10-letter words containing al
- bugger all — Bugger all is a rude way of saying 'nothing'.
- bugger-all — absolutely nothing; nothing at all: Those reckless investments left him with bugger-all.
- bump along — advance unevenly
- bushwalker — a person who hikes through bushland
- butterball — a chubby or fat person
- buttonball — a North American plane tree, Platanus occidentalis
- buzz along — a low, vibrating, humming sound, as of bees, machinery, or people talking.
- bytesexual — (jargon) /bi:t" sek"shu-*l/ An adjective used to describe hardware, denotes willingness to compute or pass data in either big-endian or little-endian format (depending, presumably, on a mode bit somewhere). See also NUXI problem.
- cabalistic — of or relating to the cabala.
- cadwalader — 7th century ad, legendary king of the Britons, probably a confusion of several historical figures
- calabashes — Plural form of calabash.
- calabooses — Plural form of calaboose.
- calamander — the hard black-and-brown striped wood of several trees of the genus Diospyros, esp D. quaesita of India and Sri Lanka, used in making furniture: family Ebenaceae
- calamities — a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury.
- calamitous — If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious.
- calamondin — a small citrus tree, Citrus mitis, of the Philippines
- calaverite — a metallic pale yellow mineral consisting of a telluride of gold in the form of elongated striated crystals. It is a source of gold in Australia and North America. Formula: AuTe2
- calcaneous — Misspelling of calcaneus.
- calcareous — of, containing, or resembling calcium carbonate; chalky
- calcedonio — a type of Venetian opaque glassware, with veins of colour, intended to imitate chalcedony
- calceiform — shaped like a shoe or slipper
- calceolate — shaped like a slipper, as the large, middle petal of an orchid
- calciferol — a fat-soluble steroid, found esp in fish-liver oils, produced by the action of ultraviolet radiation on ergosterol. It increases the absorption of calcium from the intestine and is used in the treatment of rickets. Formula: C28H43OH
- calcifuges — Plural form of calcifuge.
- calcimined — Simple past tense and past participle of calcimine.
- calciminer — A person who calcimines.
- calcimines — Plural form of calcimine.
- calcinable — able to be calcined
- calcinosis — the abnormal deposition of calcium salts in the tissues of the body
- calciphile — calcicole.
- calciphobe — calcifuge.
- calcitonin — a hormone secreted by the thyroid that inhibits the release of calcium from the skeleton and prevents a build-up of calcium in the blood
- calcitrant — Stubborn; refractory.
- calcitrate — (formal, ambitransitive) To kick.
- calcitriol — Biochemistry. a vitamin D compound, C 27 H 44 O 3 , occurring in humans as a hormone derived from cholesterol, that acts in the regulation and absorption of calcium.
- calcsinter — travertine.
- calculable — Calculable amounts or consequences can be calculated.
- calculated — If something is calculated to have a particular effect, it is specially done or arranged in order to have that effect.
- calculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calculate.
- calculator — A calculator is a small electronic device that you use for making mathematical calculations.
- calderdale — a unitary authority in N England, in West Yorkshire. Pop: 193 200 (2003 est). Area: 364 sq km (140 sq miles)
- caledonian — of or relating to Scotland
- calefactor — a heater
- calendared — a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year: He marked the date on his calendar.
- calendarer — a person who calendars
- calendered — Simple past tense and past participle of calender.
- calenderer — a person who operates a calender
- calendulas — Plural form of calendula.
- calescence — an increasing heat
- calibrated — marked with units