9-letter words containing b, o, l, a
- broadloom — of or designating carpets or carpeting woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams
- broadtail — the highly valued black wavy fur obtained from the skins of newly born karakul lambs; caracul
- bromelain — an enzyme derived from pineapple, used as an anti-inflammatory agent in homeopathy and as a meat tenderizer in the food industry
- bromeliad — any plant of the tropical American family Bromeliaceae, typically epiphytes with a rosette of fleshy leaves. The family includes the pineapple and Spanish moss
- bronchial — Bronchial means affecting or concerned with the bronchial tubes.
- broomball — a sport similar to ice hockey, played without skates and with a specially designed broom
- browallia — any plant of the Browallia genus of South American flowering plants
- brown ale — a rich ale made with brown or dark malt
- browsable — able to be browsed
- buffaloed — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
- bufotalin — the principal poisonous substance in the skin and saliva of the common European toad
- bungaloid — resembling a bungalow or bungalows or characterized by bungalows or structures resembling bungalows
- buoyantly — in a happy, confident manner
- burladero — a safe area for the bull-fighter in a bull ring
- caballero — a Spanish gentleman
- cable box — an electronic device that allows cable television channels to be viewed by a subscriber.
- cabriolet — A cabriolet is a type of car with two doors and a convertible top.
- calabogus — a mixed drink containing rum, spruce beer, and molasses
- calaboose — a prison; jail
- calembour — a pun
- callboard — a notice board listing opportunities for performers
- canalboat — a long narrow boat used on canals, esp for carrying freight
- cancelbot — a computer program that deletes unwanted mailings to internet usergroups
- candomble — any of a number of similar religious cults in Brazil that combine elements of Roman Catholicism with elements of West African, esp Yoruba, and South American Indian religions
- canoeable — (of a river, etc) able to be navigated in a canoe
- carambola — a tree, Averrhoa carambola, probably native to Brazil but cultivated in the tropics, esp SE Asia, for its edible fruit
- carambole — to make a carom
- carbachol — a cholinergic agent, C6H15ClN2O2, used for various ophthalmic purposes, such as the treating of glaucoma
- carbazole — a colourless insoluble solid obtained from coal tar and used in the production of some dyes. Formula: C12H9N
- carbolise — phenolate (def 2).
- carbolize — to treat or sterilize with phenol
- catabolic — destructive metabolism; the breaking down in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones, with the release of energy (opposed to anabolism).
- charbroil — to grill (meat) over charcoal
- chokeable — to stop the breath of by squeezing or obstructing the windpipe; strangle; stifle.
- choosable — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- cimbaloms — Plural form of cimbalom.
- claiborne — a male given name.
- clapboard — A clapboard building has walls which are covered with long narrow pieces of wood, usually painted white.
- classbook — a book kept by a teacher recording student attendance, grades, etc.
- clipboard — A clipboard is a board with a clip at the top. It is used to hold together pieces of paper that you need to carry around, and provides a firm base for writing.
- closeable — able to be closed
- cloudbank — Alternative form of cloud bank.
- club soda — Club soda is fizzy water used for mixing with alcoholic drinks and fruit juice.
- club sofa — a heavily upholstered sofa having solid sides and a low back.
- clubwoman — a woman who is an enthusiastic member of a club or clubs
- coachable — capable of being coached
- coal ball — a spherical mass of mineral and plant material embedded in coal beds, ranging in size from that of a pea to that of a boulder.
- cobalamin — vitamin B12
- cobalt 60 — a radioactive isotope of cobalt having a mass number of 60 and a half-life of 5.2 years, used chiefly in radiotherapy.
- cobaltite — a rare silvery-white mineral consisting of cobalt arsenic sulphide in cubic crystalline form: a major ore of cobalt, used in ceramics. Formula: CoAsS