7-letter words containing i, l, b
- beamily — in a beaming manner
- bedevil — If you are bedevilled by something unpleasant, it causes you a lot of problems over a period of time.
- bedlike — resembling a bed
- bedrail — a rail or board along the side of a bed that connects the headboard with the footboard
- beelike — resembling a bee
- beeline — the most direct route between two places (esp in the phrase make a beeline for)
- beguile — If something beguiles you, you are charmed and attracted by it.
- belgian — Belgian means belonging or relating to Belgium or to its people.
- belgium — a federal kingdom in NW Europe: at various times under the rulers of Burgundy, Spain, Austria, France, and the Netherlands before becoming an independent kingdom in 1830. It formed the Benelux customs union with the Netherlands and Luxembourg in 1948 and was a founder member of the Common Market, now the European Union. It consists chiefly of a low-lying region of sand, woods, and heath (the Campine) in the north and west, and a fertile undulating central plain rising to the Ardennes Mountains in the southeast. Languages: French, Flemish (Dutch), German. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro. Capital: Brussels. Pop: 10 444 268 (2013 est). Area: 30 513 sq km (11 778 sq miles)
- beliefs — something believed; an opinion or conviction: a belief that the earth is flat.
- believe — If you believe that something is true, you think that it is true, but you are not sure.
- belinda — a feminine name: dim. Linda
- bellari — a city in SE India, in Karnataka.
- bellied — having a belly, esp. of a specified kind
- bellies — the front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen.
- belling — the cry of a rutting stag or hunting dog.
- bellini — Giovanni (dʒoˈvanni). ?1430–1516, Italian painter of the Venetian school, noted for his altarpieces, landscapes, and Madonnas. His father Jacopo (?1400–70) and his brother Gentile (?1429–1507) were also painters
- beloeil — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- belting — the material used to make a belt or belts
- belying — to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice.
- ben oil — the seed of a tropical tree, Moringa pterygosperma, that yields an oil (ben oil) used in manufacturing cosmetics and lubricating delicate machinery.
- bengali — Bengali means belonging or relating to Bengal, or to its people or language.
- berklix — /berk'liks/ (From Berkeley Unix) Berkeley Software Distribution. Not used at Berkeley itself. May be more common among suits attempting to sound like cognoscenti than among hackers, who usually just say "BSD".
- berline — a limousine with a glass partition between the front and rear seats
- berlioz — Hector (Louis) (ɛktɔr). 1803–69, French composer, regarded as a pioneer of modern orchestration. His works include the cantata La Damnation de Faust (1846), the operas Les Troyens (1856–59) and Béatrice et Bénédict (1860–62), the Symphonie fantastique (1830), and the oratorio L'Enfance du Christ (1854)
- beslime — to cover with slime
- besmile — to smile on
- bestial — If you describe behaviour or a situation as bestial, you mean that it is very unpleasant or disgusting.
- bestill — to cause to be still
- betitle — to give a title to
- bexhill — a resort in S England, in East Sussex on the English Channel. Pop: 39 451 (2001)
- biaxial — (esp of a crystal) having two axes
- bibelot — an attractive or curious trinket
- bibless — (of an apron) with no bib
- biblike — resembling a bib
- biblio- — indicating book or books
- biblist — biblicist
- bicolor — of two colors
- bicycle — A bicycle is a vehicle with two wheels which you ride by sitting on it and pushing two pedals with your feet. You steer it by turning a bar that is connected to the front wheel.
- bidault — Georges (ʒɔːrʒ). 1899–1983, French statesman; prime minister (1946, 1949–50). His opposition to Algerian independence led him to support the OAS: he was charged with treason (1963) and fled abroad
- bifilar — having two parallel threads, as in the suspension of certain measuring instruments
- bifocal — having two different focuses
- big lie — a false statement of outrageous magnitude employed as a propaganda measure in the belief that a lesser falsehood would not be credible.
- big-lan — ["BIG-LAN Frequently Asked Questions Memo", BIG-LAN DIGEST V4:I8, February 14, 1992.]
- bilayer — a cell membrane consisting of two layers
- bilboes — a long iron bar with two sliding shackles, formerly used to confine the ankles of a prisoner
- bilevel — having two levels
- biliary — of or relating to bile, to the ducts that convey bile, or to the gall bladder
- bilimbi — a fruit-bearing tree growing in India and Sri Lanka
- bilious — If someone describes the appearance of something as bilious, they mean that they think it looks unpleasant and rather disgusting.