6-letter words containing el
- belgic — of Belgium
- belial — a demon mentioned frequently in apocalyptic literature: identified in the Christian tradition with the devil or Satan
- belied — to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice.
- belief — Belief is a feeling of certainty that something exists, is true, or is good.
- belies — to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice.
- belike — perhaps; maybe
- belive — speedily
- belize — a state in Central America, on the Caribbean Sea: site of a Mayan civilization until the 9th century ad; colonized by the British from 1638; granted internal self-government in 1964; became an independent state within the Commonwealth in 1981. Official language: English; Carib and Spanish are also spoken. Currency: Belize dollar. Capital: Belmopan. Pop: 334 297 (2013 est). Area: 22 965 sq km (8867 sq miles)
- bellay — Joachim du (ʒɔaʃɛ̃ dy). 1522–60, French poet, a member of the Pléiade
- belled — the cry of a rutting stag or hunting dog.
- belloc — Hilaire (ˈhɪlɛə, hɪˈlɛə). 1870–1953, British poet, essayist, and historian, born in France, noted particularly for his verse for children in The Bad Child's Book of Beasts (1896) and Cautionary Tales (1907)
- bellow — If someone bellows, they shout angrily in a loud, deep voice.
- beloit — a city in S Wisconsin.
- belong — If something belongs to you, you own it.
- belote — a card game for two players, using 32 cards and following the same basic rules as klabberjass, popular in France.
- belove — to love
- belovo — a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia.
- belsen — a village in NE Germany: with Bergen, the site of a Nazi concentration camp (1943–45)
- belted — If someone's jacket or coat, for example, is belted, it has a belt fastened round it.
- belter — an event, person, quality, etc, that is admirable, outstanding, or thrilling
- belton — a town in W Missouri.
- beltsy — a city in NW Moldavia, NW of Kishinev.
- beluga — a large white sturgeon, Acipenser (or Huso) huso, of the Black and Caspian Seas: a source of caviar and isinglass
- bepelt — to pelt energetically
- bessel — Friedrich Wilhelm (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm). 1784–1846, German astronomer and mathematician. He made the first authenticated measurement of a star's distance (1841) and systematized a series of mathematical functions used in physics
- bethel — an ancient town in the West Bank, near Jerusalem: in the Old Testament, the place where the dream of Jacob occurred (Genesis 28:19)
- bieldy — sheltered
- boatel — a waterside hotel catering for boating people
- boltel — Also, boutel, boutell, bowtel, bowtell. a convex molding, as a torus or ovolo.
- bordel — a bordello
- borrel — ignorant or unlearned
- boutel — boltel (def 1).
- bowell — Sir Mackenzie, 1823–1917, Canadian statesman, born in England: prime minister 1894–96.
- bowels — innards; entrails
- bowtel — boltel (def 1).
- brunel — Isambard Kingdom (ˈɪzəmˌbɑːd). 1806–59, English engineer: designer of the Clifton Suspension Bridge (1828), many railway lines, tunnels, bridges, etc, and the steamships Great Western (1838), Great Britain (1845), and Great Eastern (1858)
- bummel — a stroll
- bunuel — Luis (lwis). 1900–83, Spanish film director. He collaborated with Salvador Dali on the first surrealist films, Un Chien andalou (1929) and L'Age d'or (1930). His later films include Viridiana (1961), Belle de jour (1966), and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
- burele — the netlike pattern of colored lines or dots forming the background design of certain postage stamps.
- bushel — A bushel is a unit of volume that is used for measuring agricultural produce such as corn or beans. A bushel is equivalent in volume to eight gallons.
- byelaw — a standing rule governing the regulation of a corporation's or society's internal affairs.
- cabell — James Branch1879-1958; U.S. novelist
- caelum — a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere close to Eridanus
- camels — Plural form of camel.
- cancel — If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
- cannel — an oily, compact coal, burning readily and brightly.
- cantel — Alternative form of cantle.
- carcel — a former French unit of light equal to about 9.74 candelas
- carmel — Mountmountain ridge in NW Israel, extending as a promontory into the Mediterranean: highest point, c. 1,800 ft (549 m)
- carpel — the female reproductive organ of flowering plants, consisting of an ovary, style (sometimes absent), and stigma. The carpels are separate or fused to form a single pistil