11-letter words containing d, l
- baddeleyite — a mineral consisting largely of zirconium dioxide: a source of zirconium. Formula: ZrO2
- badderlocks — a seaweed, Alaria esculenta, that has long brownish-green fronds and is eaten in parts of N Europe
- bail bandit — a person who either commits a crime while on bail or who jumps bail and fails to appear in court
- bakersfield — city in SC Calif.: pop. 247,000
- baldacchino — baldachin
- baldcypress — any of a genus (Taxodium, esp. T. distichum) of cone-bearing trees of the baldcypress family, that grows in the swamps of the SE U.S. and normally sheds its small, pointed needles in the fall
- ballhandler — a player particularly skilled at passing and dribbling
- balustraded — Having balustrades.
- balustrades — Plural form of balustrade.
- band leader — the leader of a group of musicians, esp those playing popular music
- banderillas — Plural form of banderilla.
- bandleaders — Plural form of bandleader.
- bandylegged — having bandy legs; bowlegged
- bandywallop — an imaginary town, far from civilization
- bangladeshi — Bangladeshi means belonging to or relating to Bangladesh, or to its people or culture.
- barbie doll — a teenage doll with numerous sets of clothes and accessories
- barefacedly — In a barefaced manner.
- barotseland — a region in W Zambia. 44,920 sq. mi. (116,343 sq. km).
- barrelheads — Plural form of barrelhead.
- basal ridge — a U -shaped ridge at the base of the posterior surface of the crown of a tooth.
- basel-stadt — a demicanton in N Switzerland: virtually coextensive with the city of Basel. 14 sq. mi. (36 sq. km). Capital: Basel.
- bass fiddle — double bass.
- battledores — Plural form of battledore.
- battledress — the ordinary uniform of a soldier, consisting of tunic and trousers
- battlefield — A battlefield is a place where a battle is fought.
- baudrillard — Jean. 1929–2007, French sociologist and theorist of postmodernism; his books include Seduction (1979), America (1986), and The Spirit of Terrorism (2002)
- bear leader — (formerly) a tutor traveling with a wealthy or aristocratic young man.
- beau dollar — a silver dollar.
- beblubbered — tearstained, covered in tears from weeping
- bed molding — a molding below a projecting part, esp. between the corona and frieze
- bedaux-plan — a system of payment for work on the basis of the number of points of work done in a given amount of time, each point representing one minute of work on a given job at a normal rate of speed.
- bedclothing — bedclothes; bedding.
- bedevilling — (British) present participle of bedevil.
- bedevilment — to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries.
- bedraggling — Present participle of bedraggle.
- behind line — the line over which the ball must be kicked to score a behind
- belatedness — coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time: belated birthday greetings.
- beleaguered — experiencing difficulties, opposition or criticism
- bell-shaped — shaped like a bell
- belle glade — a city in SE Florida.
- bellfounder — a foundry worker who casts bells
- bellmouthed — having a flaring mouth or opening like that of a bell
- belly dance — a sensuous and provocative dance of Middle Eastern origin, performed by women, with undulating movements of the hips and abdomen
- below decks — If someone or something is below decks, they are inside a ship in the part of it that is underneath the deck.
- belowground — underground
- belt sander — a sander that uses an endless abrasive belt driven by an electric motor.
- belted tire — a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- bend double — When you bend double, you bend the top half of your body downwards a long way.
- bent double — If someone is bent double, the top part of their body is leaning forward towards their legs, usually because they are in great pain or because they are laughing a lot. In American English, you can also say that someone is bent over double.
- bergenfield — a city in NE New Jersey.