6-letter words containing il
- bilges — Nautical. either of the rounded areas that form the transition between the bottom and the sides on the exterior of a hull. Also, bilges. (in a hull with a double bottom) an enclosed area between frames at each side of the floors, where seepage collects. Also called bilge well. a well into which seepage drains to be pumped away. Also called bilge water. seepage accumulated in bilges.
- bilhah — the mother of Dan and Naphtali. Gen. 30:1–8.
- bilian — a type of ironwood from Borneo
- bilith — a prehistoric structure consisting of a horizontal stone slab supported by an upright stone.
- bilked — to defraud; cheat: He bilked the government of almost a million dollars.
- billed — having a bill or beak, especially one of a specified kind, shape, color, etc. (usually used in combination): a yellow-billed magpie.
- biller — the stem of a plant
- billet — If members of the armed forces are billeted in a particular place, that place is provided for them to stay in for a period of time.
- billie — a feminine and masculine name
- billon — an alloy consisting of gold or silver and a base metal, usually copper, used esp for coinage
- billow — When something made of cloth billows, it swells out and moves slowly in the wind.
- biloxi — a member of a North American Indian people that lived in the lower Mississippi Valley
- bodily — Your bodily needs and functions are the needs and functions of your body.
- boiled — that has been brought to boiling point
- boiler — A boiler is a device which burns gas, oil, electricity, or coal in order to provide hot water, especially for the central heating in a building.
- bovril — a concentrated beef extract, used for flavouring, as a stock, etc
- boxily — in a boxy manner
- braila — a port in E Romania: belonged to Turkey (1544–1828). Pop: 192 000 (2005 est)
- brasil — Brazil
- brazil — the red wood obtained from various tropical leguminous trees of the genus Caesalpinia, such as C. echinata of America: used for cabinetwork
- brillo — a compact pad of steel wool containing soap, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
- bulbil — a small bulblike organ of vegetative reproduction growing in leaf axils or on flower stalks of plants such as the onion and tiger lily
- busily — If you do something busily, you do it in a very active way.
- cafila — A caravan of travellers or supplies.
- cagily — cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question.
- cahill — an artificial fly having a quill body, golden tag, tan-spotted wings and tail, and gray hackle.
- caille — (in cookery) a quail
- camail — a neck and shoulders covering of mail worn with and laced to the basinet
- cavill — Frederick, 1839–1927, Australian swimmer and coach, born in England: developed the Australian crawl.
- cavils — to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by at or about): He finds something to cavil at in everything I say.
- ccmail — It's written cc:mail.
- cecile — a feminine name
- cecils — fried meatballs
- cecily — a feminine name
- ceiled — to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- ceiler — a canopy or tapestry covering a bed or wall
- chesil — small stones often found on beaches and worn by the action of the sea
- childe — a young man of noble birth
- childs — (nonstandard, rare) Plural form of child.
- chiles — Plural form of chile, an alternative form of 'chili'.
- chilin — a province in NE China, N of the Yalu River. 72,201 sq. mi. (187,001 sq. km). Capital: Changchun.
- chilis — Plural form of chili.
- chilli — Chillies are small red or green peppers. They have a very hot taste and are used in cooking.
- chills — Plural form of chill.
- chilly — Something that is chilly is unpleasantly cold.
- chilo- — lip
- chiloé — island off SC Chile: 3,241 sq mi (8,394 sq km); pop. 68,000
- chilon — flourished 556 b.c, Greek sage and ephor at Sparta.
- cilice — a haircloth fabric or garment
- cilium — any of the short thread-like projections on the surface of a cell, organism, etc, whose rhythmic beating causes movement of the organism or of the surrounding fluid