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11-letter words containing b, a, r, l, e

  • back boiler — a tank or series of pipes at the back of a fireplace for heating water
  • backslapper — a person who backslaps; a hearty jovial person
  • bacterially — In reference to bacteria.
  • badderlocks — a seaweed, Alaria esculenta, that has long brownish-green fronds and is eaten in parts of N Europe
  • bakersfield — city in SC Calif.: pop. 247,000
  • baldcypress — any of a genus (Taxodium, esp. T. distichum) of cone-bearing trees of the baldcypress family, that grows in the swamps of the SE U.S. and normally sheds its small, pointed needles in the fall
  • ball tearer — something exceptional in its class, for good or bad qualities
  • ball-buster — an arduous, often unpleasant task.
  • ball-flower — a decoration in a molding that looks like a ball held in the petals of a flower
  • ballbearing — Alternative form of ball bearing.
  • ballbreaker — a person, esp a woman, whose character and behaviour may be regarded as threatening a man's sense of power
  • ballcarrier — an attacking player in possession of the ball
  • ballesteros — Severiano (sevɛˈrjano). 1957–2011, Spanish professional golfer: won the British Open Championship (1979; 1984; 1988) and the US Masters (1980; 1983)
  • ballhandler — a player particularly skilled at passing and dribbling
  • ballicatter — (in Newfoundland) ice that forms along a shore from waves and spray
  • ballplayers — Plural form of ballplayer.
  • balsam pear — an Old World tropical vine, Momordica charantia, of the gourd family, having yellow flowers and orange-yellow fruit.
  • balustraded — Having balustrades.
  • balustrades — Plural form of balustrade.
  • band leader — the leader of a group of musicians, esp those playing popular music
  • banderillas — Plural form of banderilla.
  • bandleaders — Plural form of bandleader.
  • banteringly — in a bantering fashion
  • barbastelle — an insectivorous forest bat, Barbastella barbastellus, widely distributed across Eurasia, having a wrinkled face and prominent ears: roosts in trees or caves
  • barber pole — a pole with spiral stripes of red and white, used as a symbol of the barber's trade
  • barbie doll — a teenage doll with numerous sets of clothes and accessories
  • barefacedly — In a barefaced manner.
  • bareknuckle — (of a prizefight, prizefighter, etc.) without boxing gloves; using the bare fists.
  • bargainable — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
  • barium meal — a preparation of barium sulphate, which is opaque to X-rays, swallowed by a patient before X-ray examination of the upper part of the alimentary canal
  • bark beetle — any small beetle of the family Scolytidae, which bore tunnels in the bark and wood of trees, causing great damage. They are closely related to the weevils
  • barley beer — an alcoholic drink brewed from barley malt, sugar, hops, and water and fermented with yeast
  • barley coal — anthracite coal in sizes ranging from 3/32 to 3/16 inch (2.4 to 4.8 mm).
  • barley sack — a burlap bag.
  • barley wine — an exceptionally strong beer
  • barley-bree — liquor, malt liquor, or the like, especially whiskey.
  • baronetical — pertaining to baronets
  • barotseland — a region in W Zambia. 44,920 sq. mi. (116,343 sq. km).
  • barrel bolt — a rod-shaped bolt for fastening a door or the like, attached to one side of the door at the edge and sliding into a socket on the frame of the opening.
  • barrel cuff — a single cuff on a tailored sleeve, formed by a band of material and usually fastened by a button.
  • barrel knot — a knot for fastening together two strands of gut or nylon, as fishing lines or leaders.
  • barrel roll — a flight manoeuvre in which an aircraft rolls about its longitudinal axis while following a spiral course in line with the direction of flight
  • barrel roof — a roof or ceiling having a semicylindrical form.
  • barrel-race — to compete in a barrel race.
  • barrel-roll — to perform a barrel roll.
  • barrelheads — Plural form of barrelhead.
  • barrelhouse — a cheap and disreputable drinking establishment
  • bartholomew — one of the twelve apostles (Matthew 10:3). Feast day: Aug 24 or June 11
  • bartolommeo — Fra. original name Baccio della Porta. 1472–1517, Italian painter of the Florentine school, noted for his austere religious works
  • basal ridge — a U -shaped ridge at the base of the posterior surface of the crown of a tooth.
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