10-letter words containing l, i, n, d
- antemedial — Lb entomology Situated before (i.e. closer to the head than) the middle of the thorax or wing.
- antidazzle — preventing dazzle
- antifouled — Simple past tense and past participle of antifoul.
- antigodlin — lopsided or at an angle; out of alignment.
- aphid lion — the larva of a lacewing, usually predaceous on aphids.
- appendical — (generally, chiefly of a book's or of books') Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of an appendix or appendices.
- appendicle — a small appendage
- applauding — Present participle of applaud.
- appledrain — a wasp
- ascendible — Capable of being ascended; climbable.
- avoidantly — In an avoidant manner.
- 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
- 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.
- balkanized — Simple past tense and past participle of balkanize.
- ballardian — of James Graham Ballard (1930–2009), the British novelist, or his works
- banderilla — a decorated barbed dart, thrust into the bull's neck or shoulder
- bandinelli — Baccio [baht-chaw] /ˈbɑt tʃɔ/ (Show IPA), or Bartolommeo [bahr-taw-lawm-me-aw] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔmˈmɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1493–1560, Italian sculptor.
- bandoliers — Plural form of bandolier.
- beclouding — Present participle of becloud.
- bedazzling — to impress forcefully, especially so as to make oblivious to faults or shortcomings: Audiences were bedazzled by her charm.
- bedeviling — to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries.
- bedlington — Also called Bedlingtonshire [bed-ling-tuh n-sheer, -sher] /ˈbɛd lɪŋ tənˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). an urban area in E Northumberland, in N England.
- befuddling — to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments: politicians befuddling the public with campaign promises.
- bidonville — a shanty town
- biliverdin — a dark green pigment in the bile formed by the oxidation of bilirubin. Formula: C33H34O6N4
- blandisher — someone who blandishes
- blind copy — a copy of a letter or the like, the original of which bears no evidence that the copy was sent to some other person.
- blind date — A blind date is an arrangement made for you to spend a romantic evening with someone you have never met before.
- blind door — a door having louvers permitting circulation of air.
- blind hole — a hole whose green cannot be seen by the approaching golfer because of trees or other obstructions.
- blind seed — a disease of ryegrass, characterized by shriveled, soft seeds, caused by a fungus, Phialea temulenta.
- blind side — the side of the field between the scrum and the nearer touchline
- blind spot — If you say that someone has a blind spot about something, you mean that they seem to be unable to understand it or to see how important it is.
- blind test — a test in which the participants cannot identify the products that they are testing
- blind-side — the part of one's field of vision, as to the side and rear, where one is unable to see approaching objects.
- blind-spot — Also called blind spot. an area in which radio or cell phone signals are weak and their reception poor.
- blind-worm — a limbless European lizard, Anguis fragilis, related to the glass lizards.
- blindingly — unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
- blindsided — Sports. to tackle, hit, or attack (an opponent) from the blind side: The quarterback was blindsided and had the ball knocked out of his hand.
- blindsight — the ability to respond to visual stimuli without having any conscious visual experience; it can occur after some forms of brain damage
- blindstory — a windowless story
- bloodiness — the state of being bloody
- bloodstain — A bloodstain is a mark on a surface caused by blood.
- blundering — a gross, stupid, or careless mistake: That's your second blunder this morning.
- bollandist — any of the editors of the Acta Sanctorum.
- borderline — The borderline between two different or opposite things is the division between them.
- bouldering — rock climbing on large boulders or small outcrops either as practice or as a sport in its own right
- bowldering — pavement made with small boulders.
- brainchild — Someone's brainchild is an idea or invention that they have thought up or created.