hypothalamus, functioning in the control of reflexes and such essential internal mechanisms as respiration and heartbeat.
- brainstorm — If you have a brainstorm, you suddenly become unable to think clearly.
- brake disc — a metal disc that revolves with the wheel in a disc brake
- brandished — to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish: Brandishing his sword, he rode into battle.
- branglings — a series of squabbles or disputes
- brass ring — great success or a highly valued prize; also, an opportunity for this
- brassiness — made of or covered with brass.
- bratislava — the capital of Slovakia since 1918, a port on the River Danube; capital of Hungary (1541–1784) and seat of the Hungarian parliament until 1848. Pop: 428 672 (2001)
- brattiness — the quality of being bratty
- brattlings — a series of rattling or clattering sounds
- bravissimo — very well done! excellent!
- breadstick — bread baked in a long thin crisp stick
- breastrail — the upper rail of any parapet on a ship
- bridesmaid — A bridesmaid is a woman or a girl who helps and accompanies a bride on her wedding day.
- brigandish — a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
- brix scale — a scale for calibrating hydrometers used for measuring the concentration and density of sugar solutions at a given temperature
- brugmansia — any of various solanaceous plants of the genus Brugmansia, native to tropical American regions and closely related to daturas, having sweetly scented flowers
- brunfelsia — any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Brunfelsia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having white or purple tubular or bell-shaped flowers.
- buchmanism — the principles or the international movement of Moral Re-Armament or of the Oxford Group, or belief in or adherence to them.
- bursarship — a scholarship or grant awarded esp in Scottish and New Zealand schools, universities etc
- burushaski — a language of NW Kashmir, not known to be related to any other language.
- bush basil — See under basil.
- by mistake — accidentally, not on purpose
- cabalistic — of or relating to the cabala.
- cabriolets — Plural form of cabriolet.
- calibrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calibrate.
- cantabiles — Plural form of cantabile.
- capsizable — able to be capsized
- capsorubin — (organic compound) A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsanthin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika.
- carabiners — Plural form of carabiner.
- carbanions — Plural form of carbanion.
- carbineers — Plural form of carbineer.
- carbolised — phenolate (def 2).
- carbonised — Alternative spelling of carbonized.
- carbonizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carbonize.