9-letter words containing a, l
- bellyache — Bellyache is a pain inside your abdomen, especially in your stomach.
- bellyband — a strap around the belly of a draught animal, holding the shafts of a vehicle
- belomancy — the art of divination using arrows
- below par — If you say that someone or something is below par or under par, you are disappointed in them because they are below the standard you expected.
- bemedaled — wearing or adorned with many medals: a bemedaled general; wearing a bemedaled military blouse.
- bemelmans — Ludwig [luhd-wig,, loo d-] /ˈlʌd wɪg,, ˈlʊd-/ (Show IPA), 1898–1962, U.S. humorous satirist and painter; born in Austria: author and illustrator of children's books.
- ben bella — Mohammed Ahmed (ˈɑːmɪd). 1916–2012, Algerian statesman: first prime minister (1962–65) and president (1963–65) of independent Algeria: overthrown and imprisoned (1965–80)
- benchland — a stretch of level ground at the foot of mountains
- bengalese — Bengali adjective
- bengaline — a heavy corded fabric, esp silk with woollen or cotton cord
- bengaluru — a state in S India. 70,051 sq. mi. (191,791 sq. km). Capital: Bengaluru.
- beplaster — to cover in thick plaster
- bespangle — to cover or adorn with or as if with spangles
- best-ball — of, relating to, or denoting a match in which one player competes against the best individual totals of two or more other players at each hole
- bestially — of, relating to, or having the form of a beast: the belief that a person could assume bestial form after death; the bestial signs of the zodiac.
- beta cell — B cell (def 2).
- beta line — beta (def 6).
- betrothal — A betrothal is an agreement to be married.
- bhagalpur — a city in India, in Bihar: agriculture, textiles, university (1960). Pop: 340 349 (2001)
- bi-annual — occurring twice a year; semiannual.
- bialystok — a city in E Poland.
- biangular — having two angles or corners.
- biathlete — an athlete taking part in a biathlon
- biaxially — in a biaxial way
- bicameral — (of a legislature) consisting of two chambers
- bicipital — having two heads
- bicoastal — Someone or something that is bicoastal lives or occurs on both the east coast and the west coast of the U.S.
- biconical — an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- bifocaled — wearing bifocals
- bifoliate — having only two leaves
- big apple — People sometimes refer to the city of New York as the Big Apple.
- big labor — large labor unions collectively.
- bigeminal — happening in pairs
- bike lane — A bike lane is a part of the road which is intended to be used only by people riding bicycles.
- bilabiate — divided into two lips
- bilateral — Bilateral negotiations, meetings, or agreements, involve only the two groups or countries that are directly concerned.
- bile acid — any of various steroid acids, produced in the liver and stored with bile, that emulsify fats during digestion.
- bile salt — a product of a bile acid and a base, functioning as an emulsifier of lipids and fatty acids for absorption in the duodenum.
- bilharzia — schistosome
- bilineate — marked with two usually parallel lines.
- bilingual — Bilingual means involving or using two languages.
- biliteral — consisting of two letters
- billables — that may or should be billed: Attorneys put in hundreds of billable hours on the case.
- billabong — a backwater channel that forms a lagoon or pool
- billboard — A billboard is a very large board on which posters are displayed.
- billerica — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- billiards — Billiards is a game played on a large table, in which you use a long stick called a cue to hit balls against each other or into pockets around the sides of the table.
- bilobular — having two lobules
- bilocular — divided into two chambers or cavities
- bin laden — Osama (əʊˈsɑːmə). 1957–2011, Saudi-born leader of the al-Qaida terrorist network: presumed architect of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington of September 11 2001. Killed by US Special Forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan