11-letter words containing b, l, m
- brahminical — Hinduism. Brahman1 (def 1).
- bread mould — a black saprotrophic zygomycete fungus, Rhizopus nigricans, occurring on decaying bread and vegetable matter
- breast lump — a harder lump detectable in the soft tissue of a woman's breast
- breast milk — Breast milk is the white liquid produced by women to breast-feed their babies.
- bridge lamp — a floor lamp, especially one having the light source on an arm so hinged as to be horizontally adjustable.
- brimfulness — the quality of being completely full or full to the brim
- brith milah — the rite of circumcision on the eighth day after birth
- bromouracil — a brominated derivative of uracil with antimetabolite properties
- broomballer — a person who plays broomball
- bryophyllum — a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae with the ability to produce plantlets on their leaves or floral stems
- buffet meal — meal at which people stand up and help themselves from the table
- bulimarexia — bulimia (sense 2)
- bull market — A bull market is a situation on the stock market when people are buying a lot of shares because they expect that the shares will increase in value and that they will be able to make a profit by selling them again after a short time. Compare bear market.
- bullmastiff — a breed of dog
- bumble-foot — an inflammatory condition of the feet of birds, usually caused by an infection
- bumbleberry — a mixture of berries used in pie fillings and in preserves
- bumblepuppy — a game of whist played carelessly or contrary to rules and conventions.
- bump uglies — to have sexual intercourse
- bumper pool — a pool game played on a small, often octagonally shaped table with two pockets, having strategically placed cushioned pegs on the playing surface, usually necessitating bank shots to sink balls.
- bushelwoman — a woman who alters clothes
- butter clam — any of a genus (Saxidomus) of large, edible clams found along the Pacific coast of North America
- buttonmould — the small core of plastic, wood, or metal that is the base for buttons covered with fabric, leather, etc
- cable modem — (communications, hardware) A type of modem that allows people to access the Internet via their cable television service. A cable modem can transfer data at 500 kbps or higher, compared with 28.8 kbps for common telephone line modems, but the actual transfer rates may be lower depending on the number of other simultaneous users on the same cable. Industry pundits often point out that the cable system still does not have the bandwidth or service level in many areas to make this feasible. For example, it has to be capable of two-way communication. See also: DOCSIS.
- call number — the number given to a book in a library, indicating its shelf location
- campbellism — the practices and principles of the Disciples of Christ.
- campbellite — a member of the Disciples of Christ.
- campbeltown — a seaport on the Kintyre peninsula, in SW Scotland: resort.
- candelabrum — A candelabrum is the same as a candelabra.
- cannibalism — If a group of people practise cannibalism, they eat the flesh of other people.
- carbimazole — a drug that inhibits the synthesis of the hormone thyroxine, used in the management of hyperthyroidism
- carbylamine — any of a group of organic cyanides containing the radical NC
- carrom ball — a ball with a spinning action created by keeping the middle finger bent and flicking it outwards at the moment of release
- catabolisms — Plural form of catabolism.
- cerebellums — Plural form of cerebellum.
- cerebralism — the theory that physical phenomena arise from the action of the brain
- chamberlain — A chamberlain is the person who is in charge of the household affairs of a king, queen, or person of high social rank.
- circumbasal — surrounding the base.
- cleanlimbed — having shapely limbs
- club member — a person who is a member of a club
- clubmanship — the status of belonging to an active club
- cobalt bomb — a cobalt-60 device used in radiotherapy
- collembolan — any small primitive wingless insect of the order Collembola, which comprises the springtails
- colubriform — shaped like or resembling a member of the Colubridae family of snakes
- columbarium — a vault having niches for funeral urns
- columbiform — Having the form of a dove or pigeon.
- combatively — In a combative way.
- combustible — A combustible material or gas catches fire and burns easily.
- combustibly — In a combustible manner.
- comedy club — a club where stand-up comedians perform
- comestibles — food