6-letter words containing a, l, b
- bedlam — Bedlam means a great deal of noise and disorder. People often say 'It was bedlam' to mean 'There was bedlam'.
- bedral — a minor official in the Scottish Episcopal Church, similar but not identical to the English beadle
- befall — If something bad or unlucky befalls you, it happens to you.
- beflag — to decorate with flags
- beflea — to infest with fleas
- begall — to make sore by rubbing
- beglad — to make glad
- behalf — interest, part, benefit, or respect (only in the phrases on (someone's) behalf, on or US and Canadian in behalf of, in this (or that) behalf)
- belace — to decorate with lace
- belady — to call (someone) a lady
- belamy — a close friend
- belate — to cause to be late
- belaud — to praise highly
- belaya — a river in S Russia, flowing generally NW from the Urals to the Kama River. 880 miles (1416 km) long.
- beldam — an old woman, esp an ugly or malicious one; hag
- beleap — to leap over
- belgae — an ancient Celtic people who in Roman times inhabited present-day Belgium and N France
- belial — a demon mentioned frequently in apocalyptic literature: identified in the Christian tradition with the devil or Satan
- bellay — Joachim du (ʒɔaʃɛ̃ dy). 1522–60, French poet, a member of the Pléiade
- beluga — a large white sturgeon, Acipenser (or Huso) huso, of the Black and Caspian Seas: a source of caviar and isinglass
- bemaul — to maul
- bengal — a former province of NE India, in the great deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers: in 1947 divided into West Bengal (belonging to India) and East Bengal (Bangladesh)
- benzal — a transparent crystalline substance
- beslan — a town in the North Ossetian Republic in Russia: scene of a massacre in 2004 when Chechen extremists held a school hostage, leading to a siege in which 344 people were killed. Pop: 35 550 (2002)
- beulah — the land of Israel (Isaiah 62:4)
- bewail — If you bewail something, you express great sorrow about it.
- bharal — a wild Himalayan sheep, Pseudois nayaur, with a bluish-grey coat and round backward-curving horns
- bhilai — a city in S Madhya Pradesh, in central India.
- bhopal — a city in central India, the capital of Madhya Pradesh state and of the former state of Bhopal: site of a poisonous gas leak from a US-owned factory, which killed over 7000 people in 1984 and was implicated in a further 15 000 deaths afterwards. Pop: 1 433 875 (2001)
- bialik — Hayyim Nahman (ˈhaɪm ˈnɑxman) or Chaim Nachman. 1873–1934, Russian Jewish poet and writer. His long poems The Talmud Student (1894) and In the City of Slaughter (1903) established him as the major Hebrew poet of modern times
- bikila — Abebe (əˈbeɪbeɪ). 1932–73, Ethiopian long-distance runner: winner of the Marathon at the Olympic Games in Rome (1960) and Tokyo (1964)
- bilbao — a port in N Spain, on the Bay of Biscay: the largest city in the Basque Provinces: famous since medieval times for the production of iron and steel goods: modern buildings include the Guggenheim Art Museum (1997). Pop: 353 567 (2003 est)
- bildad — a friend of Job. Job 2:11.
- bilhah — the mother of Dan and Naphtali. Gen. 30:1–8.
- bilian — a type of ironwood from Borneo
- bitola — city in S Macedonia: pop. 75,000
- blabby — overly talkative
- blacky — a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
- bladed — having a blade or blades (often used in combination): a single-bladed leaf.
- blader — a person who skates with in-line skates
- blague — pretentious but empty talk; nonsense
- blaine — James G(illespie)1830-93; U.S. statesman: secretary of state (1881, 1889-92)
- blains — an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- blaise — a male given name.
- blakey — Art, full name Arthur Blakey. (1919–90), US Black jazz drummer and leader of the Jazz Messengers band
- blamed — damned
- blamer — someone who blames
- blanch — If you blanch, you suddenly become very pale.
- blanco — Serge (sɛrʒ). born 1958, French Rugby Union footballer; won 93 caps (1980–91) and scored 38 tries in internationals (a French record)
- blanky — a comfort blanket