12-letter words containing a, b, i, l
- bargain sale — an event at which goods are sold at low prices, usually to clear old stocks
- barley field — a piece of land cleared of trees and undergrowth, usually enclosed with a fence or hedge and used for growing barley
- barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
- barrack life — the experiences, activities, etc that are characteristic of a soldier's time spent dwelling in a barracks
- barranquilla — a port in N Colombia, on the Magdalena River. Pop: 1 918 000 (2005 est)
- barrel chair — a kind of upholstered chair with an upright, rounded back
- barristerial — pertaining to a barrister
- bartlesville — a city in NE Oklahoma.
- base bullion — smelted lead containing impurities, as gold, silver, or zinc, that are later removed.
- basic jovial — (language) A subset of JOVIAL written ca. 1965.
- basic salary — base pay.
- basilic vein — a large vein situated on the inner side of the arm
- basse-taille — of or relating to an enameling technique in which transparent enamels are fused over a background carved in low relief, or to a piece, as of jewelry, so enameled.
- bastard file — a file of the commercial grade of coarseness between coarse and second-cut.
- bastille day — (in France) an annual holiday on July 14, commemorating the fall of the Bastille
- bathetically — in a bathetic fashion
- bathophilous — (of an organism) living in very deep water
- bathypelagic — of, relating to, or inhabiting the lower depths of the ocean between approximately 1000 and 4000 metres
- battlefields — Plural form of battlefield.
- battological — tending to repeat words unnecessarily
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
- bead molding — bead (def 12).
- beamsplitter — Alternative spelling of beam splitter.
- bearing pile — a foundation pile that supports weight vertically
- bearing rail — a transverse rail carrying a drawer or drawers.
- bearing wall — any of the walls supporting a floor or the roof of a building.
- beatifically — bestowing bliss, blessings, happiness, or the like: beatific peace.
- beautifulest — (dated) Most beautiful; more beautiful than anyone or anything else.
- beautifuller — (obsolete) Comparative form of beautiful.
- bed of nails — a situation or position of extreme difficulty
- bedside lamp — a lamp beside a bed
- behaviorally — manner of behaving or acting.
- belaying pin — a cylindrical, sometimes tapered pin, usually of metal or wood, that fits into a hole in a pin or fife rail: used for belaying
- beleaguering — to surround with military forces.
- belgian hare — a large red breed of domestic rabbit
- bell captain — a person in charge of a group of bellhops
- bella figura — a good impression; fine appearance
- belly-aching — Informal. a pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- below stairs — People sometimes use below stairs to refer to the servants in a rich household and the things that are connected with them.
- belt highway — beltway (def 1).
- ben franklin — Aretha [uh-ree-thuh] /əˈri θə/ (Show IPA), born 1942, U.S. singer.
- beneficially — conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: the beneficial effect of sunshine.
- bengal light — a firework or flare that burns with a steady bright blue light, formerly used as a signal
- bengal tiger — a large tiger found in S. Asia
- bermuda lily — a lily, Lilium longiflorum eximium, having white, funnel-shaped flowers, cultivated especially as an Easter lily.
- bernina alps — a mountain group in SE Switzerland, extending from the Rhateian Alps on the Italian border. Highest peak, Piz Bernina, 13,304 feet (4055 meters).
- bi-quarterly — occurring twice in each quarter of a year.
- biarticulate — having two joints, as the antennae of certain insects.
- biauriculate — having two auricles or earlike parts