11-letter words containing r, a, b, e, l, i
- beautifuler — Obsolete spelling of beautifuller.
- beaver tail — a flat oval doughnut served fried and sugared
- bedraggling — Present participle of bedraggle.
- beetlebrain — a person of severely limited intelligence
- behavioural — Behavioural means relating to the behaviour of a person or animal, or to the study of their behaviour.
- belarussian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Belarus, its people, or their language
- belligerati — intellectuals, such as writers, who advocate war or imperialism
- belorussian — of Belarus or its people, language, or culture
- belowstairs — (formerly) at or in the basement of a large house, considered as the place where the servants live and work
- berlin wall — a wall dividing the east and west sectors of Berlin, built in 1961 by the East German authorities to stop the flow of refugees from east to west; demolition of the wall began in 1989
- bersagliere — a member of a rifle regiment in the Italian Army
- bestridable — capable of being bestridden
- bible paper — a thin tough opaque paper used for Bibles, prayer books, and reference books
- bibliolater — someone who reveres the Bible
- big-leaguer — Sports. a player in a major league.
- bilaterally — pertaining to, involving, or affecting two or both sides, factions, parties, or the like: a bilateral agreement; bilateral sponsorship.
- bilge board — a board lowered from the bilge of a sailing vessel to serve as a keel.
- bilge water — Nautical. bilge (def 1d).
- billionaire — A billionaire is an extremely rich person who has money or property worth at least a thousand million pounds or dollars.
- billy-bread — bread baked in a billy over a camp fire
- bimillenary — marking a two-thousandth anniversary
- bimolecular — (of a chemical complex, collision, etc) having or involving two molecules
- binary cell — an electronic element that can assume either of two stable states and is capable of storing a binary digit.
- binary file — (file format) Any file format for digital data that does not consist of a sequence of printable characters (text). The term is often used for executable machine code. All digital data, including characters, is actually binary data (unless it uses some (rare) system with more than two discrete levels) but the distinction between binary and text is well established. On modern operating systems a text file is simply a binary file that happens to contain only printable characters, but some older systems distinguish the two file types, requiring programs to handle them differently. A common class of binary files is programs in machine language ("executable files") ready to load into memory and execute. Binary files may also be used to store data output by a program, and intended to be read by that or another program but not by humans. Binary files are more efficient for this purpose because the data (e.g. numerical data) does not need to be converted between the binary form used by the CPU and a printable (ASCII) representation. The disadvantage is that it is usually necessary to write special purpose programs to manipulate such files since most general purpose utilities operate on text files. There is also a problem sharing binary numerical data between processors with different endianness. Some communications protocols handle only text files, e.g. most electronic mail systems before MIME became widespread in about 1995. The FTP utility must be put into "binary" mode in order to copy a binary file since in its default "ascii" mode translates between the different newline characters used on the sending and receiving computers. Confusingly, some word processor files, and rich text files, are actually binary files because they contain non-printable characters and require special programs to view, edit and print them.
- biomaterial — a synthetic material used in prostheses or the replacement of natural body tissues
- biometrical — pertaining to biometry
- bioregional — relating to a bioregion
- biquarterly — occurring twice every three months
- bitter lake — a salt lake containing in solution a high concentration of sulfates, carbonates, and chlorides.
- blackbirder — a person or vessel involved in the capture and transportation of slaves
- blacklister — someone who blacklists
- bladderlike — resembling a bladder
- bleacherite — someone who sits in the bleachers at a sports stadium
- blepharitis — inflammation of the eyelids
- blister gas — a poison gas that burns or blisters the tissues of the body; vesicant.
- blue marlin — a large marlin, Makaira nigricans, occurring worldwide in warm and temperate seas, highly prized in sportfishing and as a food fish.
- blue riband — If someone or something wins the blue riband in a competition, they win first prize. The prize is sometimes in the shape of a blue ribbon.
- blue spirea — a grayish, hairy, eastern Asian shrub, Caryopteris incana, of the verbena family, having clusters of showy, blue or bluish-purple flowers.
- boatbuilder — A boatbuilder is a person or company that makes boats.
- boilermaker — a person who works with metal in heavy industry; plater or welder
- boilerplate — A boilerplate is a basic written contract that can be used to make many different kinds of contracts.
- bordelaises — a brown sauce flavored with red wine and shallots and garnished with poached marrow and parsley.
- boulangerie — a bakery shop, specif. one that specializes in breads, rolls, etc.
- brake fluid — an oily liquid used to transmit pressure in a hydraulic brake or clutch system
- brake light — a red light attached to the rear of a motor vehicle that lights up when the brakes are applied, serving as a warning to following drivers
- branch line — A branch line is a railway line that goes to small towns rather than one that goes between large cities.
- brazzaville — the capital of Congo-Brazzaville, in the south on the River Congo. Pop: 1 153 000 (2005 est)
- breast line — a mooring line securing a ship to that part of a pier alongside it.
- breast milk — Breast milk is the white liquid produced by women to breast-feed their babies.
- bridal wear — clothes specially designed for brides