10-letter words containing b, a, l
- back slang — a type of slang in which words are spelled and, as far as possible, pronounced backwards
- back vowel — a vowel whose sound is produced in the back of the mouth or the throat
- back-alley — Back-alley activities are carried out unofficially, secretly, and often illegally.
- back-cloth — backdrop (def 1).
- back-pedal — If you back-pedal, you express a different or less forceful opinion about something from the one you have previously expressed.
- back-trail — to backtrack.
- backblocks — bush or remote farming area far distant from city amenities
- backcloths — Plural form of backcloth.
- backfilled — Simple past tense and past participle of backfill.
- backlashed — a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil.
- backlasher — something or someone who produces a backlash
- backlashes — Plural form of backlash.
- backlights — Plural form of backlight.
- backlisted — Simple past tense and past participle of backlist.
- backlogged — a reserve or accumulation, as of stock, work, or business: a backlog of business orders.
- backpaddle — to propel a boat by paddling backward, as by using a stroke in the direction of stern to bow.
- backpedals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backpedal.
- backplanes — Plural form of backplane.
- backplates — Plural form of backplate.
- backslider — A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
- backsplash — any tiled area by, for example, a sink, cooker or bath to prevent damage to a wall by food or water splashes
- backsplice — a knot for finishing a rope end neatly, beginning with a crown and proceeding in a series of tucks, each strand over the first adjoining strand and under the next, the strands being split in half at each tuck.
- backtalker — One who backtalks.
- backvelder — a person who lives in a backveld
- backwardly — In a backward direction.
- bacteriol. — bacteriological
- baculiform — shaped like a rod
- bafflement — Bafflement is the state of being baffled.
- bafflingly — to confuse, bewilder, or perplex: He was baffled by the technical language of the instructions.
- bagatelles — Plural form of bagatelle.
- baha'ullah — title of Mirza Hosein Ali. 1817–92, Persian religious leader: originally a Shiite Muslim, later a disciple of the Bab; founder of the Baha'í Faith
- bahawalpur — an industrial city in Pakistan: cotton, soap. Pop: 563 000 (2005 est)
- bailieship — the office or district of a bailie
- bailiwicks — Plural form of bailiwick.
- bajillions — Plural form of bajillion.
- bake blind — to bake (the empty crust of a pie, pastry, etc) by half filling with dried peas, crusts of bread, etc, to keep it in shape
- bakeapples — Plural form of bakeapple.
- baker lake — a lake in the Northwest Territories, in N Canada. 975 sq. mi. (2525 sq. km).
- balaclavas — Plural form of balaclava.
- balalaikas — Plural form of balalaika.
- balanchine — George. 1904–83, US choreographer, born in Russia
- balashikha — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe: a NE suburb of Moscow.
- balaustine — of or relating to the pomegranate.
- balbriggan — a knitted unbleached cotton fabric
- balbutient — stuttering, stammering
- balconette — a lightly padded bra that is designed to lift and enhance the appearance of a woman's bust
- bald eagle — A bald eagle is a large eagle with a white head that lives in North America. It is the national bird of the United States of America.
- bald-faced — barefaced (def 2).
- baldacchin — A rich, embroidered brocade used for clothing in the Middle Ages, the web being gold and the woof silk.
- baldachins — Plural form of baldachin.