8-letter words containing a, l, e
- befallen — to happen or occur.
- beggarly — meanly inadequate; very poor
- beheadal — a beheading
- belabour — If you belabour someone or something, you hit them hard and repeatedly.
- belamour — a beloved person
- belandre — bilander.
- belaunde — Fernando [fer-nahn-daw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), (Fernando Belaúnde Terry) 1913?–2002, Peruvian architect and statesman: president 1963–68, 1980–85.
- belgrade — the capital of Serbia, in the E part at the confluence of the Danube and Sava Rivers: became the capital of Serbia in 1878, of Yugoslavia in 1929, and later of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006). Pop: 1 280 639 (2002)
- belgrano — Manuel [mah-nwel] /mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), 1770–1820, Argentine general.
- belizean — of or relating to Belize or its inhabitants
- bell jar — a bell-shaped glass cover used to protect flower arrangements or fragile ornaments or to cover apparatus in experiments, esp to prevent gases escaping
- bell lap — the final lap in a race of repeated circuits, signaled by the ringing of a bell.
- bellaire — a city in SE Texas, within the city limits of Houston.
- bellmawr — a borough in SW New Jersey.
- belmopan — (since 1973) the capital of Belize, about 50 miles inland: founded in 1970. Pop: 10 000 (2005 est)
- belt bag — a bag that can be attached to a belt
- belt man — a worker responsible for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of machine belts.
- beltrami — Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1900, Italian mathematician.
- benadryl — an antihistamine drug used in sleeping tablets; diphenhydramine. Formula: C17H21NO
- bendable — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- bengalee — a native or inhabitant of Bangladesh.
- benguela — a port in W Angola: founded in 1617; a terminus (with Lobito) of the railway that runs from Beira in Mozambique through the Copper Belt of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Pop: about 200 000 (1990 est)
- bensalem — urban township in SE Pa., near Philadelphia: pop. 58,000
- benthoal — relating to deep-sea plants and animals
- berascal — to accuse someone of being a rascal
- bergfall — an avalanche
- beryllia — beryllium oxide
- bescrawl — to cover with scrawls
- beslaver — to fawn, or to slobber, over
- 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.
- bethrall — to make a slave of
- betrayal — A betrayal is an action which betrays someone or something, or the fact of being betrayed.
- bezaleel — the chief architect of the tabernacle. Ex. 31:1–11.
- biacetyl — a liquid with a strong, butter-like odour
- biasedly — in a biased manner
- biddable — having sufficient value to be bid on, as a hand or suit at bridge
- bidental — a sacred place where lightning has struck
- biennale — an event occurring every two years
- biennial — A biennial event happens or is done once every two years.
- big deal — If you say that something is a big deal, you mean that it is important or significant in some way.
- bilander — a small two-masted cargo ship
- bilinear — of or referring to two lines
- billable — referring to time worked, esp by a lawyer, on behalf of a particular client and for which that client will be expected to pay
- billhead — a printed form for making out bills
- bilobate — divided into or having two lobes
- bimensal — occurring every two months
- bindable — capable of being tied by a rope
- binnacle — a housing for a ship's compass
- bioclean — free from harmful bacteria