8-letter words containing b, a, l
- 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)
- cookable — That can be cooked; suitable for cooking.
- cool bag — an insulated container used to keep food cool on picnics, to carry frozen food, etc
- coolabah — an Australian myrtaceous tree, Eucalyptus microtheca, that grows along rivers and has smooth bark and long narrow leaves
- coolibah — A northern Australian gum tree that typically grows near watercourses and yields strong, hard timber.
- copiable — Alternative spelling of copyable.
- copyable — able to be copied
- cornball — Cornball means the same as corny.
- costable — For which a monetary cost may be assessed.
- crabbily — in a crabby manner
- crablike — resembling a crab, esp in movement
- cravable — (especially of a food) having qualities that engender an intense desire for more: All too often, salt, sugar, fat, and “crunch” make a food craveable.
- cribella — Plural form of cribellum.
- cubicula — a burial chamber, as in catacombs.
- cuboidal — Also, cuboidal. resembling a cube in form.
- cue ball — the ball struck by the cue, as distinguished from the object balls
- culpable — If someone or their conduct is culpable, they are responsible for something wrong or bad that has happened.
- culpably — deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.
- cunabula — a cradle
- curbable — able to be curbed or restrained
- cuttable — capable of being cut
- cyclable — fit or designed for bicycle riding: a cyclable road.
- cymbalom — cimbalom
- d'albert — Eugen [German oi-geyn] /German ɔɪˈgeɪn/ (Show IPA), or Eugène [French œ-zhen] /French œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), Francis Charles, 1864–1932, German-French pianist and composer, born in Scotland.
- d'arblay — Madame Frances, Burney, Frances.
- dabblers — Plural form of dabbler.
- dabbling — the fact of being involved in an activity in a frivolous or superficial way
- damnable — You use damnable to emphasize that you dislike or disapprove of something a great deal.
- damnably — in a detestable manner
- dateable — a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen: July 4, 1776 was the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
- deadbolt — a locking bolt that is turned by the key rather than a spring
- dealbate — having a white exterior or covering
- debacles — Plural form of debacle.
- defiable — to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly: to defy parental authority.
- delibate — to take a small taste of (a liquid)
- denebola — the second brightest star in the constellation Leo. Visual magnitude: 2.14; spectral type: A3V
- deniable — able to be denied; questionable
- deniably — In a deniable manner.
- deverbal — (of a noun or adjective) derived from a verb.
- 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.
- diabolos — Plural form of diabolo.
- diggable — capable of being dug
- dillybag — (Australia) Alternative form of dilly bag.
- dimmable — Able to be dimmed; able to have illumination decreased in brightness.
- dippable — (of a headlamp, etc) capable of being dipped
- dirtball — (slang, derogatory) A dirty or sleazy person.
- disabled — physically or mentally impaired, injured, or incapacitated.