7-letter words containing l, a, d
- belated — A belated action happens later than it should have done.
- belayed — Nautical. to fasten (a rope) by winding around a pin or short rod inserted in a holder so that both ends of the rod are clear.
- beldame — an old woman, especially an ugly one; hag.
- belgard — a loving gaze
- belinda — a feminine name: dim. Linda
- bemedal — to decorate with medals
- 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
- bimodal — characterized by two modes
- bipedal — having two feet
- blabbed — to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly: They blabbed my confidences to everyone.
- bladder — Your bladder is the part of your body where urine is stored until it leaves your body.
- blading — the act or an instance of skating with in-line skates
- blander — pleasantly gentle or agreeable: a bland, affable manner.
- blandly — If you do something blandly, you do it in a calm and quiet way.
- blasted — Some people use blasted to express anger or annoyance at something or someone.
- blatted — drunk
- blaydon — an industrial town in NE England, in Gateshead unitary authority, Tyne and Wear. Pop: 14 648 (2001)
- bleared — made dim or blurred by tiredness or tears
- bleated — to utter the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf or a sound resembling such a cry.
- bloated — If someone's body or a part of their body is bloated, it is much larger than normal, usually because it has a lot of liquid or gas inside it.
- boabdil — original name Abu-Abdullah, called El Chico, ruled as Mohammed XI. died ?1538, last Moorish king of Granada (1482–83; 1486–92)
- bogland — an area of wetland, usually extensive
- bolland — Jean de [French zhahn duh] /French ʒɑ̃ də/ (Show IPA), or Johan van [Flemish yoh-hahn vahn] /Flemish yoʊˈhɑn vɑn/ (Show IPA), or John, 1596–1665, Belgian Jesuit hagiographer.
- bollard — Bollards are short thick concrete posts that are used to prevent cars from going on to someone's land or on to part of a road.
- bradawl — an awl used to pierce wood, leather, or other materials for the insertion of brads, screws, etc
- bradley — A(ndrew) C(ecil). 1851–1935, English critic; author of Shakespearian Tragedy (1904)
- braudel — ˈFernand Paul (fɛʀˈnɑ̃ pɔl) ; fernänˈ p^ōl) 1902-85; Fr. historian
- broadly — You can use broadly to indicate that something is generally true.
- busload — A busload of people is a large number of passengers on a bus.
- byrlady — a mild oath
- c-linda — (language) The most widely used variant of Linda, with C as the base language. It is available from Sci Comp Assocs <[email protected]>.
- cabildo — a municipal council, or a town hall, in Latin America
- cackled — Simple past tense and past participle of cackle.
- cacodyl — an oily poisonous liquid with a strong garlic smell; tetramethyldiarsine. Formula: [(CH3)2As]2
- cadelle — a widely distributed beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus, that feeds on flour, grain, and other stored foods, as well as on other insects: family Trogositidae
- cajoled — Persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
- calando — (to be performed) with gradually decreasing tone and speed
- caldera — a large basin-shaped crater at the top of a volcano, formed by the collapse or explosion of the cone
- caldron — a large kettle or boiler
- caledon — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, near Toronto.
- calends — the first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar
- calydon — ancient city in S Aetolia, central Greece
- camelid — of or relating to camels
- candela — the basic SI unit of luminous intensity; the luminous intensity in a given direction of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 1012 hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of (1⁄683) watt per steradian
- candled — Simple past tense and past participle of candle.
- candler — a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- candles — Plural form of candle.
- cardial — (rare) Relating to the heart.
- carload — A carload of people or things is as many people or things as a car can carry.
- caroled — Simple past tense and past participle of carol.