12-letter words containing b, i, l, y
- bicarpellary — (of an ovary) having two carpels
- bicycle bell — a bell attached to a bicycle, used to warn others on the road
- bicycle clip — one of a pair of clips worn around the ankles by cyclists to keep the trousers tight and out of the chain
- bicycle kick — a kick in which a player throws himself into the air feet first, then kicks the ball backward over his own head
- bicycle path — a path designed for bicyclists
- bicycle pump — a hand pump for pumping air into the tyres of a bicycle
- bicycle race — cycling (def 2).
- bicycle rack — a metal frame for securing bicycles when they are not in use
- bicycle shed — a shed for bicycle storage
- bicycle shop — a shop that sells and usually repairs bicycles and bicycle parts
- bilinguality — the ability to speak two languages fluently.
- billy wilder — Billy (Samuel Wilder) 1906–2002, U.S. film director, producer, and writer; born in Austria.
- binary color — secondary color.
- binocularity — binocular characteristics
- biocoenology — the branch of ecology concerned with the relationships and interactions between the members of a natural community
- biologically — pertaining to biology.
- biosociology — the study of the evolution of social forms and the development of social behavior in terms analogous to or correlated with biological studies.
- biotelemetry — the monitoring of biological functions in humans or animals by means of a miniature transmitter that sends data to a distant point to be read by electronic instruments
- biparentally — from a biparental point of view
- birch family — the plant family Betulaceae, characterized by deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves, male flowers in drooping catkins, female flowers in short clusters, and one-seeded nuts, and including the alder, birch, hazel, and hornbeam.
- birth family — one's biological parents and siblings, as contrasted with one's adoptive family.
- black friday — the day after the US Thanksgiving Day in late November, regarded as the start of the Christmas shopping season
- blisteringly — causing a blister or blisters.
- blood typing — the classification of human blood cells to determine compatible blood types as for transfusion or organ transplant
- bloodthirsty — Bloodthirsty people are eager to use violence or display a strong interest in violent things. You can also use bloodthirsty to refer to very violent situations.
- bloody shirt — something, as a political issue or historical event, that can be used to stir up outrage, partisan support, etc.
- body english — a follow-through motion of the body, as after bowling a ball, in a semi-involuntary or joking effort to control the ball's movement
- body politic — The body politic is all the people of a nation when they are considered as a complete political group.
- bodybuilding — Bodybuilding is the activity of doing special exercises regularly in order to make your muscles grow bigger.
- boisterously — rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained: the sound of boisterous laughter.
- bombay hills — a row of hills marking the southern boundary of greater Auckland on the North Island, New Zealand
- bootylicious — sexually attractive, esp with curvaceous buttocks
- bridal party — the people who accompany the bride as she comes to her wedding
- brushability — the quality of being brushable
- bully pulpit — If someone in a prominent job or position publicly expresses their opinions about a particular subject, you can say that they are using their job or position as a bully pulpit.
- bunny boiler — a person, esp a woman, who is considered to be emotionally unstable and likely to be dangerously vengeful
- bushy-tailed — bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, fresh, alert, eager, and lively
- bye-election — a special election, not held at the time of a general election, to fill a vacancy in Parliament.
- byelorussian — Byelorussian means belonging or relating to Byelorussia or to its people or culture.
- cable-laying — involved in or connected to the activity of laying cables
- carolina bay — any of the shallow, usually marshy, oval depressions found in the coastal plains of the eastern U.S. that are heavily forested and have rich soil.
- cavity block — a precast concrete block that contains a cavity or cavities
- celebreality — a television genre that is unscripted and involves either the day-to-day documentation of a celebrity’s life or competitive challenges that a celebrity or celebrities must perform
- cell biology — the study of the biology of cells
- cherubically — In a cherubic way.
- ciliary body — the part of the vascular tunic of the eye that connects the choroid with the iris
- cleanability — the ability to be cleaned
- clickability — (computing) The quality of being clickable, of causing a particular action when clicked.
- clubbability — The quality of being clubbable.
- coachability — a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.