11-letter words containing l, y
- baddeleyite — a mineral consisting largely of zirconium dioxide: a source of zirconium. Formula: ZrO2
- baldcypress — any of a genus (Taxodium, esp. T. distichum) of cone-bearing trees of the baldcypress family, that grows in the swamps of the SE U.S. and normally sheds its small, pointed needles in the fall
- ball hockey — a game similar to ice hockey, but played on foot on a hard surface without ice, using a hard plastic ball instead of a puck
- ballplayers — Plural form of ballplayer.
- ballyhooing — Present participle of ballyhoo.
- balmorality — an idealization of Scottish traditions and culture
- bandylegged — having bandy legs; bowlegged
- bandywallop — an imaginary town, far from civilization
- bankability — acceptable for processing by a bank: bankable checks and money orders.
- banteringly — in a bantering fashion
- baptismally — In a baptismal way; through baptism.
- barbarously — uncivilized; wild; savage; crude.
- barefacedly — In a barefaced manner.
- barley beer — an alcoholic drink brewed from barley malt, sugar, hops, and water and fermented with yeast
- barley coal — anthracite coal in sizes ranging from 3/32 to 3/16 inch (2.4 to 4.8 mm).
- barley sack — a burlap bag.
- barley wine — an exceptionally strong beer
- barley-bree — liquor, malt liquor, or the like, especially whiskey.
- baroclinity — a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.
- basil thyme — a plant, Acinos thymoides, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves and purplish flowers.
- basil-thyme — a European plant, Acinos arvensis, having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers: family Lamiaceae
- basipetally — in the manner of a basipetal
- bass player — a player of a double bass or a bass guitar
- bay scallop — a small scallop, Pecten irradians, inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats from southeastern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, especially eastern Long Island Sound.
- bay village — a city in N central Ohio.
- bearability — the quality of being able to be borne
- beastiality — Misspelling of bestiality.
- beauteously — In a beauteous manner.
- beautifully — in a beautiful manner
- befittingly — suitable; proper; becoming: planned with a befitting sense of majesty.
- believingly — with belief; in a believing manner
- belize city — a port and the largest city in Belize, on the Caribbean coast: capital until 1973, when that function was transferred inland to Belmopan owing to hurricane risk. Pop: 53 000 (2005 est)
- bellicosity — inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.
- belly dance — a sensuous and provocative dance of Middle Eastern origin, performed by women, with undulating movements of the hips and abdomen
- belly laugh — A belly laugh is a very loud, deep laugh.
- belly-helve — a triphammer in which the cams act at a point along the helve, partway between the fulcrum and the head.
- bellyaching — constant complaining
- bellybutton — the navel
- belt pulley — a pulley used to operate a conveyor belt
- benignantly — kind, especially to inferiors; gracious: a benignant sovereign.
- berkeley fp — (language) A version of Backus's FP distributed with 4.2BSD Unix.
- berkeleyism — any philosophical system or doctrine derived from the views of Bishop Berkeley.
- beryl green — a light bluish green.
- berylliosis — a lung disease caused by inhaling beryllium
- beryllonite — a mineral, sodium beryllium phosphate, NaBePO 4 , occurring in colorless or light-yellow crystals, sometimes used as a gemstone.
- berzerkeley — (humour) /b*r-zer'klee/ (From "berserk", via the name of a now-deceased record label) A humorous distortion of "Berkeley" used especially to refer to the practices or products of the BSD Unix hackers. See software bloat, Missed'em-five, Berkeley Quality Software. Mainstream use of this term in reference to the cultural and political peculiarities of UC Berkeley as a whole has been reported from as far back as the 1960s.
- beseemingly — in a manner that is beseeming
- besiegingly — in an urgent or important manner
- bible story — a story from the Bible
- bibliolatry — excessive devotion to or reliance on the Bible