9-letter words containing b, a, l
- backheels — Plural form of backheel.
- backlands — Plural form of backland.
- backlifts — Plural form of backlift.
- backlight — light falling on a photographic or television subject from the rear
- backlists — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backlist.
- backpedal — to press backward on the pedals of a bicycle, as to brake
- backplane — A board to which the main circuit boards of a computer may be connected and that provides connections between them.
- backplate — a plate of armour which guards the back
- backslash — a slash which slopes to the left \
- backslide — to lapse into bad habits or vices from a state of virtue, religious faith, etc
- backsolve — To determine the inputs that would lead to a given output in a mathematical system.
- backstall — the loss of power and tendency to drop of a kite in low winds
- bacterial — Bacterial is used to describe things that relate to or are caused by bacteria.
- bad apple — a person with a corrupting influence
- bad blood — If you say that there is bad blood between people, you mean that they have argued about something and dislike each other.
- bad lands — a deeply eroded barren region of SW South Dakota and NW Nebraska
- bad place — Midland and Southern U.S. hell.
- badgeless — without a badge
- badly off — If you are badly off, you are in a bad situation.
- baekeland — Leo Hendrik [lee-oh hen-drik;; Flemish ley-oh hen-drik] /ˈli oʊ ˈhɛn drɪk;; Flemish ˈleɪ oʊ ˈhɛn drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1944, U.S. chemist, born in Belgium: developed Bakelite.
- bafflegab — deliberately obscure language employed in official documents
- bag table — a sewing table or worktable having a suspended pouch or bag for holding needlework.
- bagatelle — something of little value or significance; trifle
- bahaullah — Husayn ʿAlī Mīrzā.
- bail bond — a surety bond (money or property) offered or deposited by a defendant or other persons to ensure the defendant's appearance at trial
- bailiwick — the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
- bailliage — the office or district of a bailiff
- bairnlike — childlike
- bajillion — an extremely large but unspecified number, quantity, or amount
- bake sale — a sale of homemade, donated baked goods, as by a church or club to raise money.
- bakeapple — the fruit of the cloudberry
- bakuchiol — A meroterpene phenol, extracted from seeds of Psoralea corylifolia, that shows antimicrobial activity.
- balaclava — A balaclava is a tight woollen hood that covers every part of your head except your face.
- balakirev — Mily Alexeyevich (ˈmilij alɪkˈsjejɪvitʃ). 1837–1910, Russian composer, whose works include two symphonic poems, two symphonies, and many arrangements of Russian folk songs
- balaklava — a small port in S Crimea: scene of an inconclusive battle (1854), which included the charge of the Light Brigade, during the Crimean War
- balalaika — a plucked musical instrument, usually having a triangular body and three strings: used chiefly for Russian folk music
- balancers — Plural form of balancer.
- balancing — the process of achieving or maintaining equilibrium
- balanitis — inflammation of the glans penis, usually due to infection
- balconied — That has a balcony attached.
- balconies — Plural form of balcony.
- baldachin — a richly ornamented silk and gold brocade
- baldaquin — Also, baudekin. Textiles. a silk brocade interwoven with gold or silver threads, used chiefly for ceremonial purposes.
- baldfaced — blatant or undisguised
- baldheads — Plural form of baldhead.
- baldmoney — Meum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family.
- baldpated — (archaic) Lacking hair on the head; bald.
- baldwin i — 1058–1118, crusader and first king of Jerusalem (1100–18), who captured Acre (1104), Beirut (1109), and Sidon (1110)
- baleboste — a capable, efficient housewife, especially a traditional Jewish one, devoted to maintaining a well-run home.
- balefully — In a baleful manner.