10-letter words containing b, l, a, y
- ballymoney — a district in N Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim. Pop: 27 809 (2003 est). Area: 417 sq km (161 sq miles)
- balneology — the branch of medical science concerned with the therapeutic value of baths, esp those taken with natural mineral waters
- bardolatry — idolatry or excessive admiration of William Shakespeare
- barleycorn — a grain of barley, or barley itself
- basal body — a cylindrical organelle, within the cytoplasm of flagellated and ciliated cells, that contains microtubules and forms the base of a flagellum or cilium: identical in internal structure to a centriole.
- baselessly — In a baseless way.
- bat chayil — (in some congregations) a ceremony of confirmation for a girl of at least Bat Mitzvah age
- battle cry — A battle cry is a phrase that is used to encourage people to support a particular cause or campaign.
- bay antler — the second branch from the base of a deer's horn
- bay laurel — a small evergreen Mediterranean laurel, Laurus nobilis, with glossy aromatic leaves, used for flavouring in cooking, and small blackish berries
- bay poplar — the tupelo, Nyssa aquatica.
- beautyless — Devoid of beauty.
- belly pack — fanny pack.
- belly tank — a fuel tank in the belly of a plane
- belly-land — (of an aviator) to land (an aircraft) directly on the fuselage, as because of defective landing gear.
- belly-slam — belly-flop.
- belly-wash — any barely drinkable liquid or beverage, as inferior soda, beer, coffee, or soup.
- bellyaches — Informal. a pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- bellyboard — a small surfboard, usually 3–4 feet (0.9–1.2 meters) long, for riding waves on one's belly, sometimes used in conjunction with swim fins.
- benzoylate — to introduce the benzoyl group into (an organic compound).
- bestiality — Bestiality is disgusting behaviour.
- betty lamp — an Early American lamp, consisting of a shallow, covered basin filled with oil, tallow, etc., providing fuel for a wick housed in a teapotlike spout, and often hung by a hook or suspended from a chain.
- biannually — occurring twice a year; semiannual.
- biblically — of or in the Bible: a Biblical name.
- biennially — happening every two years: biennial games.
- bifacially — from a bifacial point of view
- billy goat — A billy goat is a male goat.
- bimodality — the state of being bimodal
- bionically — utilizing electronic devices and mechanical parts to assist humans in performing difficult, dangerous, or intricate tasks, as by supplementing or duplicating parts of the body: The scientist used a bionic arm to examine the radioactive material.
- biotically — from a biotic point of view
- bipedality — the quality of having two feet
- bipolarity — having two poles, as the earth.
- bit player — a person with a very small acting role with few lines to speak
- bitonality — the quality of two musical keys being played simultaneously
- black body — a hypothetical body that would be capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it
- blackberry — A blackberry is a small, soft black or dark purple fruit.
- blast away — If a gun, or a person firing a gun, blasts away, the gun is fired continuously for a period of time.
- blastocyst — the blastula of mammals: a sphere of cells (trophoblast) enclosing an inner mass of cells and a fluid-filled cavity (blastocoel)
- blaze away — to fire a gun rapidly a number of times
- blue daisy — a bushy, composite shrub, Felicia amelloides, of southern Africa, having solitary, daisylike flowers with yellow disks and blue rays, grown as an ornamental.
- blue wavey — See under wavey.
- boastfully — given to or characterized by boasting.
- bobby calf — an unweaned calf culled for slaughter
- booty call — a meeting arranged for the purpose of having sex
- botryoidal — (of minerals, parts of plants, etc) shaped like a bunch of grapes
- brachylogy — a concise style in speech or writing
- bradytelic — of or relating to evolution at a rate slower than the standard for a given group of plants or animals.
- braggartly — in a braggart or boastful manner
- brailowsky — Alexander [al-ig-zan-der,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr/ (Show IPA), 1896–1976, Russian pianist.
- bricklayer — A bricklayer is a person whose job is to build walls using bricks.