7-letter words containing la
- ballade — a verse form consisting of three stanzas and an envoy, all ending with the same line. The first three stanzas commonly have eight or ten lines each and the same rhyme scheme
- ballads — Plural form of ballad.
- ballant — a ballad
- ballard — J(ames) G(raham). 1930–2009, British novelist, born in China; his books include Crash (1973), The Unlimited Dream Company (1979), Empire of the Sun (1984), Cocaine Nights (1996), and Super-Cannes (2000)
- ballast — Ballast is any substance that is used in ships or hot-air balloons to make them heavier and more stable. Ballast usually consists of water, sand, or iron.
- ballata — a 14th-century Italian verse form composed of stanzas beginning and ending with a refrain, often set to music and accompanied by dancing.
- banilla — (attributive) A combination of banana and vanilla.
- barbola — small models of flowers and fruit made from plastic paste for decorative purposes
- barclay — Alexander. c. 1475–1552, English poet. His works include The Ship of Fools (1509) and Eclogues (c. 1513–14)
- barilla — an impure mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium sulphate obtained from the ashes of certain plants, such as the saltworts
- barlach — Ernst Heinrich [urnst hahyn-rik;; German ernst hahyn-rikh] /ɜrnst ˈhaɪn rɪk;; German ɛrnst ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1870–1938, German sculptor and playwright.
- basilan — a group of islands in the Philippines, SW of Mindanao
- basilar — of or situated at a base
- beclasp — to embrace
- bedlamp — a bedside light
- bedlams — Plural form of bedlam.
- belabor — If you say that someone belabors the point, you mean that they keep on talking about it, perhaps in an annoying or boring way.
- belarus — a republic in E Europe; part of the medieval Lithuanian and Polish empires before being occupied by Russia; a Soviet republic (1919–91); in 1997 formed a close political and economic union with Russia: mainly low-lying and forested. Languages: Belarussian; Russian. Religion: believers are mostly Christian. Currency: rouble. Capital: Minsk. Pop: 9 625 888 (2013 est). Area: 207 600 sq km (80 134 sq miles)
- belasco — David1853-1931; U.S. theatrical producer, playwright, & actor
- belated — A belated action happens later than it should have done.
- belayed — Nautical. to fasten (a rope) by winding around a pin or short rod inserted in a holder so that both ends of the rod are clear.
- belayer — a person who controls the safety rope for a climber
- bellamy — David (James). born 1933, British botanist, writer, and broadcaster
- bellari — a city in SE India, in Karnataka.
- beslave — to treat as a slave
- bifilar — having two parallel threads, as in the suspension of certain measuring instruments
- big-lan — ["BIG-LAN Frequently Asked Questions Memo", BIG-LAN DIGEST V4:I8, February 14, 1992.]
- bilayer — a cell membrane consisting of two layers
- bioplay — a play based on the life of a famous person, esp one giving a popular treatment
- biplane — A biplane is an old-fashioned type of aeroplane with two pairs of wings, one above the other.
- bipolar — suffering from bipolar manic-depressive disorder
- blabbed — to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly: They blabbed my confidences to everyone.
- blabber — a person who blabs
- blacken — To blacken something means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something that blackens becomes black or very dark in colour.
- blacker — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- blackie — a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
- blackly — drearily; gloomily
- bladder — Your bladder is the part of your body where urine is stored until it leaves your body.
- blading — the act or an instance of skating with in-line skates
- blagger — informal conversation in a public place, often deceitful.
- blamers — to hold responsible; find fault with; censure: I don't blame you for leaving him.
- blaming — to hold responsible; find fault with; censure: I don't blame you for leaving him.
- blanche — a feminine name
- blander — pleasantly gentle or agreeable: a bland, affable manner.
- blandly — If you do something blandly, you do it in a calm and quiet way.
- blanker — (of paper or other writing surface) having no marks; not written or printed on: a blank sheet of paper.
- blanket — A blanket is a large square or rectangular piece of thick cloth, especially one which you put on a bed to keep you warm.
- blankly — without expression or understanding: She stared blankly at her inquisitors.
- blanqui — Louis Auguste (French lwi oɡyst). 1805–81, French revolutionary, who organized secret socialist societies and preached violent insurrection; he spent over 30 years in prison
- blaring — to emit a loud, raucous sound: The trumpets blared as the procession got under way.