10-letter words containing l, y
- bat chayil — (in some congregations) a ceremony of confirmation for a girl of at least Bat Mitzvah age
- battle cry — A battle cry is a phrase that is used to encourage people to support a particular cause or campaign.
- bay antler — the second branch from the base of a deer's horn
- bay laurel — a small evergreen Mediterranean laurel, Laurus nobilis, with glossy aromatic leaves, used for flavouring in cooking, and small blackish berries
- bay poplar — the tupelo, Nyssa aquatica.
- beautyless — Devoid of beauty.
- becomingly — that suits or gives a pleasing effect or attractive appearance, as to a person or thing: a becoming dress; a becoming hairdo.
- beer belly — If a man has a beer belly, he has a fat stomach because of drinking too much beer.
- belly flop — a dive into water in which the body lands horizontally
- belly girt — girth (def 2).
- belly pack — fanny pack.
- belly tank — a fuel tank in the belly of a plane
- belly-bust — belly-flop.
- belly-flop — to do a belly flop, as in diving or sledding.
- belly-land — (of an aviator) to land (an aircraft) directly on the fuselage, as because of defective landing gear.
- belly-like — resembling a belly
- belly-slam — belly-flop.
- belly-wash — any barely drinkable liquid or beverage, as inferior soda, beer, coffee, or soup.
- bellyaches — Informal. a pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- bellyboard — a small surfboard, usually 3–4 feet (0.9–1.2 meters) long, for riding waves on one's belly, sometimes used in conjunction with swim fins.
- benzoylate — to introduce the benzoyl group into (an organic compound).
- beryl blue — a light greenish blue.
- berzerkley — Berzerkeley
- besottedly — in a besotted manner
- bestiality — Bestiality is disgusting behaviour.
- betty lamp — an Early American lamp, consisting of a shallow, covered basin filled with oil, tallow, etc., providing fuel for a wick housed in a teapotlike spout, and often hung by a hook or suspended from a chain.
- bi-monthly — occurring every two months.
- biannually — occurring twice a year; semiannual.
- biblically — of or in the Bible: a Biblical name.
- bibliogony — the art of producing and publishing books.
- bibliology — the study of Biblical literature
- bibliopegy — the art of binding books
- bibliopoly — a bookseller, especially a dealer in rare or used books.
- biennially — happening every two years: biennial games.
- bifacially — from a bifacial point of view
- billy budd — a novella (1924) by Herman Melville.
- billy club — billy (def 1).
- billy goat — A billy goat is a male goat.
- billy-club — billy (def 1).
- bimodality — the state of being bimodal
- bioecology — the science that deals with the interrelations of communities of animals and plants with their environment
- bionically — utilizing electronic devices and mechanical parts to assist humans in performing difficult, dangerous, or intricate tasks, as by supplementing or duplicating parts of the body: The scientist used a bionic arm to examine the radioactive material.
- biopolymer — a large molecule in a living organism
- biotically — from a biotic point of view
- bipedality — the quality of having two feet
- bipolarity — having two poles, as the earth.
- bit player — a person with a very small acting role with few lines to speak
- bitonality — the quality of two musical keys being played simultaneously
- black body — a hypothetical body that would be capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it
- blackberry — A blackberry is a small, soft black or dark purple fruit.