8-letter words containing a, b, o, l
- balakovo — a city in the W RSFSR, in the E SovietUnion in Europe, SW of Gorki.
- balanoid — shaped like an acorn.
- balconet — a small ornamental balcony which does not extend far beyond the window, essentially a guardrail
- ball boy — In a tennis match, the ball boys pick up any balls that go into the net or off the court and throw them back to the players. In a baseball game, the ball boys are in charge of collecting the balls that are hit out of the field.
- ballcock — A valve that automatically fills a tank after liquid has been drawn from it. Used, for example, in a flush toilet, a ballcock has a float on the end of a pivoting arm that opens the valve when the arm drops.
- ballgown — A ballgown is a long dress that women wear to formal dances.
- ballocks — (nonce, used only by James Joyce) Alternative form of bollocks.
- ballonet — an air or gas compartment in a balloon or nonrigid airship, used to control buoyancy and shape
- ballonne — a bouncing step in dancing, esp in ballet
- balloons — a bag made of thin rubber or other light material, usually brightly colored, inflated with air or with some lighter-than-air gas and used as a children's plaything or as a decoration.
- balloted — a slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote.
- ballotee — a person who has been balloted or conscripted, esp into military service or into the mines
- balloter — a person who votes by ballot
- ballroom — A ballroom is a very large room that is used for dancing.
- ballyboe — (Ireland, historical) A townland in Ulster.
- ballyhoo — You can use ballyhoo to refer to great excitement or anger about something, especially when you disapprove of it because you think it is unnecessary or exaggerated.
- balmoral — a laced walking shoe
- baloneys — Plural form of baloney.
- bandello — Matteo [maht-te-aw] /mɑtˈtɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1485–1561, Italian ecclesiastic and author.
- banderol — Alternative form of banderole.
- bangalow — an Australian palm, Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, native to New South Wales and Queensland
- bankroll — To bankroll a person, organization, or project means to provide the financial resources that they need.
- bannerol — banderole
- bargello — a needlepoint embroidery stitch producing a zigzag pattern
- barn owl — any owl of the genus Tyto, esp T. alba, having a pale brown and white plumage, long slender legs, and a heart-shaped face: family Tytonidae
- barology — (obsolete, physics) The science of gravity or weight.
- baronial — If you describe a house or room as baronial, you mean that it is large, impressive, and old-fashioned in appearance, and looks as if it belongs to someone from the upper classes.
- barstool — a stool or seat, usually high and having a round, cushioned top, of a type often used for seating customers at a bar.
- baseload — The minimum load on a power station over a standard period.
- basildon — a town in SE England, in S Essex: designated a new town in 1955. Pop: 99 876 (2001)
- basophil — (of cells or cell contents) easily stained by basic dyes
- bath oil — scented oil added to bath water
- batology — the study of members of the species Rubus
- bawl out — If someone bawls you out, they shout at you angrily because you have done something wrong.
- be along — to come or arrive
- beadroll — a list of persons for whom prayers are to be offered
- beanpole — If you call someone a beanpole, you are criticizing them because you think that they are extremely tall and thin.
- beclamor — clamour excessively
- bed load — the sand, gravel, boulders, or other debris transported by rolling or sliding along the bottom of a stream.
- belabour — If you belabour someone or something, you hit them hard and repeatedly.
- belamour — a beloved person
- belgrano — Manuel [mah-nwel] /mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), 1770–1820, Argentine general.
- belmopan — (since 1973) the capital of Belize, about 50 miles inland: founded in 1970. Pop: 10 000 (2005 est)
- benthoal — relating to deep-sea plants and animals
- bestowal — to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on or upon): The trophy was bestowed upon the winner.
- betazole — a substance, C 5 H 9 N 3 , used in medicine to stimulate gastric secretion.
- biathlon — a contest in which skiers with rifles shoot at four targets along a 20-kilometre (12.5-mile) cross-country course
- bifocals — Bifocals are glasses with lenses made in two halves. The top part is for looking at things some distance away, and the bottom part is for reading and looking at things that are close.
- bilobate — divided into or having two lobes
- binomial — a mathematical expression consisting of two terms, such as 3x + 2y