11-letter words containing b, a, r, l
- overblanket — a blanket that is placed on a bed on top of the other bedding
- pace bowler — a bowler who characteristically delivers the ball rapidly
- paddleboard — a type of surfboard with one end rounded and the other tapered to a point, used chiefly in surfing and often in lifesaving.
- parablepsis — abnormal vision
- parableptic — relating to parablepsis
- parabolanus — a member of an early Christian brotherhood in Alexandria and Constantinople who helped the sick in the times of plague
- parabolical — of, relating to, or involving a parable.
- parcel bomb — explosive device in a package
- partibility — the quality of being partible
- patrol boat — a boat designed to patrol a coastal area, etc for security, observation and defence
- perambulate — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
- perceivable — capable of being perceived; perceptible.
- perceivably — capable of being perceived; perceptible.
- performable — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- perishables — perishable articles, esp food
- perpetrable — able to be perpetrated
- perpetuable — able to be perpetuated
- perspirable — having the ability to perspire
- persuadable — to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
- persuasible — capable of being persuaded; open to or yielding to persuasion.
- perturbable — to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- peru balsam — an aromatic balsam that is obtained from the tropical South American leguminous tree Myroxylon pereirae and is similar to balsam of Tolu
- phlebograph — an instrument for recording the venous pulse.
- plattsburgh — a city in NE New York, on Lake Champlain: battle, 1814.
- play by ear — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- pleasurable — such as to give pleasure; enjoyable; agreeable; pleasant: a pleasurable experience.
- polar orbit — a spacecraft orbit that passes over, or close to, the geographic poles of the earth or some other celestial body.
- polarizable — to cause polarization in.
- politbureau — (often lowercase) the executive committee and chief policymaking body of a Communist Party.
- polysorbate — any of a class of emulsifying and dispersing agents used in various foods and pharmaceutical preparations.
- pork barrel — a government appropriation, bill, or policy that supplies funds for local improvements designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents.
- port talbot — a port in SE Wales, in Neath Port Talbot county borough on Swansea Bay: established as a coal port in the mid-19th century; large steelworks; ore terminal. Pop: 35 633 (2001)
- portability — the state or quality of being portable.
- postorbital — located behind the orbit or socket of the eye.
- pourability — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.
- power cable — cable for conducting electric power.
- practicable — capable of being done, effected, or put into practice, with the available means; feasible: a practicable solution.
- pre-algebra — the branch of mathematics that deals with general statements of relations, utilizing letters and other symbols to represent specific sets of numbers, values, vectors, etc., in the description of such relations.
- preambulary — of, pertaining to or of the nature of a preamble; preliminary, introductory
- preambulate — to make a preamble, to give an introduction
- preassembly — an assembling or coming together of a number of persons, usually for a particular purpose: The principal will speak to all the students at Friday's assembly.
- prebiblical — written, existing or occurring prior to the writing of the Bible; pertaining to this time period
- predictable — able to be foretold or declared in advance: New technology allows predictable weather forecasting.
- predictably — able to be foretold or declared in advance: New technology allows predictable weather forecasting.
- prelibation — a foretaste.
- prepubertal — the period of life just prior to sexual maturation.
- presbyteral — of or relating to a presbyter or presbytery
- presentable — that may be presented.
- preservable — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- preventable — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.