11-letter words containing b, e, l, s
- bandleaders — Plural form of bandleader.
- banefulness — The state or quality of being baneful.
- bangladeshi — Bangladeshi means belonging to or relating to Bangladesh, or to its people or culture.
- barbastelle — an insectivorous forest bat, Barbastella barbastellus, widely distributed across Eurasia, having a wrinkled face and prominent ears: roosts in trees or caves
- barley sack — a burlap bag.
- barotseland — a region in W Zambia. 44,920 sq. mi. (116,343 sq. km).
- barrelheads — Plural form of barrelhead.
- barrelhouse — a cheap and disreputable drinking establishment
- basal ridge — a U -shaped ridge at the base of the posterior surface of the crown of a tooth.
- base clause — the initial element of a recursive definition, that defines the first element of the infinite sequence generated thereby
- basel-stadt — a demicanton in N Switzerland: virtually coextensive with the city of Basel. 14 sq. mi. (36 sq. km). Capital: Basel.
- bashfulness — The quality or property of being bashful; shyness; reserve; timidity.
- basic steel — steel produced by the basic process.
- basil thyme — a plant, Acinos thymoides, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves and purplish flowers.
- basil-thyme — a European plant, Acinos arvensis, having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers: family Lamiaceae
- basipetally — in the manner of a basipetal
- baskerville — a style of type
- basket hilt — a hilt fitted to a broadsword, with a generally padded basket-shaped guard to protect the hand
- basketballs — Plural form of basketball.
- bass fiddle — double bass.
- bass player — a player of a double bass or a bass guitar
- bass reflex — a loudspeaker equipped with a baffle having openings designed to improve the reproduction of low-frequency sounds.
- bath pearls — dissolvable granules added to bath water to impart scent or other qualities
- battle star — a small star worn on a campaign ribbon, awarded to a member of the armed forces for participation in a particular battle or campaign
- battledores — Plural form of battledore.
- battledress — the ordinary uniform of a soldier, consisting of tunic and trousers
- battlements — The battlements of a castle or fortress consist of a wall built round the top, with gaps through which guns or arrows can be fired.
- battleships — Plural form of battleship.
- battlespace — the area of air, sea, and land that is directly involved in war, often taken to include any technological, environmental, infrastructural, or temporal factors which may be relevant to the success of a mission
- baume scale — a scale for calibrating hydrometers used for measuring the specific gravity of liquids. 1 degree Baumé is equal to 144.3((s–1)/s), where s is specific gravity
- bbc english — Received Pronunciation.
- be all ears — to be listening attentively or eagerly
- beastiality — Misspelling of bestiality.
- beastliness — of or like a beast; bestial.
- beauteously — In a beauteous manner.
- beilan pass — a mountain pass in SE Turkey near Syria. 2395 feet (730 meters).
- belarussian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Belarus, its people, or their language
- belatedness — coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time: belated birthday greetings.
- bell-shaped — shaped like a bell
- bellicosity — inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.
- belorussian — of Belarus or its people, language, or culture
- below decks — If someone or something is below decks, they are inside a ship in the part of it that is underneath the deck.
- belowstairs — (formerly) at or in the basement of a large house, considered as the place where the servants live and work
- belt course — an ornamental projecting band or continuous moulding along a wall
- belt sander — a sander that uses an endless abrasive belt driven by an electric motor.
- belt-course — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
- bengal rose — China rose (def 1).
- bengal-rose — Also called Bengal rose. a rose, Rosa chinensis, of China, having slightly fragrant crimson, pink, or white flowers.
- bensenville — a town in NE Illinois.
- berkeleyism — any philosophical system or doctrine derived from the views of Bishop Berkeley.