9-letter words containing l, i, e, s
- balkiness — The state or quality of being balky.
- balklines — Plural form of balkline.
- ballistae — an ancient military engine for throwing stones or other missiles.
- ballister — (obsolete) A crossbow.
- ballsiest — Superlative form of ballsy.
- balminess — mild and refreshing; soft; soothing: balmy weather.
- barbicels — Plural form of barbicel.
- basaltine — a black or brown-green mineral (Ca, Mg, Fe)SiO3
- base line — a line serving as a base
- baseliner — a player who plays most of his or her shots from the back of court
- baselines — Plural form of baseline.
- basinlike — resembling a basin
- basipetal — (of leaves and flowers) produced in order from the apex downwards so that the youngest are at the base
- basophile — Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
- basrelief — Alternative form of bas-relief.
- bastilles — Plural form of bastille.
- bdelliums — Plural form of bdellium.
- beamishly — in a beamish manner; smilingly; radiantly
- bearishly — In a bearish manner.
- beastlier — Comparative form of beastly.
- beastlike — resembling a beast
- bedlamism — anything characteristic of bedlam
- beingless — having no existence
- belgicism — a word or expression used by Belgians when speaking French or Dutch
- bellicose — You use bellicose to refer to aggressive actions or behaviour that are likely to start an argument or a fight.
- bensulide — a selective preemergence herbicide, C 14 H 24 O 4 NPS 3 , used primarily to control crabgrass and broadleaf weeds.
- berzelius — Baron Jöns Jakob (ˈjœns ˈjɑːkɔp). 1779–1848, Swedish chemist, who invented the present system of chemical symbols and formulas, discovered several elements, and determined the atomic and molecular weight of many substances
- best girl — one's sweetheart
- bestially — of, relating to, or having the form of a beast: the belief that a person could assume bestial form after death; the bestial signs of the zodiac.
- bielersee — German name of Lake of Bienne.
- big style — to a great degree or extent
- bile salt — a product of a bile acid and a base, functioning as an emulsifier of lipids and fatty acids for absorption in the duodenum.
- bilestone — gallstone.
- billables — that may or should be billed: Attorneys put in hundreds of billable hours on the case.
- biodiesel — Biodiesel is fuel made from natural sources such as plant oils, that can be used in diesel engines.
- biologies — the science of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially with reference to origin, growth, reproduction, structure, and behavior.
- biostable — resistant to the effects of microorganisms
- bisellium — an ancient Roman seat of honor for two persons.
- bisphenol — a synthetic organic compound used to make plastics and resins
- bisulcate — marked by two grooves
- bisulfate — an acid sulfate containing the monovalent negative radical HSO4
- bisulfide — disulfide
- bisulfite — an acid sulfite containing the monovalent negative radical HSO3
- bit slice — (of central processing units) able to be built up in sections to form complete central processing units with various word lengths
- blemished — You use blemished to describe something such as someone's skin or a piece of fruit when its appearance is spoiled by small marks.
- blemisher — a person or thing that blemishes
- blindless — (of a window) not being fitted with a blind
- blindness — unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
- blindside — If you say that you were blindsided by something, you mean that it surprised you in a negative way.
- blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.