10-letter words containing a, b, l, u
- automobile — An automobile is a car.
- avouchable — able to be avouched
- babelesque — resembling the situation at Babel, confused, impeding communication
- baby blues — depression suffered after childbirth
- bacilluria — the presence of bacilli in the urine
- baculiform — shaped like a rod
- baha'ullah — title of Mirza Hosein Ali. 1817–92, Persian religious leader: originally a Shiite Muslim, later a disciple of the Bab; founder of the Baha'í Faith
- bahawalpur — an industrial city in Pakistan: cotton, soap. Pop: 563 000 (2005 est)
- balaustine — of or relating to the pomegranate.
- balbutient — stuttering, stammering
- bale cubic — the space available in a ship's hold for the stowage of general cargo, measured in cubic feet.
- balibuntal — closely woven fine straw, used for making hats in the Philippines
- ballbuster — Ball-breaker.
- balustrade — A balustrade is a railing or wall on a balcony or staircase.
- banja luka — a city in NW Bosnia-Herzegovina, on the Vrbas River: scene of battles between the Austrians and Turks in 1527, 1688, and 1737; besieged by Serb forces (1992–95). Pop: 182 000 (2005 est)
- bank vault — a strongroom in a bank for the storage of valuable items
- bar-le-duc — Dutch Maas. a river in W Europe, flowing from NE France through E Belgium and S Netherlands into the North Sea. 575 miles (925 km) long.
- barrelfuls — Plural form of barrelful.
- bass flute — the lowest instrument in the flute family, pitched one octave below the concert flute
- basutoland — Lesotho
- battailous — ready for battle; pugnacious
- battlesuit — (science fiction) A technologically enhanced suit worn in battle for protection, camouflage, etc.
- baudelaire — Charles Pierre (ʃarl pjɛr). 1821–67, French poet, noted for his macabre imagery; author of Les fleurs du mal (1857)
- bay laurel — a small evergreen Mediterranean laurel, Laurus nobilis, with glossy aromatic leaves, used for flavouring in cooking, and small blackish berries
- beach plum — a rosaceous shrub, Prunus maritima, of coastal regions of E North America
- beau ideal — perfect beauty or excellence
- beau-ideal — a conception of perfect beauty.
- beaujolais — Beaujolais is a type of red wine that comes from the region of eastern France called Beaujolais.
- beautifull — Obsolete spelling of beautiful.
- beautifuls — having beauty; possessing qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind: a beautiful dress; a beautiful speech.
- beautyless — Devoid of beauty.
- belisarius — ?505–565 ad, Byzantine general under Justinian I. He recovered North Africa from the Vandals and Italy from the Ostrogoths and led forces against the Persians
- belorussia — historical region in central Europe corresponding to present-day Belarus
- bequeathal — to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will: She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece.
- betula oil — methyl salicylate.
- bi-lingual — able to speak two languages with the facility of a native speaker.
- biannually — occurring twice a year; semiannual.
- biannulate — having two bands, esp of colour
- bicapsular — (of plants) having two capsules or one capsule with two chambers
- bicultural — having two cultures
- big laurel — the rhododendron.
- big league — a major sports league
- big-league — Sports. of or belonging to a major league: a big-league pitcher.
- bimaculate — marked with two spots.
- binoculars — Binoculars consist of two small telescopes joined together side by side, which you look through in order to look at things that are a long way away.
- binucleate — having two nuclei
- biobutanol — butyl alcohol.
- bipetalous — having two petals
- bisulphate — a salt or ester of sulphuric acid containing the monovalent group -HSO4 or the ion HSO4–
- black duck — a sooty brown, wild duck (Anas rubripes) of E North America