12-letter words containing b, a, r, l
- barbarically — without civilizing influences; uncivilized; primitive: barbaric invaders.
- barcalounger — a type of reclinable armchair with an extendable footrest
- bardolatrous — relating to or characterized by bardolatry
- bare-knuckle — without boxing gloves
- bargain sale — an event at which goods are sold at low prices, usually to clear old stocks
- barge couple — either of a pair of outside rafters along the gable end of a roof
- barley field — a piece of land cleared of trees and undergrowth, usually enclosed with a fence or hedge and used for growing barley
- barley sugar — Barley sugar is a sweet made from boiled sugar.
- barley water — Barley water is a drink made from barley. It is sometimes flavoured with orange or lemon.
- barn swallow — the US and Canadian name for the common swallow, Hirundo rustica
- barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
- barrack life — the experiences, activities, etc that are characteristic of a soldier's time spent dwelling in a barracks
- barranquilla — a port in N Colombia, on the Magdalena River. Pop: 1 918 000 (2005 est)
- barratrously — In a barratrous manner.
- barrel chair — a kind of upholstered chair with an upright, rounded back
- barrel organ — A barrel organ is a large machine that plays music when you turn the handle on the side. Barrel organs used to be played in the street to entertain people.
- barrel vault — a vault in the form of a half cylinder
- barristerial — pertaining to a barrister
- bartlesville — a city in NE Oklahoma.
- basal reader — an elementary-school textbook that teaches reading by combining stories with practice exercises: The Dick and Jane series was the most famous basal reader.
- basic salary — base pay.
- basketballer — (informal) A basketball player; a person who plays basketball.
- bastard file — a file of the commercial grade of coarseness between coarse and second-cut.
- battle array — the strategic arrangement of fighters and weapons in a battle
- battle creek — a city in S Michigan.
- battle dress — military field uniform and accouterments, generally camouflaged and stripped of all ornamentation.
- battle group — a group of warships usually consisting of at least one aircraft carrier, other surface ships, submarines, landing craft, etc
- battle royal — a fight, esp with fists or cudgels, involving more than two combatants; melee
- battlefronts — Plural form of battlefront.
- battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
- battleworthy — capable of engaging in combat; ready for battle: a decline in the nation's battleworthy forces.
- be on a roll — to have a series of successes; go from success to success
- beach-la-mar — an English-based creole language spoken in Vanuatu and Fiji, and formerly much more widespread
- beamsplitter — Alternative spelling of beam splitter.
- bearableness — The characteristic of being bearable.
- bearded clam — mollusc eaten as seafood
- bearded lady — a woman with a beard, esp in a circus or freakshow
- bearded seal — a large gray-to-golden seal, Erignathus barbatus, inhabiting the Arctic Ocean and adjacent waters, having square foreflippers and a thick mustache of long bristles on each side of the muzzle.
- bearing pile — a foundation pile that supports weight vertically
- bearing rail — a transverse rail carrying a drawer or drawers.
- bearing wall — any of the walls supporting a floor or the roof of a building.
- beautifuller — (obsolete) Comparative form of beautiful.
- beaver cloth — beaver1 (def 8).
- beaver falls — a city in W Pennsylvania.
- bedraggledly — In a bedraggled manner.
- beer parlour — a room in a tavern, hotel, etc in which beer is served
- behaviorally — manner of behaving or acting.
- beleaguering — to surround with military forces.
- belgian hare — a large red breed of domestic rabbit
- bell gardens — a town in SW California, near Los Angeles.