11-letter words containing s, i, l, o
- assimilator — to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
- assoilments — Plural form of assoilment.
- assyriology — the study of the culture, history, and archaeological remains of ancient Assyria
- astrologian — (obsolete) An astrologer.
- astrologist — the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
- atonalities — Plural form of atonality.
- atrabilious — irritable
- atrociously — extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal: an atrocious crime.
- audaciously — extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless: an audacious explorer.
- audiologist — the study of hearing disorders, including evaluation of hearing function and rehabilitation of patients with hearing impairments.
- audiophiles — Plural form of audiophile.
- audiovisual — Audio-visual equipment and materials involve both recorded sound and pictures.
- autodialers — Plural form of autodialer.
- automobiles — Plural form of automobile.
- autoplastic — Of or pertaining to autoplasty.
- azonal soil — soil that has a profile determined predominantly by factors other than local climate and vegetation. Azonal soils include some mountain, alluvial, marine, glacial, windblown, and volcanic soils
- babassu oil — a yellow oil expressed or extracted from babassu nuts, used chiefly in the manufacture of soaps and cosmetics and as a cooking oil.
- babelicious — (of a woman) sexually very attractive.
- babylonians — of or relating to Babylon or Babylonia.
- bachelorism — bachelorhood
- backsolving — Present participle of backsolve.
- baculovirus — any of a family of viruses that attack insects and other arthropods, used as biological pesticides
- balloonfish — a porcupinefish, Diodon holacanthus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical waters.
- balloonists — Plural form of balloonist.
- basic cobol — (language) A subset of COBOL from COBOL-60 standards.
- battologist — wearisome repetition of words in speaking or writing.
- bellicosity — inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.
- belorussian — of Belarus or its people, language, or culture
- belowstairs — (formerly) at or in the basement of a large house, considered as the place where the servants live and work
- berylliosis — a lung disease caused by inhaling beryllium
- bible story — a story from the Bible
- biblioclasm — a person who mutilates or destroys books.
- biblioclast — One who destroys books, especially the Bible.
- bicephalous — having two heads
- biliousness — Physiology, Pathology. pertaining to bile or to an excess secretion of bile.
- biocatalyst — a chemical, esp an enzyme, that initiates or increases the rate of a biochemical reaction
- biologistic — relating to biologism
- biophysical — the branch of biology that applies the methods of physics to the study of biological structures and processes.
- biosocially — from a biosocial point of view
- bisectional — relating to division into two equal parts
- blindstorey — a storey without windows, such as a gallery in a Gothic church
- blow a kiss — to kiss one's hand, then blow across it as if to carry the kiss through the air to another person
- bobsledding — a sled having two pairs of runners, a brake, and a steering wheel or other mechanism that enables the front rider to direct the sled down a steeply banked run or chute.
- bodaciously — in a bodacious manner
- body fluids — fluids in the body such as blood, semen, and saliva
- body shield — a small bulletproof shield attached to the arm for fending off projectiles, especially in a riot situation.
- boiler suit — A boiler suit consists of a single piece of clothing that combines trousers and a jacket. You wear it over your clothes in order to protect them from dirt while you are working.
- bois-le-duc — French name of 's Hertogenbosch.
- book titles — (publication) There is a tradition in hackerdom of informally tagging important textbooks and standards documents with the dominant colour of their covers or with some other conspicuous feature of the cover. Many of these are described in this dictionary under their own entries. See Aluminum Book, Blue Book, Cinderella Book, Devil Book, Dragon Book, Green Book, Orange Book, Pink-Shirt Book, Purple Book, Red Book, Silver Book, White Book, Wizard Book, Yellow Book, bible, rainbow series.
- bookselling — the activity of selling books