7-letter words containing l, i
- ben oil — the seed of a tropical tree, Moringa pterygosperma, that yields an oil (ben oil) used in manufacturing cosmetics and lubricating delicate machinery.
- bengali — Bengali means belonging or relating to Bengal, or to its people or language.
- berklix — /berk'liks/ (From Berkeley Unix) Berkeley Software Distribution. Not used at Berkeley itself. May be more common among suits attempting to sound like cognoscenti than among hackers, who usually just say "BSD".
- berline — a limousine with a glass partition between the front and rear seats
- berlioz — Hector (Louis) (ɛktɔr). 1803–69, French composer, regarded as a pioneer of modern orchestration. His works include the cantata La Damnation de Faust (1846), the operas Les Troyens (1856–59) and Béatrice et Bénédict (1860–62), the Symphonie fantastique (1830), and the oratorio L'Enfance du Christ (1854)
- beslime — to cover with slime
- besmile — to smile on
- bestial — If you describe behaviour or a situation as bestial, you mean that it is very unpleasant or disgusting.
- bestill — to cause to be still
- betitle — to give a title to
- bexhill — a resort in S England, in East Sussex on the English Channel. Pop: 39 451 (2001)
- biaxial — (esp of a crystal) having two axes
- bibelot — an attractive or curious trinket
- bibless — (of an apron) with no bib
- biblike — resembling a bib
- biblio- — indicating book or books
- biblist — biblicist
- bicolor — of two colors
- bicycle — A bicycle is a vehicle with two wheels which you ride by sitting on it and pushing two pedals with your feet. You steer it by turning a bar that is connected to the front wheel.
- bidault — Georges (ʒɔːrʒ). 1899–1983, French statesman; prime minister (1946, 1949–50). His opposition to Algerian independence led him to support the OAS: he was charged with treason (1963) and fled abroad
- bifilar — having two parallel threads, as in the suspension of certain measuring instruments
- bifocal — having two different focuses
- big lie — a false statement of outrageous magnitude employed as a propaganda measure in the belief that a lesser falsehood would not be credible.
- big-lan — ["BIG-LAN Frequently Asked Questions Memo", BIG-LAN DIGEST V4:I8, February 14, 1992.]
- bilayer — a cell membrane consisting of two layers
- bilboes — a long iron bar with two sliding shackles, formerly used to confine the ankles of a prisoner
- bilevel — having two levels
- biliary — of or relating to bile, to the ducts that convey bile, or to the gall bladder
- bilimbi — a fruit-bearing tree growing in India and Sri Lanka
- bilious — If someone describes the appearance of something as bilious, they mean that they think it looks unpleasant and rather disgusting.
- bilking — to defraud; cheat: He bilked the government of almost a million dollars.
- billbug — a type of weevil
- billety — semé of billets: azure, billety or.
- billies — a male given name, form of William.
- billing — the relative importance of a performer or act as reflected in the prominence given in programmes, advertisements, etc
- billion — A billion is a thousand million.
- billman — a person armed with a bill or billhook
- billowy — full of or forming billows
- bilobed — consisting of or divided into two lobes.
- bilsted — the American gum tree, Liquidambar styraciflua
- biltong — strips of meat dried and cured in the sun
- bimetal — an object or material made from sheets of two types of metal
- bimodal — characterized by two modes
- binocle — an opera- or field-glass employing telescopic tubes for both eyes
- biofilm — a thin layer of living organisms
- biofuel — A biofuel is a gas, liquid, or solid from natural sources such as plants that is used as a fuel.
- biology — Biology is the science which is concerned with the study of living things.
- bioplay — a play based on the life of a famous person, esp one giving a popular treatment
- bipedal — having two feet
- biplane — A biplane is an old-fashioned type of aeroplane with two pairs of wings, one above the other.