9-letter words containing el
- beleaguer — to trouble persistently; harass
- belection — bolection.
- belemnite — any extinct marine cephalopod mollusc of the order Belemnoidea, related to the cuttlefish
- belemnoid — shaped like a dart
- belgicism — a word or expression used by Belgians when speaking French or Dutch
- belgravia — a fashionable residential district of W central London, around Belgrave Square
- believing — to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so: Only if one believes in something can one act purposefully.
- belitoeng — an island in Indonesia, between Borneo and Sumatra. 1866 sq. mi. (4833 sq. km).
- bell arch — a round arch resting on prominent corbels.
- bell book — a book in which all orders affecting the main engines of a ship are recorded.
- bell buoy — a navigational buoy fitted with a bell, the clapper of which strikes when the waves move the buoy
- bell frog — any of several tree frogs having a bell-like call.
- bell labs — Bell Laboratories
- bell moth — any moth of the family Tortricidae, which when at rest resemble the shape of a bell
- bell pull — a handle, rope, or cord that is pulled to ring a doorbell or servant's bell
- bell push — a button that is pressed to operate an electric bell
- bell rope — a rope attached to a bell
- bell tent — a cone-shaped tent having a single central supporting pole
- bell toad — a frog, Ascaphus truei, of the northwestern U.S. and adjacent Canada, the male of which has its cloaca modified into a taillike copulatory organ.
- bellatrix — the third brightest star in the constellation Orion
- bellibone — a beautiful and good woman
- bellicose — You use bellicose to refer to aggressive actions or behaviour that are likely to start an argument or a fight.
- bellowing — to emit a hollow, loud, animal cry, as a bull or cow.
- belly pan — a plate enclosing the bottom of an automotive vehicle or the like below the chassis.
- bellyache — Bellyache is a pain inside your abdomen, especially in your stomach.
- bellyband — a strap around the belly of a draught animal, holding the shafts of a vehicle
- belomancy — the art of divination using arrows
- belonging — secure relationship; affinity (esp in the phrase a sense of belonging)
- below par — If you say that someone or something is below par or under par, you are disappointed in them because they are below the standard you expected.
- belt down — a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- belt line — a transportation system partially or wholly surrounding a city, terminal, district, or port.
- belt loop — a loop through which a belt is threaded
- belvedere — a building, such as a summerhouse or roofed gallery, sited to command a fine view
- belvidere — a city in N Illinois.
- bemelmans — Ludwig [luhd-wig,, loo d-] /ˈlʌd wɪg,, ˈlʊd-/ (Show IPA), 1898–1962, U.S. humorous satirist and painter; born in Austria: author and illustrator of children's books.
- ben bella — Mohammed Ahmed (ˈɑːmɪd). 1916–2012, Algerian statesman: first prime minister (1962–65) and president (1963–65) of independent Algeria: overthrown and imprisoned (1965–80)
- berkelium — a metallic transuranic element produced by bombardment of americium. Symbol: Bk; atomic no: 97; half-life of most stable isotope, 247Bk: 1400 years; valency: 3 or 4; relative density: 14 (est)
- berthelot — Pierre Eugène Marselin [marsuh-lan] /mærsəˈlɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1827–1907, French chemist.
- berzelius — Baron Jöns Jakob (ˈjœns ˈjɑːkɔp). 1779–1848, Swedish chemist, who invented the present system of chemical symbols and formulas, discovered several elements, and determined the atomic and molecular weight of many substances
- beta cell — B cell (def 2).
- betel nut — the fruit of the betel palm, chewed with leaves of the betel pepper by some Southeast Asian peoples as a mild stimulant
- bevelling — the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
- bevelment — the process of bevelling
- bielefeld — a city in Germany, in NE North Rhine-Westphalia: food, textiles. Pop: 328 452 (2003 est)
- bielersee — German name of Lake of Bienne.
- big wheel — A big wheel is a very large upright wheel with carriages around the edge of it which people can ride in. Big wheels are often found at theme parks or fun fairs.
- biodiesel — Biodiesel is fuel made from natural sources such as plant oils, that can be used in diesel engines.
- biofueled — running on biofuel
- bisellium — an ancient Roman seat of honor for two persons.
- bit field — (data) Part of an item of data, storage location or message, identified as a certain number of contiguous bits starting at a certain bit position within the data. Bit position zero is usually the least significant bit. For example, in an ARM machine code instruction the four-bit field at bits 28 to 31 (the four most significant bits in the 32-bit word) is the "condition code".