8-letter words containing a, l, e
- axonemal — of or relating to the axoneme
- aycliffe — a town in Co Durham: founded as a new town in 1947. Pop (including Newton Aycliffe): 25 655 (2001)
- b-sample — a urine or blood sample used in doping tests in professional sports to confirm or invalidate the presence of banned substances in the first sample, the A-sample
- baalebos — the master of the house
- baalshem — a person who works miracles by calling upon the name of God, especially one of the German and Polish Jews of the 16th–19th centuries considered to be saintly and to possess magical powers.
- babblers — Plural form of babbler.
- babeldom — a state of noisy confusion resembling that at Babel
- babelism — a confusion, particularly a noisy confusion, of speech or ideas
- babelize — to make a confusion of (customs, languages, usages, etc.); cause to be mixed or unintelligible; confound.
- babylike — Resembling a baby, or something associated with a baby.
- bachelor — A bachelor is a man who has never married.
- backfile — the archives of a newspaper or magazine
- backheel — (soccer) A kick played by the heel which typically travels in the opposite direction from which the player is facing.
- backless — A backless dress leaves most of a woman's back uncovered down to her waist.
- backline — (in some team sports) the defensive players considered as a unit
- backlite — (in automotive styling) the rear window of a vehicle.
- backveld — (in South Africa) a remote, sparsely populated, and often primitive area
- baclofen — a muscle-relaxing drug used to treat muscle spasms
- baculine — relating to flogging with a rod
- baculite — an extinct species of mollusc from the Late Cretaceous period, fossils of which have been found ranging from 7cm to 2m in length
- badgerly — resembling a badger
- bailable — eligible for release on bail
- bailment — a contractual delivery of goods in trust to a person for a specific purpose
- bailsmen — Plural form of bailsman.
- bakelite — Bakelite is a type of hard plastic that was used in the past for making things such as telephones and radios.
- bakewell — Robert. 1725–95, English agriculturist; radically improved livestock breeding, esp of cattle and sheep
- baladine — a theatrical dancer or stage buffoon
- balaguer — Joaquin (ˈjoːakɪn). 1907–2002, Dominican statesman; president of the Dominican Republic (1960–62, 1966–78, 1986–96)
- balanced — A balanced report, book, or other document takes into account all the different opinions on something and presents information in a fair and reasonable way.
- balancer — a person or thing that balances
- balances — Plural form of balance.
- balayage — a technique for highlighting hair in which bleach or dye is painted onto sections of the hair with a brush
- balbuena — Bernardo de [ber-nahr-doh duh;; Spanish ber-nahr-th aw th e] /bərˈnɑr doʊ də;; Spanish bɛrˈnɑr ðɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1568–1627, Mexican poet and priest, born in Spain.
- balconet — a small ornamental balcony which does not extend far beyond the window, essentially a guardrail
- baldhead — a person with a bald head
- baldness — having little or no hair on the scalp: a bald head; a bald person.
- baldpate — a person with a bald head
- baleares — region of Spain comprising the Balearic Islands: 1,936 sq mi (5,014 sq km); pop. 709,000; cap. Palma
- balearic — of or relating to the Balearic Islands
- balefire — a bonfire
- balefull — Archaic form of baleful.
- balestra — a jump toward the opponent followed immediately by a lunge.
- balinese — of or relating to Bali, its people, or their language
- balisage — a method of marking a land route with dim lighting so that vehicles can travel at higher speeds in blackout conditions.
- balkline — a line at one end of a table from behind which opening shots with the cue ball are made
- ball ice — floating balls of slushy ice formed at sea.
- ballader — A writer of ballads.
- ballades — Plural form of ballade.
- ballance — John. 1839–93, New Zealand statesman, born in Northern Ireland: prime minister of New Zealand (1891–93)
- balletic — If you describe someone's movements as balletic, you mean that they have some of the graceful qualities of ballet.