9-letter words containing e, m, b, l
- belemnoid — shaped like a dart
- belgicism — a word or expression used by Belgians when speaking French or Dutch
- bell moth — any moth of the family Tortricidae, which when at rest resemble the shape of a bell
- belomancy — the art of divination using arrows
- bemedaled — wearing or adorned with many medals: a bemedaled general; wearing a bemedaled military blouse.
- bemelmans — Ludwig [luhd-wig,, loo d-] /ˈlʌd wɪg,, ˈlʊd-/ (Show IPA), 1898–1962, U.S. humorous satirist and painter; born in Austria: author and illustrator of children's books.
- bemusedly — bewildered or confused: a bemused expression on his face.
- berkelium — a metallic transuranic element produced by bombardment of americium. Symbol: Bk; atomic no: 97; half-life of most stable isotope, 247Bk: 1400 years; valency: 3 or 4; relative density: 14 (est)
- beryllium — a corrosion-resistant toxic silvery-white metallic element that occurs chiefly in beryl and is used mainly in X-ray windows and in the manufacture of alloys. Symbol: Be; atomic no: 4; atomic wt: 9.012; valency: 2; relative density: 1.848; melting pt: 1289°C; boiling pt: 2472°C
- bethlehem — a town in the West Bank, near Jerusalem: birthplace of Jesus and early home of King David
- betumbled — thrown into disorder
- bevelment — the process of bevelling
- bicameral — (of a legislature) consisting of two chambers
- bigeminal — happening in pairs
- biohermal — a carbonate rock formation, in the form of an ancient reef or hummock, consisting of the fossilized remains of corals, algae, mollusks, and other sedentary marine life, and commonly surrounded by rock of a different lithology.
- birlieman — a judge dealing with local law
- bisellium — an ancient Roman seat of honor for two persons.
- blackgame — a large grouse found in northern Europe and Asia
- blackmore — R(ichard) D(oddridge). 1825–1900, English novelist; author of Lorna Doone (1869)
- blameable — deserving blame; censurable.
- blameless — Someone who is blameless has not done anything wrong.
- blaspheme — If someone blasphemes, they say rude or disrespectful things about God or religion, or they use God's name as a swear word.
- blasphemy — You can describe something that shows disrespect for God or a religion as blasphemy.
- blastemal — of or relating to blastema
- blastment — shrivelling up due to something in the air
- blemished — You use blemished to describe something such as someone's skin or a piece of fruit when its appearance is spoiled by small marks.
- blemisher — a person or thing that blemishes
- bleomycin — a glycopeptide antibiotic drug used in the treatment of cancer and Hodgkin's Disease
- bless me! — an exclamation of surprise
- blindheim — Blenheim
- bloomless — without flowers or blossom
- blossomed — the flower of a plant, especially of one producing an edible fruit.
- blue army — an organization maintaining a directory of tradesmen and checking on the quality of the service they provide.
- blue comb — a disease of birds resembling Bright's disease in humans affecting especially domestic fowl, characterized by fever, sunken eyes, and shriveling of the skin of the wattles, shanks, and comb.
- blue mass — Also called mercury mass. a preparation of metallic mercury and other ingredients, used for making blue pills.
- blue mold — any of various species of a fungus (genus Penicillium) that produce bluish masses of spores: some species yield penicillin and some are used to ripen certain cheeses
- blue moon — If you say that something happens once in a blue moon, you are emphasizing that it does not happen very often at all.
- blue stem — a disease of raspberries and blackberries, characterized by blue discoloration of the stem, wilting, and discoloration and decay of the roots, caused by a fungus, Verticillium alboatrum.
- bluemouth — a deep water fish, Helicolenus dactylopterus
- boilerman — a man who looks after boilers
- bolometer — a sensitive instrument for measuring radiant energy by the increase in the resistance of an electrical conductor
- bomb belt — a belt carrying explosives which is worn around the waist by a suicide bomber
- bombilate — to make a buzzing noise
- bombshell — A bombshell is a sudden piece of bad or unexpected news.
- bone meal — Bone meal is a substance made from animal bones which is used as a fertilizer.
- bowl game — bowl1 (def 8).
- bretylium — a substance, C 18 H 24 BrNO 3 S, used to treat acute ventricular arrhythmias and suppress ventricular fibrillation.
- 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
- bromfield — Louis, 1896–1956, U.S. novelist.