11-letter words containing t, r, i, l, b
- fire blight — a disease of pears, apples, quinces, etc., characterized by blossom, twig, and fruit blight and stem cankers, caused by a bacterium, Erwinia amylovora.
- first blood — the first killing or wounding in a fight or war
- forfeitable — a fine; penalty.
- formability — the capacity of a material, as sheet steel, to be readily bent, stamped, shaped, etc.
- garbologist — the study of the material discarded by a society to learn what it reveals about social or cultural patterns.
- gilt bronze — ormolu (def 2).
- glitterball — Synonym of mirrorball.
- gradability — a measure of a truck's pulling power expressed as the steepest grade the truck can climb with a full load.
- gratifiable — to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings: Her praise will gratify all who worked so hard to earn it.
- habilitator — to clothe or dress.
- herbologist — the study or collecting of herbs, especially as a hobby.
- hereditable — heritable.
- hyperbolist — One who uses hyperbole; an exaggerator.
- id bracelet — a bracelet, usually of metal links, having an identification plate for the name of the wearer.
- ida tarbell — Ida Minerva, 1857–1944, U.S. author.
- inalterable — unalterable.
- inalterably — In an inalterable way.
- inavertible — Not avertible.
- inelaborate — Not elaborate; crude; unfinished.
- inheritable — capable of being inherited.
- inheritably — capable of being inherited.
- insalubrity — unfavorable to health; unwholesome.
- inscrutable — incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
- inscrutably — incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
- intertribal — occurring between tribes: intertribal warfare.
- interverbal — of or relating to words: verbal ability.
- intolerable — not tolerable; unendurable; insufferable: intolerable pain.
- intolerably — not tolerable; unendurable; insufferable: intolerable pain.
- intractable — not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition.
- intractably — not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition.
- inutterable — unutterable.
- invertebral — invertebrate
- irrefutable — not capable of being refuted or disproved: irrefutable logic.
- irrefutably — not capable of being refuted or disproved: irrefutable logic.
- irreputable — (obsolete) disreputable.
- jerry-built — built cheaply and flimsily.
- killer boat — a boat used for hunting whales and towing them to a factory ship.
- kuiper belt — a disk-shaped region on the edge of the solar system that contains masses of ice and icy rock, believed to be the source of comets with orbital periods of less than 200 years. Compare Oort cloud.
- labradorite — a feldspar mineral of the plagioclase group, often characterized by a brilliant change of colors, with blue and green most common.
- labyrinthal — Like a maze or labyrinth, intricate or convoluted. labyrinthine.
- labyrinthic — of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.
- liberalists — the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude.
- libertarian — a person who advocates liberty, especially with regard to thought or conduct.
- liberticide — destruction of liberty.
- libertinage — libertine practices or habits of life; disregard of authority or convention in sexual or religious matters.
- libertinism — libertine practices or habits of life; disregard of authority or convention in sexual or religious matters.
- liberty cap — a soft, conical cap given to a freed slave in ancient Rome at manumission of his servitude, used as a symbol of liberty, especially since the 18th century.
- librational — Of or pertaining to libration.
- librettists — Plural form of librettist.
- lift bridge — a bridge having a section that can be lifted vertically to permit passage of boats beneath it.