10-letter words containing a, b, y, l
- inviolably — prohibiting violation; secure from destruction, violence, infringement, or desecration: an inviolable sanctuary; an inviolable promise.
- jack kilby — (person) (1924 - 2005-06-20) The electronics engineer who invented the integrated circuit in 1958 at Texas Instruments.
- jelly baby — soft gelatine sweet
- jelly bean — candy: small chewy sweet
- jelly bear — a small sweet made from a gelatinous substance formed to resemble a bear in shape
- jellybeans — Plural form of jellybean.
- jolly boat — a light boat carried at the stern of a sailing vessel.
- jollyboats — Plural form of jollyboat.
- jubilantly — With jubilation or triumph.
- jubilatory — to show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult.
- kabalevsky — Dmitri [duh-mee-tree;; Russian dmyee-tryee] /dəˈmi tri;; Russian ˈdmyi tryi/ (Show IPA), 1904–1987, Russian composer.
- la bruyere — Jean de [zhahn duh] /ʒɑ̃ də/ (Show IPA), 1645–96, French moralist and author.
- laboratory — a building, part of a building, or other place equipped to conduct scientific experiments, tests, investigations, etc., or to manufacture chemicals, medicines, or the like.
- labour day — a holiday in honor of labor, celebrated on May 1 in Britain and some parts of the Commonwealth, but on the first Monday in September in Canada, on the fourth Monday in October in New Zealand, and with varying dates in the different states of Australia.
- labyrinths — Plural form of labyrinth.
- ladybeetle — ladybug.
- lamb's fry — lamb's offal, esp lamb's testicles, as food
- lamentably — that is to be lamented; regrettable; unfortunate: a lamentable decision.
- lay aboard — (formerly) to move alongside a warship to board it
- lay before — If you lay an idea or piece of information before someone, you present it to them in detail, usually in order to obtain their approval or advice.
- lay sb low — If a disease or illness lays you low, it makes you weak or ill.
- leisurably — in a leisurable manner
- liberality — the quality or condition of being liberal in giving; generosity; bounty.
- liberatory — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- likability — readily or easily liked; pleasing: a likable young man.
- livability — suitable for living in; habitable; comfortable: It took a lot of work to make the old house livable.
- loganberry — the large, dark-red, acid fruit of a plant, Rubus ursinus loganobaccus.
- lovability — of such a nature as to attract love; deserving love; amiable; endearing.
- lullabying — Present participle of lullaby.
- lumberyard — a yard where lumber is stored for sale.
- malay bear — a small, black bear, Ursus (Helarctos) malayanus, of Southeast Asian forests, having a light muzzle and yellow chest markings.
- malmesbury — William of, William of Malmesbury.
- manageably — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
- manila bay — a bay in the Philippines, in W Luzon Island: the American fleet under Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet 1898.
- marketably — readily salable.
- may beetle — June bug (def 1).
- measurably — capable of being measured.
- metastably — In a metastable way.
- mistakably — In a mistakable manner.
- mixability — to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.
- mobile bay — a bay of the Gulf of Mexico, in SW Alabama: Civil War naval battle 1864. 36 miles (58 km) long; 8–18 miles (13–29 km) wide.
- molybdates — Plural form of molybdate.
- movability — capable of being moved; not fixed in one place, position, or posture.
- mutability — liable or subject to change or alteration.
- myeloblast — an immature myelocyte.
- myoblastic — of or relating to a myoblast or myoblasts
- myrobalans — Plural form of myrobalan.
- new albany — a city in S Indiana, on the Ohio River.
- newby hall — a mansion near Ripon in Yorkshire: built in 1705 and altered (1770–76) by Robert Adam
- nonlibrary — not belonging or related to a library