11-letter words containing a, l, b
- barbastelle — an insectivorous forest bat, Barbastella barbastellus, widely distributed across Eurasia, having a wrinkled face and prominent ears: roosts in trees or caves
- barber pole — a pole with spiral stripes of red and white, used as a symbol of the barber's trade
- barbie doll — a teenage doll with numerous sets of clothes and accessories
- barbitalism — barbiturism.
- barefacedly — In a barefaced manner.
- bareknuckle — (of a prizefight, prizefighter, etc.) without boxing gloves; using the bare fists.
- barfulation — /bar`fyoo-lay'sh*n/ Variation of barf used around the Stanford area. An exclamation, expressing disgust. On seeing some particularly bad code one might exclaim, "Barfulation! Who wrote this, Quux?"
- bargainable — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
- barium meal — a preparation of barium sulphate, which is opaque to X-rays, swallowed by a patient before X-ray examination of the upper part of the alimentary canal
- bark beetle — any small beetle of the family Scolytidae, which bore tunnels in the bark and wood of trees, causing great damage. They are closely related to the weevils
- barley beer — an alcoholic drink brewed from barley malt, sugar, hops, and water and fermented with yeast
- barley coal — anthracite coal in sizes ranging from 3/32 to 3/16 inch (2.4 to 4.8 mm).
- barley sack — a burlap bag.
- barley wine — an exceptionally strong beer
- barley-bree — liquor, malt liquor, or the like, especially whiskey.
- baroclinity — a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.
- baronetical — pertaining to baronets
- barotseland — a region in W Zambia. 44,920 sq. mi. (116,343 sq. km).
- barrel bolt — a rod-shaped bolt for fastening a door or the like, attached to one side of the door at the edge and sliding into a socket on the frame of the opening.
- barrel cuff — a single cuff on a tailored sleeve, formed by a band of material and usually fastened by a button.
- barrel knot — a knot for fastening together two strands of gut or nylon, as fishing lines or leaders.
- barrel roll — a flight manoeuvre in which an aircraft rolls about its longitudinal axis while following a spiral course in line with the direction of flight
- barrel roof — a roof or ceiling having a semicylindrical form.
- barrel-race — to compete in a barrel race.
- barrel-roll — to perform a barrel roll.
- barrelheads — Plural form of barrelhead.
- barrelhouse — a cheap and disreputable drinking establishment
- bartholomew — one of the twelve apostles (Matthew 10:3). Feast day: Aug 24 or June 11
- bartolommeo — Fra. original name Baccio della Porta. 1472–1517, Italian painter of the Florentine school, noted for his austere religious works
- basal ridge — a U -shaped ridge at the base of the posterior surface of the crown of a tooth.
- base clause — the initial element of a recursive definition, that defines the first element of the infinite sequence generated thereby
- basel-stadt — a demicanton in N Switzerland: virtually coextensive with the city of Basel. 14 sq. mi. (36 sq. km). Capital: Basel.
- bashfulness — The quality or property of being bashful; shyness; reserve; timidity.
- basic cobol — (language) A subset of COBOL from COBOL-60 standards.
- basic steel — steel produced by the basic process.
- basicranial — of or relating to the base of the skull
- basil thyme — a plant, Acinos thymoides, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves and purplish flowers.
- basil-thyme — a European plant, Acinos arvensis, having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers: family Lamiaceae
- basipetally — in the manner of a basipetal
- baskerville — a style of type
- basket hilt — a hilt fitted to a broadsword, with a generally padded basket-shaped guard to protect the hand
- basketballs — Plural form of basketball.
- bass fiddle — double bass.
- bass player — a player of a double bass or a bass guitar
- bass reflex — a loudspeaker equipped with a baffle having openings designed to improve the reproduction of low-frequency sounds.
- batch plant — a manufacturing plant where concrete is mixed before being transported to a construction site ready to be poured.
- bath oliver — a kind of unsweetened biscuit
- bath pearls — dissolvable granules added to bath water to impart scent or other qualities
- batholithic — Containing or relating to batholith.
- batological — relating to the study of brambles