12-letter words containing l, o
- ballot paper — A ballot paper is a piece of paper on which you indicate your choice or opinion in an election or ballot.
- ballottement — a technique of feeling for a movable object in the body, esp confirmation of pregnancy by feeling the rebound of the fetus following a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus
- balsamaceous — any of various fragrant exudations from certain trees, especially trees of the genus Commiphora, as balm-of-Gilead. Compare balm (def 1).
- balto-slavic — the Baltic and Slavic languages, when considered as constituting a subfamily within the Indo-European family of languages: the Baltic and Slavic branches are now generally considered by scholars as independently derived from Indo-European
- banalization — the process of becoming or making something banal
- banderillero — a bullfighter's assistant who sticks banderillas into the bull
- bank holiday — A bank holiday is a public holiday.
- bank swallow — a swallow, Riparia riparia, of the Northern Hemisphere, that nests in tunnels dug in sand or clay banks.
- banner cloud — a plume-shaped cloud extending downwind from an isolated mountain peak. Also called cloud banner. Compare cap cloud (def 1).
- barcalounger — a type of reclinable armchair with an extendable footrest
- bardolatrous — relating to or characterized by bardolatry
- barge couple — either of a pair of outside rafters along the gable end of a roof
- barn swallow — the US and Canadian name for the common swallow, Hirundo rustica
- barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
- barratrously — In a barratrous manner.
- barrel organ — A barrel organ is a large machine that plays music when you turn the handle on the side. Barrel organs used to be played in the street to entertain people.
- base bullion — smelted lead containing impurities, as gold, silver, or zinc, that are later removed.
- basic jovial — (language) A subset of JOVIAL written ca. 1965.
- bastel house — (on the Anglo-Scottish border) a partly fortified house, usually with a vaulted ground floor.
- bathophilous — (of an organism) living in very deep water
- battle group — a group of warships usually consisting of at least one aircraft carrier, other surface ships, submarines, landing craft, etc
- battle royal — a fight, esp with fists or cudgels, involving more than two combatants; melee
- battle wagon — a battleship.
- battlefronts — Plural form of battlefront.
- battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
- battlewagons — Plural form of battlewagon.
- battleworthy — capable of engaging in combat; ready for battle: a decline in the nation's battleworthy forces.
- battological — tending to repeat words unnecessarily
- bayonet bulb — an electric light bulb which is inserted into the socket against spring pressure and turned so that pins on its side engage in slots in the socket
- be at a loss — If you say that you are at a loss, you mean that you do not know what to do in a particular situation.
- be let loose — If you say that someone has been let loose in a place or situation, you mean that they have been given complete freedom to do what they like in that place or situation, and you suggest that this may be risky.
- be no slouch — If you say that someone is no slouch at a particular activity, you mean that they are skilful at it or are willing to work hard at it.
- be on a roll — to have a series of successes; go from success to success
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
- bead molding — bead (def 12).
- beauty salon — A beauty salon is the same as a beauty parlour.
- beaver cloth — beaver1 (def 8).
- bed moulding — a moulding in an entablature between the corona and the frieze
- bed of nails — a situation or position of extreme difficulty
- bed-blocking — the use of hospital beds by elderly patients who cannot leave hospital because they have no place in a residential care home
- beer o’clock — the time of day when it is acceptable or customary to start drinking alcohol
- beer parlour — a room in a tavern, hotel, etc in which beer is served
- begging bowl — If a country or organization approaches other countries or organizations with a begging bowl, it asks them for money.
- behaviorally — manner of behaving or acting.
- bell bottoms — Also, bell-bottomed. (of trousers) wide and flaring at the bottoms of the legs.
- bell housing — A bell housing is a bell-shaped extension of an engine crankcase, that contains the flywheel and the clutch.
- bell-bottoms — Bell-bottoms are trousers that are very wide at the bottom of the leg, near your feet.
- belle epoque — the period of comfortable well-established life in Europe before World War I
- belleau wood — a forest in N France: site of a battle (1918) in which the US Marines halted a German advance on Paris