8-letter words containing b, a, l, d
- habdalah — a religious ceremony, observed by Jews at the conclusion of the Sabbath or a festival, that consists of blessings over wine, spices, and the light of a candle.
- halberds — Plural form of halberd.
- handball — a game, similar to squash, played by two or four persons who strike a small ball against a wall or walls with the hand.
- handbell — a small handheld bell, especially as part of a tuned set having different notes or pitches and played by a group.
- handbill — a small printed notice, advertisement, or announcement, usually for distribution by hand.
- hardball — baseball, as distinguished from softball.
- hardboil — Alternative form of hard-boil.
- holdable — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- holdback — the iron or strap on the shaft of a horse-drawn vehicle to which the breeching of the harness is attached, enabling the horse to hold back or to back the vehicle.
- imblazed — Simple past tense and past participle of imblaze.
- jailbird — a person who is or has been confined in jail; convict or ex-convict.
- kaboodle — Alternative spelling of caboodle.
- karlsbad — German name of Karlovy Vary.
- kilobaud — (unit) 1000 baud.
- labdanum — a resinous juice that exudes from various rockroses of the genus Cistus: used in perfumery, fumigating substances, etc.
- labelled — a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- labiated — having a lip or lips
- laboured — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- labrador — a peninsula in NE North America surrounded by Hudson Bay, the Atlantic, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, containing the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Quebec. 510,000 sq. mi. (1,320,900 sq. km).
- ladybird — any of numerous small, round, often brightly colored and spotted beetles of the family Coccinellidae, feeding chiefly on aphids and other small insects, but including several forms that feed on plants.
- ladybugs — Plural form of ladybug.
- laidback — Alternative spelling of laid-back.
- lambdoid — having the shape of the Greek capital lambda.
- landable — Capable of being landed.
- landbank — An area of land held in reserve by a house-building firm.
- landgrab — the seizing of land by a nation, state, or organization, especially illegally, underhandedly, or unfairly.
- lap-band — a device fitted around the stomach to reduce its capacity as an aid to losing weight
- lapboard — a thin, flat board to be held on the lap for use as a table or writing surface.
- larboard — (formerly) port2 (def 1).
- laudable — deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable: Reorganizing the files was a laudable idea.
- laudably — deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable: Reorganizing the files was a laudable idea.
- lava bed — a large expanse of flat lava flows
- lazy bed — (in parts of Scotland and Ireland, formerly) a patch in which potatoes were cultivated by laying them on the surface and covering them with kelp and with soil from a trench on either side of the bed
- leadable — Capable of being led.
- leaf bud — Botany. a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud) an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
- leafbird — any of several greenish, passerine birds of the genus Chloropsis, of Asia, related to the bulbuls, and often kept as pets.
- leeboard — either of two broad, flat objects attached to the sides of a sailing ship amidships, the one on the lee side being lowered into the water to prevent the ship from making leeway.
- lendable — reserved or at hand for purposes of lending: lendable stock; lendable money.
- librated — Simple past tense and past participle of librate.
- lie-abed — a person who remains in bed until a relatively late hour; late riser.
- loadable — Capable of being loaded.
- logboard — a board used for logging a ship's records
- lombardi — Vince(nt Thomas) 1913–70, U.S. football coach.
- lombardo — Guy (Albert) 1902–77, U.S. bandleader, born in Canada.
- lombardy — a region and former kingdom in N Italy. 9190 sq. mi. (23,800 sq. km).
- mandible — the bone of the lower jaw.
- mendable — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- miliband — David (Wright). born 1965, British Labour politician; foreign secretary (2007–10)
- moddable — (video games) That can be modded (modified by the end user).
- moldable — a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.