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12-letter words containing a, b, l

  • back molding — a molding, as a backband, applied to interior window and door trim to conceal the edge of the wall surface.
  • back-slapper — the practice of making a loud and effusive display of friendliness, cordiality, etc., as by slapping persons on the back.
  • backboneless — lacking backbone; cowardly
  • backflipping — the process of reversing one's position
  • backhandedly — In a backhanded manner.
  • backlighting — Movies, Television. a light source placed behind an actor, object, or scene to create a highlight that separates the subject from the background.
  • backpedaling — to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes.
  • backpedalled — (AU, NZ, British) Simple past tense and past participle of backpedal.
  • backslapping — Backslapping is noisy, cheerful behavior which people use in order to show affection or appreciation to each other.
  • backslashing — Present participle of backslash.
  • backsolution — The process or result of backsolving.
  • backsplashes — Plural form of backsplash.
  • backup light — Backup lights are the white lights on the back of a vehicle that shine when the vehicle moves backward.
  • bacon-slicer — a machine for cutting bacon into slices
  • bactericidal — any substance capable of killing bacteria.
  • bacteriology — Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria.
  • baden-powell — Robert Stephenson Smyth (smɪθ, smaɪθ), 1st Baron Baden-Powell. 1857–1941, British general, noted for his defence of Mafeking (1899–1900) in the Boer War; founder of the Boy Scouts (1908) and (with his sister Agnes) the Girl Guides (1910)
  • badger plane — a plane for finishing rabbets or the like.
  • baffle board — a plate or mechanical device designed to restrain or regulate the flow of a fluid, the emission of light or sound, or the distribution of sound, esp in a loudspeaker or microphone
  • baffle plate — a plate or mechanical device designed to restrain or regulate the flow of a fluid, the emission of light or sound, or the distribution of sound, esp in a loudspeaker or microphone
  • baffle-plate — a plate used as a baffle.
  • baggage hall — a large room at an airport, usually containing a number of carousels, where passengers go to collect their baggage after a flight
  • bahia blanca — a port in E Argentina. Pop: 276 000 (2005 est)
  • bainqen lama — Tashi Lama.
  • baked alaska — a dessert consisting of cake and ice cream covered with meringue and cooked very quickly in a hot oven
  • baker island — an island in the central Pacific near the equator, belonging to the U.S. 1 sq. mi. (2.6 sq. km).
  • baklava code — (humour, programming)   Code with too many layers. Also known as Lasagne Code.
  • balance beam — a long, narrow, horizontal wooden beam raised about 4 feet (1.2 m) above the floor, on which women gymnasts perform balancing routines consisting of jumps, tumbles, turns, running steps, etc.
  • balance pipe — a pipe between two points used to equalize pressure
  • bald cypress — a tree, Taxodium distichum, of swampy areas of the southern U.S., having featherlike needles and cone-shaped projections growing up from the roots, yielding a hardwood used in construction, shipbuilding, etc.
  • baldwin park — city in SW Calif.: suburb of Los Angeles: pop. 76,000
  • baleen whale — any of an order (Mysticeta) of whales with toothless jaws, baleen in the mouth, and a symmetrical skull, consisting of the gray whale, the right whales, and rorquals
  • balinese cat — a breed of cat with medium-length silky hair, a plumed tail, blue eyes, large ears, and a dark mask, tail, and paws
  • balkan frame — an overhead frame, fastened to a bed, from which a splinted, fractured leg or arm is suspended and held in traction.
  • ball bearing — Ball bearings are small metal balls placed between the moving parts of a machine to make the parts move smoothly.
  • ball breaker — an arduous, often unpleasant task.
  • ball control — the skill of controlling the ball in a game such as football or tennis
  • ball of fire — a very lively person
  • ball turning — the turning of arms or legs on furniture to make them resemble a continuous row of balls.
  • ball-breaker — an arduous, often unpleasant task.
  • ball-carrier — the offensive player having the ball and attempting to gain ground.
  • ballad metre — the metre of a ballad stanza
  • ballad opera — an opera consisting of popular tunes to which appropriate words have been set, interspersed with spoken dialogue
  • balladmonger — (formerly) a seller of ballads, esp on broadsheets
  • ballanwrasse — a slow-growing fish (Labrus bergylta) found in rocky waters
  • ballast line — the level to which a vessel is immersed when in ballast.
  • ballet blanc — a ballet in which the ballerinas' skirts are white.
  • ballet skirt — a full skirt, often made with several layers of fabric, typical of those worn by ballet dancers
  • ballet suite — music written for a ballet but suitable or arranged for performance in an orchestral concert.
  • balletically — in a balletic fashion; gracefully
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