10-letter words containing l, a, n
- avellaneda — a city in E Argentina, an industrial suburb of Buenos Aires. Pop: 328 980 (2001)
- avenuelike — Resembling or characteristic of an avenue.
- avgolemono — a Greek soup made with eggs, lemon juice, and rice
- avirulence — The state of being avirulent.
- avoidantly — In an avoidant manner.
- avunculate — the custom in some societies of assigning rights and duties to a maternal uncle concerning his sister's son
- awfulizing — Present participle of awfulize.
- axenically — in a manner not associated with any other living organism
- azalignane — (organic compound) Any derivative of a lignane in which one or more of the benzene rings has been replaced with pyridine.
- babblement — (obsolete) babble.
- baby linen — sheets, clothes, etc for babies
- baby sling — a pouch supported by straps at the shoulder or neck, used to carry small babies on one's chest
- babylonian — an inhabitant of ancient Babylon or Babylonia
- babylonish — Babylonian.
- bacchanals — Plural form of bacchanal.
- back slang — a type of slang in which words are spelled and, as far as possible, pronounced backwards
- backplanes — Plural form of backplane.
- bafflement — Bafflement is the state of being baffled.
- bafflingly — to confuse, bewilder, or perplex: He was baffled by the technical language of the instructions.
- bajillions — Plural form of bajillion.
- bake blind — to bake (the empty crust of a pie, pastry, etc) by half filling with dried peas, crusts of bread, etc, to keep it in shape
- balanchine — George. 1904–83, US choreographer, born in Russia
- balaustine — of or relating to the pomegranate.
- balbriggan — a knitted unbleached cotton fabric
- balbutient — stuttering, stammering
- balconette — a lightly padded bra that is designed to lift and enhance the appearance of a woman's bust
- baldacchin — A rich, embroidered brocade used for clothing in the Middle Ages, the web being gold and the woof silk.
- baldachins — Plural form of baldachin.
- balenciaga — Cristobal (krisˈtoβal). 1895–1972, Spanish couturier
- balibuntal — closely woven fine straw, used for making hats in the Philippines
- balikbayan — (Philippines) A Filipino returning to the Philippines after spending time in another country. (from 20th c.).
- balikpapan — a city in Indonesia, on the SE coast of Borneo. Pop: 409 023 (2000)
- balkan war — Also called First Balkan War. a war (1912–13) in which Bulgaria, Serbia, and Greece opposed Turkey.
- balkanized — Simple past tense and past participle of balkanize.
- ball joint — a mechanical ball-and-socket joint, esp. one used in the steering linkage of certain automotive vehicles to connect the tie rod to either of the wheels that turn
- ballantyne — R(obert) M(ichael). 1825–94, British author, noted for such adventure stories as The Coral Island (1857)
- ballardian — of James Graham Ballard (1930–2009), the British novelist, or his works
- ballasting — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- ballerinas — Plural form of ballerina.
- ballooning — Ballooning is the sport or activity of flying a hot-air balloon.
- balloonist — A balloonist is a person who flies a hot-air balloon.
- ballottine — a kind of galantine made of meat, poultry, or fish that is stuffed and rolled and usually served hot.
- ballpoints — Plural form of ballpoint.
- ballsiness — daring; courage
- ballymoney — a district in N Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim. Pop: 27 809 (2003 est). Area: 417 sq km (161 sq miles)
- balneation — the act of bathing
- balneology — the branch of medical science concerned with the therapeutic value of baths, esp those taken with natural mineral waters
- balopticon — a type of stereopticon for projecting images of objects by reflected light.
- banalities — the condition or quality of being banal, or devoid of freshness or originality: the banality of everyday life.
- banana oil — a solution of cellulose nitrate in pentyl acetate or a similar solvent, which has a banana-like smell