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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
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