11-letter words containing b, e, l, i
- bur chervil — a plant of the carrot family, Anthriscus caucalis, that is related to and resembles chervil
- bursiculate — resembling a pouch
- bustle pipe — an annular pipe distributing hot air to the tuyères.
- busy lizzie — a balsaminaceous plant, Impatiens balsamina, that has pink, red, or white flowers and is often grown as a pot plant
- butt chisel — any woodworking chisel having a blade less than 4 inches (10 cm) long.
- butterfield — William. 1814–1900, British architect of the Gothic Revival; his buildings include Keble College, Oxford (1870) and All Saints, Margaret Street, London (1849–59)
- butterflies — tremors in the stomach region due to nervousness
- by-election — A by-election is an election that is held to choose a new member of parliament when a member has resigned or died.
- byelorussia — Official name Belarus. Formerly White Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. a republic in E Europe, N of Ukraine: formerly a part of the Soviet Union. 80,154 sq. mi. (207,600 sq. km). Capital: Minsk.
- cablevision — cable television.
- campbellism — the practices and principles of the Disciples of Christ.
- campbellite — a member of the Disciples of Christ.
- cannibalise — to subject to cannibalism.
- cannibalize — If you cannibalize something, you take it to pieces and use it to make something else.
- carbimazole — a drug that inhibits the synthesis of the hormone thyroxine, used in the management of hyperthyroidism
- carbylamine — any of a group of organic cyanides containing the radical NC
- carvelbuilt — Alternative form of carvel-built.
- casus belli — an event or act used to justify a war
- catabolites — Plural form of catabolite.
- celebrating — Present participle of celebrate.
- celebration — A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary.
- celebrative — to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities: to celebrate Christmas; to celebrate the success of a new play.
- celebrities — Plural form of celebrity.
- celtiberian — a member of a Celtic people (Celtiberi) who inhabited the Iberian peninsula during classical times
- cerebralism — the theory that physical phenomena arise from the action of the brain
- cerebralist — a person that advocates the theory of cerebralism
- certifiable — If you describe someone as certifiable, you think that their behaviour is extremely unreasonable or foolish.
- certifiably — capable of being certified.
- chair table — an article of furniture, produced especially in colonial America, that can serve as either a table or a chair, having, as a chair, a large, usually circular, hinged back that can be pulled down and rested on the arms to form a tabletop.
- chamberlain — A chamberlain is the person who is in charge of the household affairs of a king, queen, or person of high social rank.
- channelbill — a large, gray Australian cuckoo, Scythrops novaehollandiae, with a grooved bill.
- charbroiled — Charbroiled meat or fish has been cooked so that it burns slightly and turns black.
- charbroiler — a grill or other equipment used for charbroiling
- chelyabinsk — an industrial city in SW Russia; in 2013 a large meteor exploded in an airburst over the city's surrounding district. Pop: 1 067 000 (2005 est)
- cherishable — to hold or treat as dear; feel love for: to cherish one's native land.
- chilblained — Afflicted with a chilblain.
- child abuse — physical, sexual, or emotional ill-treatment or neglect of a child, esp by those responsible for its welfare
- child bride — a very young bride, esp when the groom is considerably older
- chile-bells — a vine, Lapageria rosea, native to Chile, having leathery evergreen leaves and showy reddish flowers: the national flower of Chile.
- chiliburger — a hamburger served with a topping of chili con carne.
- cinderblock — Made of cinder blocks.
- cleanlimbed — having shapely limbs
- client base — A business's client base is the same as its customer base.
- cliff brake — any of several common ferns of the genus Pellaea, usually growing in pockets of thin soil on rocks.
- clipper bow — a bow having a concave stem and a hollow entrance.
- cognoscible — able to be known or recognized
- collapsible — A collapsible object is designed to be folded flat when it is not being used.
- collectible — that can be collected
- colliquable — capable of dissolving
- colonizable — Capable of being colonized.