10-letter words containing l, i, t, e
- bolshevist — a follower or advocate of the doctrines or methods of the Bolsheviks.
- bolstering — a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
- bootlicker — to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to.
- botticelli — Sandro (ˈsandro), original name Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi. 1444–1510, Italian (Florentine) painter, illustrator, and engraver, noted for the graceful outlines and delicate details of his mythological and religious paintings
- bottle imp — Cartesian diver.
- bouillotte — a French card game similar to poker
- bradytelic — of or relating to evolution at a rate slower than the standard for a given group of plants or animals.
- breastrail — the upper rail of any parapet on a ship
- bridgetalk — (language) A visual language.
- brightline — (of rules, standards, etc.) unambiguously clear: This muddies the waters of what should be a brightline rule.
- brilliante — with spirit; lively
- bulletined — a brief account or statement, as of news or events, issued for the information of the public.
- burnt lime — calcium oxide; quicklime
- burnt-lime — Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- butlership — the skills of a butler
- buttermilk — Buttermilk is the liquid that remains when fat has been removed from cream when butter is being made. You can drink buttermilk or use it in cooking.
- cable-knit — knitted using the cable stitch
- cabriolets — Plural form of cabriolet.
- cacomistle — a catlike omnivorous mammal, Bassariscus astutus, of S North America, related to but smaller than the raccoons: family Procyonidae, order Carnivora (carnivores). It has yellowish-grey fur and a long bushy tail banded in black and white
- calamities — a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury.
- calaverite — a metallic pale yellow mineral consisting of a telluride of gold in the form of elongated striated crystals. It is a source of gold in Australia and North America. Formula: AuTe2
- calcitrate — (formal, ambitransitive) To kick.
- calcsinter — travertine.
- calibrated — marked with units
- calibrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calibrate.
- caliphates — Plural form of caliphate.
- calumniate — to slander
- cameralist — any of the mercantilist economists or public servants in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries who held that the economic power of a nation can be enhanced by increasing its monetary wealth, as by the accumulation of bullion.
- cannetille — a gold or silver thread with a spiral twist, formerly much used in embroidery.
- cantabiles — Plural form of cantabile.
- cantilenas — Plural form of cantilena.
- cantilever — A cantilever is a long piece of metal or wood used in a structure such as a bridge. One end is fastened to something and the other end is used to support part of the structure.
- cantillate — to chant (passages of the Hebrew Scriptures) according to the traditional Jewish melody
- capitalise — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
- capitalize — If you capitalize on a situation, you use it to gain some advantage for yourself.
- capitellum — an enlarged knoblike structure at the end of a bone that forms an articulation with another bone; capitulum
- capitoline — of or relating to the Capitoline or the temple of Jupiter
- capitulate — If you capitulate, you stop resisting and do what someone else wants you to do.
- carnallite — a white or sometimes coloured mineral consisting of a hydrated chloride of potassium and magnesium in orthorhombic crystalline form: a source of potassium and also used as a fertilizer. Formula: KCl.MgCl2.6H2O
- cartelized — Simple past tense and past participle of cartelize.
- cartilages — Plural form of cartilage.
- cartophile — a cartophilist
- castellani — Plural form of castellanus.
- castlelike — a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- casualties — Military. a member of the armed forces lost to service through death, wounds, sickness, capture, or because his or her whereabouts or condition cannot be determined. casualties, loss in numerical strength through any cause, as death, wounds, sickness, capture, or desertion.
- cat litter — absorbent material, often in a granular form, that is used to line a receptacle in which a domestic cat can urinate and defecate indoors
- catabolise — to cause (a nutrient or other substance) to undergo catabolism.
- catabolite — a substance produced as a result of catabolism
- catabolize — to subject to catabolism
- catalectic — (of a line of verse) having an incomplete final foot