11-letter words containing e, n, a, b, l
- backchannel — an unofficial or covert means of conveying information, originally or esp in political or diplomatic circles
- backslidden — Past participle of backslide.
- balance lug — a lugsail having a portion of its area forward of the mast and having a long foot, often with a boom.
- balance out — If two or more opposite things balance out or if you balance them out, they become equal in amount, value, or effect.
- balefulness — The characteristic of being baleful.
- ballbearing — Alternative form of ball bearing.
- balletomane — a person enthusiastic about the ballet
- ballhandler — a player particularly skilled at passing and dribbling
- banana belt — a region with a warm climate, esp one in Canada
- banana peel — A banana peel is the same as a banana skin.
- 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
- banefulness — The state or quality of being baneful.
- bangladeshi — Bangladeshi means belonging to or relating to Bangladesh, or to its people or culture.
- banteringly — in a bantering fashion
- bareknuckle — (of a prizefight, prizefighter, etc.) without boxing gloves; using the bare fists.
- bargainable — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
- barley wine — an exceptionally strong beer
- baronetical — pertaining to baronets
- barotseland — a region in W Zambia. 44,920 sq. mi. (116,343 sq. km).
- barrel knot — a knot for fastening together two strands of gut or nylon, as fishing lines or leaders.
- bashfulness — The quality or property of being bashful; shyness; reserve; timidity.
- battle line — the line along which troops are positioned for battle
- battle plan — the strategy to be used in a military engagement.
- battle zone — an area where a battle or battles are being fought
- battlefront — the front line of a battle, where the action takes place
- battlements — The battlements of a castle or fortress consist of a wall built round the top, with gaps through which guns or arrows can be fired.
- battleplane — an airplane designed for combat; warplane.
- battlewagon — a battleship
- be laughing — to be in a favourable situation
- bean beetle — any of a number of beetles and weevils attacking legumes, esp. the Mexican bean beetle
- bean weevil — any of various beetles of the family Bruchidae (or Lariidae), the larvae of which live in the seeds of leguminous plants
- beastliness — of or like a beast; bestial.
- 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.
- bedraggling — Present participle of bedraggle.
- beetlebrain — a person of severely limited intelligence
- beilan pass — a mountain pass in SE Turkey near Syria. 2395 feet (730 meters).
- belarussian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Belarus, its people, or their language
- belatedness — coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time: belated birthday greetings.
- belly dance — a sensuous and provocative dance of Middle Eastern origin, performed by women, with undulating movements of the hips and abdomen
- bellyaching — constant complaining
- belorussian — of Belarus or its people, language, or culture
- belt sander — a sander that uses an endless abrasive belt driven by an electric motor.
- bench lathe — a lathe mounted on a workbench
- bench table — a course of masonry forming a bench at the foot of a wall.
- beneplacito — an indication of approval
- bengal rose — China rose (def 1).
- bengal-rose — Also called Bengal rose. a rose, Rosa chinensis, of China, having slightly fragrant crimson, pink, or white flowers.