11-letter words containing c, e, l, r
- binary cell — an electronic element that can assume either of two stable states and is capable of storing a binary digit.
- bioelectric — of or having to do with electrical energy in living tissues
- biometrical — pertaining to biometry
- black alder — a deciduous shrub (Ilex verticillata) of the holly family, native to E North America, with glossy leaves that turn black in the fall and bright-red berries
- black bread — a kind of very dark coarse rye bread
- black bream — a dark-coloured food and game fish, Acanthopagrus australis, of E Australian seas
- black perch — a livebearing surfperch, Embiotoca jacksoni, occurring in abundance along the coast of California, having brownish-black scales often tinged with blue or yellow and a thick, reddish mouth.
- black power — a social, economic, and political movement of Black people, esp in the US, to obtain equality with White people
- black racer — blacksnake (def 1).
- black water — household waste water that cannot be reused without purification
- blackbirder — a person or vessel involved in the capture and transportation of slaves
- blackhander — a member of a Black Hand group
- blacklister — someone who blacklists
- bleacherite — someone who sits in the bleachers at a sports stadium
- bleed screw — A bleed screw is a type of tap or valve that helps to drain a hydraulic system, such as a brake system.
- bletcherous — /blech'*-r*s/ Disgusting in design or function; aesthetically unappealing. This word is seldom used of people. "This keyboard is bletcherous!" (Perhaps the keys don't work very well, or are misplaced.) The term bletcherous applies to the esthetics of the thing so described; similarly for cretinous. By contrast, something that is "losing" or "bagbiting" may be failing to meet objective criteria.
- block trade — the purchase and sale of blocks of securities through brokers, sometimes not members of an exchange, who negotiate between buyers and sellers.
- blockbuster — A blockbuster is a film or book that is very popular and successful, usually because it is very exciting.
- bloodsucker — A bloodsucker is any creature that sucks blood from a wound that it has made in an animal or person.
- blue collar — of or relating to wage-earning workers who wear work clothes or other specialized clothing on the job, as mechanics, longshoremen, and miners. Compare white-collar.
- blue screen — a special effects film technique involving filming actors against a blue screen on which effects such as computerized graphics can be added later and integrated into a single sequence
- blue spruce — a spruce tree, Picea pungens glauca, native to the Rocky Mountains of North America, having blue-green needle-like leaves
- blue-collar — Blue-collar workers work in industry, doing physical work, rather than in offices.
- bolt cutter — a tool for cutting bolts, wire, etc, typically with very long handles and short blades, with compound hinges
- boot-licker — to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to.
- bottle rack — a rack for bottles, such as bottles of wine
- brace table — a table giving the lengths of the hypotenuses of right isosceles triangles of varying sizes: used especially for calculating the lengths of diagonal braces.
- bracteolate — having bractlets
- brake block — the part of the brake in a train or on a bicycle that is applied to the wheel to slow the vehicle down or stop it
- brake cable — a cable that connects a brake handle, pedal, or lever to a vehicle's braking mechanism
- branch line — A branch line is a railway line that goes to small towns rather than one that goes between large cities.
- brecksville — a town in N Ohio.
- breechblock — a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert the cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
- breechcloth — a cloth worn about the loins; loincloth
- breechclout — a cloth worn about the breech and loins; loincloth.
- breton lace — a net lace with a design embroidered in heavy, often colored, thread.
- bristlecone — a western American pine with bristle-like prickles on its cones
- broken coal — anthracite in pieces ranging from 2 1/2 to 4 inches (6.5 to 11 cm) in extreme dimension; the largest commercial size, larger than egg coal.
- bronchocele — dilatation of a bronchus.
- brucellosis — an infectious disease of cattle, goats, dogs, and pigs, caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella and transmittable to humans (e.g. by drinking contaminated milk): symptoms include fever, chills, and severe headache
- bubble card — blister pack.
- bullwhacker — (especially in the early 19th century) the driver of a team of oxen.
- bunchflower — a tall plant (Melanthium virginicum) of the lily family, growing in the E U.S. and having large clusters of white or greenish flowers
- bundle scar — any small mark left on the leaf scar from the vascular tissue, where the leaf was once attached to the stem.
- bur chervil — a plant of the carrot family, Anthriscus caucalis, that is related to and resembles chervil
- bursiculate — resembling a pouch
- bush clover — any of several plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Lespedeza, of the legume family, having pinnately trifoliate leaves and heads of pink, purple, cream, or white flowers.
- butter clam — any of a genus (Saxidomus) of large, edible clams found along the Pacific coast of North America
- cable-ready — (of a television or VCR) able to receive cable television directly, without the need for special reception or decoding equipment.
- cackleberry — a hen's egg used for food.