10-letter words containing a, l, d
- asiadollar — a U.S. dollar deposited in or credited to Asian banks and used in the money markets of the region.
- assertedly — in a maintained but uncorroborated manner
- asteroidal — relating to asteroids
- audibility — capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard.
- audiologic — of or relating to audiology
- audiophile — a person who has a great interest in high-fidelity sound reproduction
- auditorily — in an auditory manner, by hearing
- australoid — denoting, relating to, or belonging to a supposed racial group that includes the native Australians and certain other peoples of southern Asia and the Pacific islands.
- autoclaved — Simple past tense and past participle of autoclave.
- autodialer — An electronic device that dials telephone numbers randomly or from a list and may also leave messages and request information.
- autoloader — stack loader
- avalanched — Simple past tense and past participle of avalanche.
- avellaneda — a city in E Argentina, an industrial suburb of Buenos Aires. Pop: 328 980 (2001)
- avoidantly — In an avoidant manner.
- awl-shaped — shaped like an awl
- back-pedal — If you back-pedal, you express a different or less forceful opinion about something from the one you have previously expressed.
- backfilled — Simple past tense and past participle of backfill.
- backlashed — a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil.
- backlisted — Simple past tense and past participle of backlist.
- backlogged — a reserve or accumulation, as of stock, work, or business: a backlog of business orders.
- backpaddle — to propel a boat by paddling backward, as by using a stroke in the direction of stern to bow.
- backpedals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backpedal.
- backslider — A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
- backvelder — a person who lives in a backveld
- backwardly — In a backward direction.
- bake blind — to bake (the empty crust of a pie, pastry, etc) by half filling with dried peas, crusts of bread, etc, to keep it in shape
- bald eagle — A bald eagle is a large eagle with a white head that lives in North America. It is the national bird of the United States of America.
- bald-faced — barefaced (def 2).
- baldacchin — A rich, embroidered brocade used for clothing in the Middle Ages, the web being gold and the woof silk.
- baldachins — Plural form of baldachin.
- balderdash — If you say that something that has been said or written is balderdash, you think it is completely untrue or very stupid.
- baldheaded — having a bald head
- balkanized — Simple past tense and past participle of balkanize.
- balladeers — Plural form of balladeer.
- ballardian — of James Graham Ballard (1930–2009), the British novelist, or his works
- ballyhooed — a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.
- balustrade — A balustrade is a railing or wall on a balcony or staircase.
- bamboozled — to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like; humbug; hoodwink (often followed by into): They bamboozled us into joining the club. Synonyms: gyp, dupe, trick, cheat, swindle, defraud, flimflam, hoax, gull, rook; delude, mislead, fool.
- bananaland — Queensland.
- band shell — an outdoor platform for concerts, having a concave, nearly hemispherical back serving as a sounding board
- banderilla — a decorated barbed dart, thrust into the bull's neck or shoulder
- banderoles — Plural form of banderole.
- bandinelli — Baccio [baht-chaw] /ˈbɑt tʃɔ/ (Show IPA), or Bartolommeo [bahr-taw-lawm-me-aw] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔmˈmɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1493–1560, Italian sculptor.
- bandleader — A bandleader is the person who conducts a band, especially a jazz band.
- bandoleers — Plural form of bandoleer.
- bandoleros — Plural form of bandolero.
- bandoliers — Plural form of bandolier.
- bangladesh — a republic in S Asia: formerly the Eastern Province of Pakistan; became independent in 1971 after civil war and the defeat of Pakistan by India; consists of the plains and vast deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers; prone to flooding: economy based on jute and jute products (over 70 per cent of world production); a member of the Commonwealth. Language: Bengali. Religion: Muslim. Currency: taka. Capital: Dhaka. Pop: 163 654 860 (2013 est). Area: 142 797 sq km (55 126 sq miles)
- bankrolled — money in one's possession; monetary resources.
- 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.