11-letter words containing a, l, s
- backsolving — Present participle of backsolve.
- baculovirus — any of a family of viruses that attack insects and other arthropods, used as biological pesticides
- badderlocks — a seaweed, Alaria esculenta, that has long brownish-green fronds and is eaten in parts of N Europe
- bailiffship — the office of a bailiff
- bakersfield — city in SC Calif.: pop. 247,000
- bal musette — a dance hall in France in which the music is provided by an accordion band.
- balbriggans — underwear made from balbriggan fabric, for example long men's underpants
- baldcypress — any of a genus (Taxodium, esp. T. distichum) of cone-bearing trees of the baldcypress family, that grows in the swamps of the SE U.S. and normally sheds its small, pointed needles in the fall
- balefulness — The characteristic of being baleful.
- balistraria — (in a medieval fortification) an opening, usually in the form of a cross, through which a crossbow could be fired.
- ball-buster — an arduous, often unpleasant task.
- ballesteros — Severiano (sevɛˈrjano). 1957–2011, Spanish professional golfer: won the British Open Championship (1979; 1984; 1988) and the US Masters (1980; 1983)
- ballet shoe — a flexible, lightweight shoe designed for ballet dancing; typically made of leather or silk, and often fastened with ribbons
- balloonfish — a porcupinefish, Diodon holacanthus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical waters.
- balloonists — Plural form of balloonist.
- ballplayers — Plural form of ballplayer.
- balsam pear — an Old World tropical vine, Momordica charantia, of the gourd family, having yellow flowers and orange-yellow fruit.
- baluchistan — a mountainous region of SW Asia, in SW Pakistan and SE Iran
- balustraded — Having balustrades.
- balustrades — Plural form of balustrade.
- banana slug — a large, bright yellow, slimy, shell-less mollusk, Ariolimax columbianus, of the northwestern forests of North America: the second largest slug in the world.
- banderillas — Plural form of banderilla.
- bandleaders — Plural form of bandleader.
- banefulness — The state or quality of being baneful.
- bangladeshi — Bangladeshi means belonging to or relating to Bangladesh, or to its people or culture.
- baptismally — In a baptismal way; through baptism.
- barbarously — uncivilized; wild; savage; crude.
- barbastelle — an insectivorous forest bat, Barbastella barbastellus, widely distributed across Eurasia, having a wrinkled face and prominent ears: roosts in trees or caves
- barbitalism — barbiturism.
- barley sack — a burlap bag.
- barotseland — a region in W Zambia. 44,920 sq. mi. (116,343 sq. km).
- barrelheads — Plural form of barrelhead.
- barrelhouse — a cheap and disreputable drinking establishment
- basal ridge — a U -shaped ridge at the base of the posterior surface of the crown of a tooth.
- base clause — the initial element of a recursive definition, that defines the first element of the infinite sequence generated thereby
- basel-stadt — a demicanton in N Switzerland: virtually coextensive with the city of Basel. 14 sq. mi. (36 sq. km). Capital: Basel.
- bashfulness — The quality or property of being bashful; shyness; reserve; timidity.
- basic cobol — (language) A subset of COBOL from COBOL-60 standards.
- basic steel — steel produced by the basic process.
- basicranial — of or relating to the base of the skull
- basil thyme — a plant, Acinos thymoides, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves and purplish flowers.
- basil-thyme — a European plant, Acinos arvensis, having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers: family Lamiaceae
- basipetally — in the manner of a basipetal
- baskerville — a style of type
- basket hilt — a hilt fitted to a broadsword, with a generally padded basket-shaped guard to protect the hand
- basketballs — Plural form of basketball.
- bass fiddle — double bass.
- bass player — a player of a double bass or a bass guitar
- bass reflex — a loudspeaker equipped with a baffle having openings designed to improve the reproduction of low-frequency sounds.
- bath pearls — dissolvable granules added to bath water to impart scent or other qualities