7-letter words containing l, o, i
- beloeil — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- ben oil — the seed of a tropical tree, Moringa pterygosperma, that yields an oil (ben oil) used in manufacturing cosmetics and lubricating delicate machinery.
- 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)
- bibelot — an attractive or curious trinket
- biblio- — indicating book or books
- bicolor — of two colors
- bifocal — having two different focuses
- bilboes — a long iron bar with two sliding shackles, formerly used to confine the ankles of a prisoner
- bilious — If someone describes the appearance of something as bilious, they mean that they think it looks unpleasant and rather disgusting.
- billion — A billion is a thousand million.
- billowy — full of or forming billows
- bilobed — consisting of or divided into two lobes.
- biltong — strips of meat dried and cured in the sun
- 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
- bipolar — suffering from bipolar manic-depressive disorder
- bitonal — consisting of black and white tones
- bizonal — of or relating to two administrative zones
- bleriot — Louis (lwi). 1872–1936, French aviator and aeronautical engineer: made the first flight across the English Channel (1909)
- blockie — an owner of a small property, esp a farm
- blondie — Informal. a blond person: All the children were blondies.
- blondin — Charles, real name Jean-François Gravelet. 1824–97, French acrobat and tightrope walker; best known for walking a tightrope across Niagara Falls (1859)
- blow in — to arrive or enter suddenly
- blow it — fail
- blow-in — (of a piece of advertising) inserted in but not attached to a magazine or newspaper: blow-in cards.
- blowing — moving of air
- boabdil — original name Abu-Abdullah, called El Chico, ruled as Mohammed XI. died ?1538, last Moorish king of Granada (1482–83; 1486–92)
- bobtail — a docked or diminutive tail
- bogomil — a member of a dualistic sect, flourishing chiefly in Bulgaria in the Middle Ages, that rejected most of the Old Testament and was strongly anticlerical in polity.
- boil up — If you boil up a liquid, you heat it until it boils.
- boileau — Nicolas (nikɔlɑ). full name Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux. 1636–1711, French poet and critic; author of satires, epistles, and L'Art poétique (1674), in which he laid down the basic principles of French classical literature
- boilery — a place where water is boiled in order to extract salt
- boiling — very warm
- boiloff — quantity of liquified gases lost in evaporation
- bolices — to do (something) badly; bungle (often followed by up): His interference bollixed up the whole deal.
- bolillo — a crusty hard roll with a soft center.
- bolivar — the standard monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 céntimos
- bolivia — an inland republic in central S America: original Aymara Indian population conquered by the Incas in the 13th century; colonized by Spain from 1538; became a republic in 1825; consists of low plains in the east, with ranges of the Andes rising to over 6400 m (21 000 ft) and the Altiplano, a plateau averaging 3900 m (13 000 ft) in the west; contains some of the world's highest inhabited regions; important producer of tin and other minerals. Official languages: Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara. Religion: Roman Catholic. Currency: boliviano. Capital: La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial). Pop: 10 461 053 (2013 est). Area: 1 098 580 sq km (424 260 sq miles)
- bolixed — to do (something) badly; bungle (often followed by up): His interference bollixed up the whole deal.
- bolshie — Bolshevik
- boozily — in a boozy manner
- borelli — Giovanni Alfonso [joh-vah-nee al-fon-soh,, -zoh,, jee-uh-;; Italian jaw-vahn-nee ahl-fawn-zaw] /dʒoʊˈvɑ ni ælˈfɒn soʊ,, -zoʊ,, ˌdʒi ə-;; Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni ɑlˈfɔn zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1608–79, Italian astronomer, physicist, and physiologist.
- bossily — given to ordering people about; overly authoritative; domineering.
- botulin — a potent toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum in imperfectly preserved food, etc, causing botulism
- bouilli — a meat stew
- bowlike — resembling a bow