10-letter words containing l, a, m, b, o
- campobello — an island in the Bay of Fundy, off the coast of SE Canada: part of New Brunswick province. Pop: 1195 (2001). Area: about 52 sq km (20 sq miles)
- carambolas — Plural form of carambola.
- carom ball — the ball struck by the cue ball in rebounding off the object ball. Compare object ball (def 1).
- catabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are broken down into simple ones with the release of energy; destructive metabolism
- choliambic — relating to or in the form of choliambs
- choliambus — a line of iambic meter with a spondee or trochee replacing the last foot.
- cloth beam — a roller, located at the front of a loom, on which woven material is wound after it leaves the breast beam.
- collembola — Any of many minute wingless arthropods of subclass Collembola; a springtail.
- columbaria — Irregular plural form of columbarium.
- combatable — to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime.
- combinable — capable of combining or being combined.
- commonable — (of land) held in common
- commutable — (of a punishment) capable of being reduced in severity
- comparable — Something that is comparable to something else is roughly similar, for example in amount or importance.
- comparably — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
- compatable — Misspelling of compatible.
- compatible — If things, for example systems, ideas, and beliefs, are compatible, they work well together or can exist together successfully.
- compatibly — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
- compilable — (computing) That can be compiled.
- compliable — compliant
- composable — to make or form by combining things, parts, or elements: He composed his speech from many research notes.
- computable — computability theory
- consumable — Consumable goods are items which are intended to be bought, used, and then replaced.
- customable — subject to customs
- deformable — to mar the natural form or shape of; put out of shape; disfigure: In cases where the drug was taken during pregnancy, its effects deformed the infants.
- demothball — to remove (naval or military equipment) from storage or reserve, usually for active duty; reactivate.
- do a melba — to make repeated farewell appearances
- emblazoned — Simple past tense and past participle of emblazon.
- emblazoner — Someone who emblazons.
- emblazonry — Something emblazoned; a heraldic pattern.
- embolismal — relating to embolism, being the insertion of one or more days into a calendar
- embossable — Capable of being embossed.
- employable — (especially of a person) Able to be employed.
- ethambutol — a compound used in the treatment of tuberculosis
- fathomable — a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. Abbreviation: fath.
- flamboyant — strikingly bold or brilliant; showy: flamboyant colors.
- formidable — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- formidably — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- gambolling — to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
- hebdomadal — taking place, coming together, or published once every seven days; weekly: hebdomadal meetings; hebdomadal groups; hebdomadal journals.
- homoblasty — the state of being homoblastic
- horse balm — a lemon-scented plant, Collinsonia canadensis, of eastern North America, having small yellow flowers.
- immovables — Plural form of immovable.
- immoveable — Alternative spelling of immovable.
- implorable — to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
- importable — to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
- improbable — not probable; unlikely to be true or to happen: Rain is improbable tonight.
- improbably — not probable; unlikely to be true or to happen: Rain is improbable tonight.
- improvable — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- informable — to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to: He informed them of his arrival.