8-letter words containing b, a, l, i
- bridally — in a manner appropriate for a bride
- brigalow — any of various acacia trees
- brigsail — a large gaffsail on the mainmast or trysail mast of a brig.
- bromelia — any plant of the family Bromeliaceae of tropical American plants, characterized by a short stem and deeply cleft calyx
- bubaline — (of antelopes) relating to or resembling the bubal
- bucktail — a fishing lure adorned with deer hair
- buddleia — any ornamental shrub of the genus Buddleia, esp B. davidii, which has long spikes of mauve flowers and is frequently visited by butterflies: family Buddleiaceae
- bugzilla — (programming) The web-based bug tracking system used by the Mozilla project.
- bulganin — Nikolai Aleksandrovich (nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsandrəvitʃ). 1895–1975, Soviet statesman and military leader; chairman of the council of ministers (1955–58)
- bulgaria — a republic in SE Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula on the Black Sea: under Turkish rule from 1395 until 1878; became an independent kingdom in 1908 and a republic in 1946; joined the EU in 2007; consists chiefly of the Danube valley in the north and the Balkan Mountains in the central part, separated from the Rhodope Mountains of the south by the valley of the Maritsa River. Language: Bulgarian. Religion: Christian (Bulgarian Orthodox) majority. Currency: lev. Capital: Sofia. Pop: 6 981 642 (2013 est). Area: 110 911 sq km (42 823 sq miles)
- bulimiac — pertaining to, resembling, or affected by bulimia.
- byrlakin — a mild oath
- cabalism — a mystical philosophical doctrine based on the doctrines of the cabala
- cabalist — a member of a cabal.
- cabrilla — any of various serranid food fishes, esp Epinephelus analogus, occurring in warm seas around Florida and the Caribbean
- cabrillo — Juan Rodríguez [rod-ree-ges] /rɒdˈri gɛs/ (Show IPA), (Joao Rodrigues Cabrilho) 1499?–1543, Spanish explorer, born in Portugal: discovered California.
- cabriole — a type of furniture leg, popular in the first half of the 18th century, in which an upper convex curve descends tapering to a concave curve
- calabria — a region of SW Italy: mostly mountainous and subject to earthquakes. Chief town: Reggio di Calabria. Pop: 2 007 392 (2003 est). Area: 15 080 sq km (5822 sq miles)
- calebite — a member of a tribe descended from Caleb.
- calibers — Plural form of caliber.
- calibres — Plural form of calibre.
- cannibal — Cannibals are people who eat the flesh of other human beings.
- carbanil — phenyl isocyanate.
- carbinol — methanol
- carbolic — of or derived from carbolic acid.
- celibacy — Celibacy is the state of being celibate.
- celibate — Someone who is celibate does not marry or have sex, because of their religious beliefs.
- chasible — Alternative form of chasuble.
- choliamb — an imperfect iambic metre, with a spondee as the last foot
- cimbalom — a type of dulcimer, esp of Hungary
- citeable — to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority: He cited the Constitution in his defense.
- claribel — a female given name.
- cobaltic — of or containing cobalt, esp in the trivalent state
- colombia — a republic in NW South America: inhabited by Chibchas and other Indians before Spanish colonization in the 16th century; independence won by Bolívar in 1819; became the Republic of Colombia in 1886; violence and unrest have been endemic since the 1970s. It consists chiefly of a hot swampy coastal plain, separated by ranges of the Andes from the pampas and the equatorial forests of the Amazon basin in the east. Language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: peso. Capital: Bogotá. Pop: 45 745 783 (2013 est). Area: 1 138 908 sq km (439 735 sq miles)
- columbia — a river in NW North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing through British Columbia, then west to the Pacific. Length: about 1930 km (1200 miles)
- coolibah — A northern Australian gum tree that typically grows near watercourses and yields strong, hard timber.
- copiable — Alternative spelling of copyable.
- crabbily — in a crabby manner
- crablike — resembling a crab, esp in movement
- cribella — Plural form of cribellum.
- cubicula — a burial chamber, as in catacombs.
- cuboidal — Also, cuboidal. resembling a cube in form.
- dabbling — the fact of being involved in an activity in a frivolous or superficial way
- defiable — to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly: to defy parental authority.
- delibate — to take a small taste of (a liquid)
- deniable — able to be denied; questionable
- deniably — In a deniable manner.
- diabelli — Antonio [ahn-toh-nee-oh] /ɑnˈtoʊ niˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), 1781–1858, Austrian composer and music publisher.
- diablery — Sorcery.
- diabolic — Diabolic is used to describe things that people think are caused by or belong to the Devil.