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11-letter words containing b, l, i, n

  • block print — a design printed by means of one or more blocks of wood or metal.
  • blogjacking — the use of another person’s blog without his or her consent, esp for malicious or satirical purposes
  • bloomington — a city in central Indiana: seat of the University of Indiana (1820). Pop: 70 642 (2003 est)
  • bludgeoning — a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
  • blue ensign — an ensign having the Union Jack on a blue background at the upper corner of the vertical edge alongside the hoist: flown by Royal Navy auxiliary vessels, and, with some extra distinguishing mark or insignia, by certain yacht clubs
  • blue island — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
  • blue marlin — a large marlin, Makaira nigricans, occurring worldwide in warm and temperate seas, highly prized in sportfishing and as a food fish.
  • blue pencil — deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
  • blue riband — If someone or something wins the blue riband in a competition, they win first prize. The prize is sometimes in the shape of a blue ribbon.
  • blue ribbon — A blue ribbon is the same as a blue riband.
  • blue-pencil — to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript.
  • blue-ribbon — of superior quality or prominence; first-rate; specially selected: a blue-ribbon committee of fund-raisers.
  • blue-rinsed — (of hair) tinted silver-blue
  • bluejacking — the practice of using one Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone to gain access to another, esp in order to send anonymous text messages
  • bobbin lace — lace made with bobbins rather than with needle and thread (needlepoint lace); pillow lace
  • bobsledding — a sled having two pairs of runners, a brake, and a steering wheel or other mechanism that enables the front rider to direct the sled down a steeply banked run or chute.
  • body lotion — skin lotion for use on the body
  • boil-in-bag — of or being a prepared, often frozen, food sealed and sold in a plastic bag that is immersed in boiling water until the contents are cooked or heated for serving.
  • bolingbroke — the surname of Henry IV of England
  • bolingbrook — a city in NE Illinois.
  • bolt-action — (of a rifle) equipped with a manually operated sliding bolt.
  • bombilation — a humming or buzzing sound, for example that of a bee
  • bondability — something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
  • bontempelli — Massimo. 1878–1960, Italian dramatist, poet, novelist, and critic. His works include the play Nostra Dea (1925) and the novel The Faithful Lover (1953)
  • bookselling — the activity of selling books
  • bootlegging — alcoholic liquor unlawfully made, sold, or transported, without registration or payment of taxes.
  • bootlicking — to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to.
  • border line — boundary line; frontier.
  • boring clam — piddock
  • boring mill — a large vertical lathe having a rotating table on which work is secured. Tools are held on a fixed post and the work is rotated around it
  • botanically — Also, botanic. of, pertaining to, made from, or containing plants: botanical survey; botanical drugs.
  • bottom line — The bottom line in a decision or situation is the most important factor that you have to consider.
  • boulangerie — a bakery shop, specif. one that specializes in breads, rolls, etc.
  • bowling bag — a bag for carrying a bowling ball and often bowling shoes or other equipment.
  • brahminical — Hinduism. Brahman1 (def 1).
  • brain child — a product of one's creative work or thought.
  • brain coral — a stony coral of the genus Meandrina, in which the polyps lie in troughlike thecae resembling the convoluted surface of a human brain
  • branch line — A branch line is a railway line that goes to small towns rather than one that goes between large cities.
  • branch wilt — a disease of walnut trees, characterized by sudden wilting of the leaves, and cankers and discoloration of the bark and branches, caused by a fungus, Hendersonula toruloidea.
  • breast line — a mooring line securing a ship to that part of a pier alongside it.
  • bricklaying — the technique or practice of laying bricks
  • bridal gown — a wedding dress
  • bridge loan — A bridge loan is money that a bank lends you for a short time, for example, so that you can buy a new house before you have sold the one you already own.
  • bridle hand — (of a horseback rider) the hand, usually the left hand, that holds both reins or both pairs of reins, leaving the other hand free to manage a whip, crop, lariat, or the like.
  • bright-line — (of rules, standards, etc.) unambiguously clear: This muddies the waters of what should be a brightline rule.
  • brilliantly — shining brightly; sparkling; glittering; lustrous: the brilliant lights of the city.
  • brimfulness — the quality of being completely full or full to the brim
  • bring along — If you bring someone or something along, you bring them with you when you come to a place.
  • bristlecone — a western American pine with bristle-like prickles on its cones
  • bristliness — the quality of being bristly
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