12-letter words containing b, i, l, o
- automobility — the use of motor cars
- avoidability — The possibility of avoiding; the state or condition of being avoidable.
- bachelorship — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
- back molding — a molding, as a backband, applied to interior window and door trim to conceal the edge of the wall surface.
- backsolution — The process or result of backsolving.
- bacon-slicer — a machine for cutting bacon into slices
- bacteriology — Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria.
- ball of fire — a very lively person
- balletomania — passionate enthusiasm for ballet
- balloon sail — a large light bellying sail used in light winds
- balloon tire — a wide, deep-walled pneumatic tire with relatively low air pressure to lessen the shock of bumps
- balloon vine — a tropical tendril-climbing sapindaceous plant, Cardiospermum halicacabum, cultivated for its ornamental balloon-like seed capsules
- balto-slavic — the Baltic and Slavic languages, when considered as constituting a subfamily within the Indo-European family of languages: the Baltic and Slavic branches are now generally considered by scholars as independently derived from Indo-European
- banalization — the process of becoming or making something banal
- banderillero — a bullfighter's assistant who sticks banderillas into the bull
- bank holiday — A bank holiday is a public holiday.
- barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
- base bullion — smelted lead containing impurities, as gold, silver, or zinc, that are later removed.
- basic jovial — (language) A subset of JOVIAL written ca. 1965.
- bathophilous — (of an organism) living in very deep water
- battological — tending to repeat words unnecessarily
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
- bead molding — bead (def 12).
- bed moulding — a moulding in an entablature between the corona and the frieze
- bed of nails — a situation or position of extreme difficulty
- bed-blocking — the use of hospital beds by elderly patients who cannot leave hospital because they have no place in a residential care home
- begging bowl — If a country or organization approaches other countries or organizations with a begging bowl, it asks them for money.
- behaviorally — manner of behaving or acting.
- bell housing — A bell housing is a bell-shaped extension of an engine crankcase, that contains the flywheel and the clutch.
- bellows fish — snipefish.
- below stairs — People sometimes use below stairs to refer to the servants in a rich household and the things that are connected with them.
- benzonitrile — a clear, colorless, viscous, poisonous liquid, C 7 H 5 N, used chiefly as an intermediate in organic synthesis.
- bib overalls — overall (def 3a).
- bible school — a school or study program devoted to Bible study, esp at a church
- bibliography — A bibliography is a list of books on a particular subject.
- bibliologist — a student of bibliology
- bibliomaniac — excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books.
- bibliopegist — a bookbinder
- bibliophilic — pertaining to a bibliophile
- bibliophobia — an aversion to books
- bibliothecal — relating to a bibliotheca
- bibliotheque — a library.
- bicollateral — (of a vascular bundle) having two phloem groups to the inside and outside, respectively, of the xylem
- bicycle shop — a shop that sells and usually repairs bicycles and bicycle parts
- bifunctional — having two functions
- bill and coo — the parts of a bird's jaws that are covered with a horny or leathery sheath; beak.
- bill of fare — The bill of fare at a restaurant is a list of the food for a meal from which you may choose what you want to eat.
- bill of sale — a deed transferring personal property, either outright or as security for a loan or debt
- billow cloud — a cloud consisting of broad, parallel bands oriented perpendicularly to the wind.