6-letter words containing l, b, e
- belate — to cause to be late
- belaud — to praise highly
- belaya — a river in S Russia, flowing generally NW from the Urals to the Kama River. 880 miles (1416 km) long.
- beldam — an old woman, esp an ugly or malicious one; hag
- beleap — to leap over
- belfry — The belfry of a church is the top part of its tower, where the bells are.
- belgae — an ancient Celtic people who in Roman times inhabited present-day Belgium and N France
- belgic — of Belgium
- belial — a demon mentioned frequently in apocalyptic literature: identified in the Christian tradition with the devil or Satan
- belied — to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice.
- belief — Belief is a feeling of certainty that something exists, is true, or is good.
- belies — to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice.
- belike — perhaps; maybe
- belive — speedily
- belize — a state in Central America, on the Caribbean Sea: site of a Mayan civilization until the 9th century ad; colonized by the British from 1638; granted internal self-government in 1964; became an independent state within the Commonwealth in 1981. Official language: English; Carib and Spanish are also spoken. Currency: Belize dollar. Capital: Belmopan. Pop: 334 297 (2013 est). Area: 22 965 sq km (8867 sq miles)
- bellay — Joachim du (ʒɔaʃɛ̃ dy). 1522–60, French poet, a member of the Pléiade
- belled — the cry of a rutting stag or hunting dog.
- belloc — Hilaire (ˈhɪlɛə, hɪˈlɛə). 1870–1953, British poet, essayist, and historian, born in France, noted particularly for his verse for children in The Bad Child's Book of Beasts (1896) and Cautionary Tales (1907)
- bellow — If someone bellows, they shout angrily in a loud, deep voice.
- beloit — a city in S Wisconsin.
- belong — If something belongs to you, you own it.
- belote — a card game for two players, using 32 cards and following the same basic rules as klabberjass, popular in France.
- belove — to love
- belovo — a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia.
- belsen — a village in NE Germany: with Bergen, the site of a Nazi concentration camp (1943–45)
- belted — If someone's jacket or coat, for example, is belted, it has a belt fastened round it.
- belter — an event, person, quality, etc, that is admirable, outstanding, or thrilling
- belton — a town in W Missouri.
- beltsy — a city in NW Moldavia, NW of Kishinev.
- beluga — a large white sturgeon, Acipenser (or Huso) huso, of the Black and Caspian Seas: a source of caviar and isinglass
- bemaul — to maul
- bemoil — to soil with mud
- bengal — a former province of NE India, in the great deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers: in 1947 divided into West Bengal (belonging to India) and East Bengal (Bangladesh)
- benzal — a transparent crystalline substance
- benzil — a yellowish organic compound
- benzol — a crude form of benzene, containing toluene, xylene, and other hydrocarbons, obtained from coal tar or coal gas and used as a fuel
- benzyl — of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group C6H5CH2–
- bepelt — to pelt energetically
- berley — bait scattered on water to attract fish
- berlin — the capital of Germany (1871–1945 and from 1990), formerly divided (1945–90) into the eastern sector, capital of East Germany, and the western sectors, which formed an exclave in East German territory closely affiliated with West Germany: a wall dividing the sectors was built in 1961 by the East German authorities to stop the flow of refugees from east to west; demolition of the wall began in 1989 and the city was formally reunited in 1990: formerly (1618–1871) the capital of Brandenburg and Prussia. Pop: 3 388 477 (2003 est)
- beslan — a town in the North Ossetian Republic in Russia: scene of a massacre in 2004 when Chechen extremists held a school hostage, leading to a siege in which 344 people were killed. Pop: 35 550 (2002)
- bessel — Friedrich Wilhelm (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm). 1784–1846, German astronomer and mathematician. He made the first authenticated measurement of a star's distance (1841) and systematized a series of mathematical functions used in physics
- bethel — an ancient town in the West Bank, near Jerusalem: in the Old Testament, the place where the dream of Jacob occurred (Genesis 28:19)
- betoil — to worry
- beulah — the land of Israel (Isaiah 62:4)
- bewail — If you bewail something, you express great sorrow about it.
- bexley — a borough of SE Greater London. Pop: 219 100 (2003 est). Area: 61 sq km (23 sq miles)
- beylic — a province ruled over by a bey
- bezzle — to waste (money)
- bibble — a pebble