12-letter words containing al
- barcalounger — a type of reclinable armchair with an extendable footrest
- bargain sale — an event at which goods are sold at low prices, usually to clear old stocks
- barn swallow — the US and Canadian name for the common swallow, Hirundo rustica
- barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
- barristerial — pertaining to a barrister
- basal reader — an elementary-school textbook that teaches reading by combining stories with practice exercises: The Dick and Jane series was the most famous basal reader.
- baseball cap — A baseball cap is a close-fitting cap with a curved part at the front that sticks out above your eyes.
- basic jovial — (language) A subset of JOVIAL written ca. 1965.
- basic salary — base pay.
- basketballer — (informal) A basketball player; a person who plays basketball.
- basses-alpes — former name of Alpes-de-Haute Provence.
- bathetically — in a bathetic fashion
- battle royal — a fight, esp with fists or cudgels, involving more than two combatants; melee
- battological — tending to repeat words unnecessarily
- beaked whale — any of a worldwide family (Ziphiidae) of medium-sized toothed whales characterized by a long, narrow snout
- beam balance — a piece of apparatus used for artistic gymnastics
- bearded seal — a large gray-to-golden seal, Erignathus barbatus, inhabiting the Arctic Ocean and adjacent waters, having square foreflippers and a thick mustache of long bristles on each side of the muzzle.
- bearing wall — any of the walls supporting a floor or the roof of a building.
- beatifically — bestowing bliss, blessings, happiness, or the like: beatific peace.
- beauty salon — A beauty salon is the same as a beauty parlour.
- beaver falls — a city in W Pennsylvania.
- bechuanaland — former British territory (1884-1966) in S Africa: now the country of Botswana
- behaviorally — manner of behaving or acting.
- bell's palsy — a usually temporary paralysis of the muscles of the face, normally on one side
- beneficially — conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: the beneficial effect of sunshine.
- bengal light — a firework or flare that burns with a steady bright blue light, formerly used as a signal
- bengal tiger — a large tiger found in S. Asia
- benzal group — the bivalent group C 7 H 6 –, derived from benzaldehyde.
- benzaldehyde — a yellowish fragrant volatile oil occurring in almond kernels and used in the manufacture of dyes, perfumes, and flavourings and as a solvent for oils and resins. Formula: C6H5CHO
- bernese alps — a mountain range in SW Switzerland, the N central part of the Alps. Highest peak: Finsteraarhorn, 4274 m (14 022 ft)
- bernina alps — a mountain group in SE Switzerland, extending from the Rhateian Alps on the Italian border. Highest peak, Piz Bernina, 13,304 feet (4055 meters).
- bib overalls — overall (def 3a).
- bibliothecal — relating to a bibliotheca
- bicameralism — having two branches, chambers, or houses, as a legislative body.
- bicentennial — A bicentennial is the same as a bicentenary.
- bicollateral — (of a vascular bundle) having two phloem groups to the inside and outside, respectively, of the xylem
- bidialectism — proficient in or using two dialects of the same language.
- bifunctional — having two functions
- bilateralism — the practice of being bilateral
- bilingualism — Bilingualism is the ability to speak two languages equally well.
- bilinguality — the ability to speak two languages fluently.
- bill of sale — a deed transferring personal property, either outright or as security for a loan or debt
- bimillennial — relating to a bimillennium
- bingo caller — the person who shouts out the numbers to bingo players
- biographical — Biographical facts, notes, or details are concerned with the events in someone's life.
- biologically — pertaining to biology.
- biotechnical — relating to biotechnology
- biparentally — from a biparental point of view
- bitter aloes — a bitter purgative drug made from the leaves of several species of aloe
- black balsam — Peru balsam.