8-letter words containing b, a, l
- kohlrabi — a cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea gongylodes, whose stem above ground swells into an edible, bulblike formation.
- korfball — (uncountable) A non-contact unisex team sport originating from Holland, similar to netball, where players attempt to throw a ball into a basket atop a pole.
- la ceiba — a seaport in N Honduras.
- la habra — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- lab book — a notebook used to note down experiments, hypotheses, etc, of the kind that may be carried out or formed in a laboratory
- lab coat — long white garment worn in laboratory
- labarums — Plural form of labarum.
- labdanum — a resinous juice that exudes from various rockroses of the genus Cistus: used in perfumery, fumigating substances, etc.
- labeling — a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, 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.
- labeller — Alternative spelling of labeler.
- labellum — the petal of an orchid that differs more or less markedly from the other petals, often forming the most conspicuous part; the lip.
- labially — (chiefly, linguistics) In a labial manner; by means of the lips.
- labiated — having a lip or lips
- labiates — Plural form of labiate.
- lability — apt or likely to change.
- labilize — to cause to become labile.
- laborers — Plural form of laborer.
- laboring — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- laborism — a political theory favoring the dominance of labor in the economic and political life of a country.
- laborist — A physician who aids labor and delivery but does not provide prenatal care.
- laborite — a member of a political party promoting the interests of labor.
- labornet — An IGC network serving groups, unions and labour advocates interested in information sharing and collaboration with the intent of enhancing the human rights and economic justice of workers. Issues covered include workplace and community health and safety issues, trade issues and international union solidarity and collaboration.
- laborous — Obsolete form of laborious.
- laboured — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- labourer — Standard spelling of laborer.
- 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).
- labrusca — of or derived from the North American fox grape, Vitis labrusca.
- laburnum — any of several small trees belonging to the genus Laburnum, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of pendulous yellow flowers, especially L. alpinum, the Scotch laburnum.
- lace bug — any of several bugs of the family Tingidae, characterized by a lacy pattern of ridges on the head, thorax, and wings, and feeding on the leaves of oak, birch, sycamore, etc.
- 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.
- lag bolt — lag screw
- laidback — Alternative spelling of laid-back.
- lambaste — to beat or whip severely.
- lambasts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lambast.
- lambchop — A chop or rib of lamb.
- lambdoid — having the shape of the Greek capital lambda.
- lambency — the quality of being lambent.
- lamberts — Plural form of lambert.
- lambkill — sheep laurel.
- lambkins — Plural form of lambkin.
- lamblike — like a lamb; gentle; meek.
- lambling — a small lamb
- lambskin — the skin of a lamb, especially when dressed with its wool, and used for clothing.
- 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.
- lansberg — a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 29 miles (46 km) in diameter.
- lansbury — George. 1859–1940, British Labour politician, who led the Labour Party in opposition (1931–35). A committed pacifist, he resigned over the party's reaction to Mussolini's seizure of Ethiopia