10-letter words containing l, i, b, e, s
- bolshevist — a follower or advocate of the doctrines or methods of the Bolsheviks.
- bolshevize — to bring into line with Communist ideology
- bolstering — a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
- bonnilasse — a pretty girl
- bordelaise — denoting a brown sauce flavoured with red wine and sometimes mushrooms
- boswellize — to write an account of in the detailed manner of Boswell.
- bowdlerise — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
- bowdlerism — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
- braaivleis — a picnic at which meat is cooked over an open fire; a barbecue
- breastrail — the upper rail of any parapet on a ship
- bridlewise — (of a horse) obedient to the pressure of the reins on the neck rather than to the bit
- brix scale — a scale for calibrating hydrometers used for measuring the concentration and density of sugar solutions at a given temperature
- brunfelsia — any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Brunfelsia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having white or purple tubular or bell-shaped flowers.
- bubbliness — full of, producing, or characterized by bubbles.
- burnsville — a city in SE Minnesota.
- bushelling — alteration of clothes
- butlership — the skills of a butler
- cabriolets — Plural form of cabriolet.
- calibrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calibrate.
- cantabiles — Plural form of cantabile.
- capsizable — able to be capsized
- carbolised — phenolate (def 2).
- catabolise — to cause (a nutrient or other substance) to undergo catabolism.
- celebrious — (obsolete) famous.
- cellobiose — a disaccharide obtained by the hydrolysis of cellulose by cellulase. Formula: C12H22O11
- clubbiness — the state of being clubby
- cognisable — Alternative form of cognizable.
- columbines — Plural form of columbine.
- comestible — food
- corrosible — corrodible
- cranesbill — any of various plants of the genus Geranium, having pink or purple flowers and long slender beaked fruits: family Geraniaceae
- debasingly — In a debasing manner.
- debilities — Plural form of debility.
- defeasible — (of an estate or interest in land) capable of being defeated or rendered void
- defensible — An opinion, system, or action that is defensible is one that people can argue is right or good.
- defensibly — capable of being defended against assault or injury: The troops were bivouacked in a defensible position.
- demobilise — to disband (troops, an army, etc.).
- descriable — Capable of being descried (detected or perceived).
- deshabille — the state of being partly or carelessly dressed
- desirables — Plural form of desirable.
- desireable — Archaic form of desirable.
- despicable — If you say that a person or action is despicable, you are emphasizing that they are extremely nasty, cruel, or evil.
- despicably — deserving to be despised, or regarded with distaste, disgust, or disdain; contemptible: He was a mean, despicable man, who treated his wife and children badly.
- despisable — deserving of being despised; despicable
- diffusible — capable of being diffused.
- digestable — (obsolete, or, nonstandard) alt form digestible.
- digestible — capable of being digested; readily digested.
- dirigibles — Plural form of dirigible.
- disbelieve — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
- disembowel — to remove the bowels or entrails from; eviscerate.