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11-letter words containing b, a, l, i

  • brain child — a product of one's creative work or thought.
  • brain coral — a stony coral of the genus Meandrina, in which the polyps lie in troughlike thecae resembling the convoluted surface of a human brain
  • brake fluid — an oily liquid used to transmit pressure in a hydraulic brake or clutch system
  • brake light — a red light attached to the rear of a motor vehicle that lights up when the brakes are applied, serving as a warning to following drivers
  • branch line — A branch line is a railway line that goes to small towns rather than one that goes between large cities.
  • branch wilt — a disease of walnut trees, characterized by sudden wilting of the leaves, and cankers and discoloration of the bark and branches, caused by a fungus, Hendersonula toruloidea.
  • brazzaville — the capital of Congo-Brazzaville, in the south on the River Congo. Pop: 1 153 000 (2005 est)
  • breast line — a mooring line securing a ship to that part of a pier alongside it.
  • breast milk — Breast milk is the white liquid produced by women to breast-feed their babies.
  • bricklaying — the technique or practice of laying bricks
  • bridal gown — a wedding dress
  • bridal shop — a shop that specializes in selling bridal wear
  • bridal wear — clothes specially designed for brides
  • bridewealth — (in some nonindustrial societies) the money or goods given to the family of a bride by the bridegroom or his family.
  • bridge lamp — a floor lamp, especially one having the light source on an arm so hinged as to be horizontally adjustable.
  • bridge loan — A bridge loan is money that a bank lends you for a short time, for example, so that you can buy a new house before you have sold the one you already own.
  • bridle hand — (of a horseback rider) the hand, usually the left hand, that holds both reins or both pairs of reins, leaving the other hand free to manage a whip, crop, lariat, or the like.
  • bridle path — A bridle path is a path intended for people riding horses.
  • bright coal — coal consisting of alternating layers of clarain and vitrain.
  • brilliantly — shining brightly; sparkling; glittering; lustrous: the brilliant lights of the city.
  • bring along — If you bring someone or something along, you bring them with you when you come to a place.
  • bristletail — any primitive wingless insect of the orders Thysanura and Diplura, such as the silverfish and firebrat, having a flattened body and long tail appendages
  • bristol bay — arm of the Bering Sea between the SW Alas. mainland & the Alaska Peninsula
  • brith milah — the rite of circumcision on the eighth day after birth
  • broiler pan — a pan for broiling food
  • bromouracil — a brominated derivative of uracil with antimetabolite properties
  • bucolically — of or relating to shepherds; pastoral.
  • buffalofish — any of several freshwater North American hump-backed cyprinoid fishes of the genus Ictiobus: family Catostomidae (suckers)
  • bulimarexia — bulimia (sense 2)
  • bulkheading — the construction of bulkheads; bulkheads in general.
  • bullbaiting — a type of blood sport involving the baiting of a bull by dogs
  • bullmastiff — a breed of dog
  • burglarious — of, constituting, or inclined to burglary
  • bursiculate — resembling a pouch
  • bushwalking — an expedition on foot in the bush
  • busy signal — If you try to make a telephone call and get a busy signal, it means that you cannot make the call because the line is already being used by someone else.
  • buzz-aldrinEdwin Eugene, Jr ("Buzz") born 1930, U.S. astronaut.
  • byelorussia — Official name Belarus. Formerly White Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. a republic in E Europe, N of Ukraine: formerly a part of the Soviet Union. 80,154 sq. mi. (207,600 sq. km). Capital: Minsk.
  • cabbalistic — cabala.
  • cabin class — a class of accommodation on a passenger ship between first class and tourist class
  • cablevision — cable television.
  • calabazilla — a prostrate vine, Cucurbita foetidissima, of the gourd family, native to southwestern North America, having yellow flowers, round, inedible green and yellow fruit, and an unpleasant odor.
  • calibrating — Mark (a gauge or instrument) with a standard scale of readings.
  • calibration — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
  • calico bass — crappie
  • calico bush — mountain laurel
  • calico crab — a brightly speckled swimming crab, Ovalipes ocellatus, of sandy beaches along the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
  • campbellism — the practices and principles of the Disciples of Christ.
  • campbellite — a member of the Disciples of Christ.
  • cannabidiol — (organic compound) A non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.
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