11-letter words containing b, a, l, d
- budget plan — the planning of one's spending
- bulkheading — the construction of bulkheads; bulkheads in general.
- bull header — Also called bullnose header. a brick having one of the edges across its width rounded for laying as a header in a sill or the like.
- bull-headed — blindly obstinate; stubborn, headstrong, or stupid
- bulldog ant — any of several aggressive ants of the genus Myrmecia, mostly of Australia and Tasmania, capable of inflicting a painful and potentially dangerous sting.
- bundelkhand — a region of central India: formerly native states, now mainly part of Madhya Pradesh
- bundle scar — any small mark left on the leaf scar from the vascular tissue, where the leaf was once attached to the stem.
- bush ballad — an old Australian bush poem in a ballad metre dealing with aspects of life and characters in the bush
- buzz-aldrin — Edwin Eugene, Jr ("Buzz") born 1930, U.S. astronaut.
- by all odds — the probability that something is so, will occur, or is more likely to occur than something else: The odds are that it will rain today.
- cable modem — (communications, hardware) A type of modem that allows people to access the Internet via their cable television service. A cable modem can transfer data at 500 kbps or higher, compared with 28.8 kbps for common telephone line modems, but the actual transfer rates may be lower depending on the number of other simultaneous users on the same cable. Industry pundits often point out that the cable system still does not have the bandwidth or service level in many areas to make this feasible. For example, it has to be capable of two-way communication. See also: DOCSIS.
- cable-ready — (of a television or VCR) able to receive cable television directly, without the need for special reception or decoding equipment.
- candelabras — Plural form of candelabra.
- candelabrum — A candelabrum is the same as a candelabra.
- candleberry — bayberry (sense 1)
- cannabidiol — (organic compound) A non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.
- chalkboards — Plural form of chalkboard.
- charbroiled — Charbroiled meat or fish has been cooked so that it burns slightly and turns black.
- chilblained — Afflicted with a chilblain.
- child abuse — physical, sexual, or emotional ill-treatment or neglect of a child, esp by those responsible for its welfare
- child labor — the regular, full-time employment of children under a legally defined age in factories, stores, offices, etc.: in the U.S., the minimum legal age under federal law is 16 (in hazardous occupations, 18)
- clapboarded — Simple past tense and past participle of clapboard.
- cleanlimbed — having shapely limbs
- cloud-based — Cloud-based technology allows you to use programs and information that are stored on the Internet rather than on your own computer.
- cnidoblasts — the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.
- cold harbor — a locality in Virginia, NE of Richmond: Civil War battle in 1864.
- commandable — able to be commanded
- commendable — If you describe someone's behaviour as commendable, you approve of it or are praising it.
- commendably — worthy of praise: She did a commendable job of informing all the interested parties.
- concludable — to bring to an end; finish; terminate: to conclude a speech with a quotation from the Bible.
- condemnable — to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
- condensable — capable of being condensed.
- conglobated — in the form of a globe or ball
- cradleboard — a wooden frame worn on the back, used by North American Indian women for carrying an infant.
- cumbernauld — a town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire, northeast of Glasgow: developed as a new town since 1956. Pop: 49 664 (2001)
- dangleberry — a blue huckleberry (Gaylussacia frondosa), native to E North America
- danish blue — a strong-tasting white cheese with blue veins
- dark nebula — a type of nebula that is observed by its blocking of radiation from other sources
- day laborer — an unskilled worker paid by the day
- db2 catalog — (database) An IBM DB2 system table listing all objects in a database installation including hosts, servers, databases, tables and many more. Commands are provided to manage the catalog, e.g. db2 catalog database mydatabase on /databases/mydatabase to add a database reference.
- de la beche — Henry. 1796–1855, English geologist. His work led to the founding of the Geological Survey (1835)
- deal a blow — If an event deals a blow to something or someone, it causes them great difficulties or makes failure more likely.
- dealbreaker — A dealbreaker is an issue that prevents people from reaching an agreement.
- dealing box — a box that holds a deck or decks of cards, allowing them to be dealt only one at a time, often used in casino games such as blackjack or chemin de fer.
- debauchedly — In a debauched manner.
- debilitated — in a severely weakened state
- debilitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debilitate.
- debut album — the first album produced by a particular singer or band
- defatigable — (very, rare) Easily tired or wearied; capable of being fatigued.
- deflagrable — having the ability to burst into flames quickly