10-letter words containing b, a, e, l
- bagatelles — Plural form of bagatelle.
- bailieship — the office or district of a bailie
- 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
- bakeapples — Plural form of bakeapple.
- baker lake — a lake in the Northwest Territories, in N Canada. 975 sq. mi. (2525 sq. km).
- balanchine — George. 1904–83, US choreographer, born in Russia
- balaustine — of or relating to the pomegranate.
- balbutient — stuttering, stammering
- balconette — a lightly padded bra that is designed to lift and enhance the appearance of a woman's bust
- 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).
- 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
- bale cubic — the space available in a ship's hold for the stowage of general cargo, measured in cubic feet.
- balenciaga — Cristobal (krisˈtoβal). 1895–1972, Spanish couturier
- balkanized — Simple past tense and past participle of balkanize.
- ball valve — a one-way valve consisting of a metal ball with a cylindrical hole fitting into a concave seat over an opening
- balladeers — Plural form of balladeer.
- ballantyne — R(obert) M(ichael). 1825–94, British author, noted for such adventure stories as The Coral Island (1857)
- ballbuster — Ball-breaker.
- ballerinas — Plural form of ballerina.
- ballflower — a carved ornament in the form of a ball enclosed by the three petals of a circular flower
- ballistite — a smokeless rocket propellant composed of roughly equal proportions of the explosives nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine
- ballottine — a kind of galantine made of meat, poultry, or fish that is stuffed and rolled and usually served hot.
- ballplayer — A ballplayer is a baseball player.
- ballsiness — daring; courage
- ballyhooed — a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.
- ballymoney — a district in N Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim. Pop: 27 809 (2003 est). Area: 417 sq km (161 sq miles)
- balneation — the act of bathing
- balneology — the branch of medical science concerned with the therapeutic value of baths, esp those taken with natural mineral waters
- baltic sea — a sea in N Europe, connected with the North Sea by the Skagerrak, Kattegat, and Öresund; shallow, with low salinity and small tides
- 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.
- bamboozler — 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.
- bamboozles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bamboozle.
- banalities — the condition or quality of being banal, or devoid of freshness or originality: the banality of everyday life.
- 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)
- bank clerk — an employee of a bank
- bankrolled — money in one's possession; monetary resources.
- bankroller — the person or organization that provides the finance for a project, business, etc
- 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.
- barbellate — (of plants or plant organs) covered with barbs, hooks, or bristles