8-letter words containing le
- b-sample — a urine or blood sample used in doping tests in professional sports to confirm or invalidate the presence of banned substances in the first sample, the A-sample
- baalebos — the master of the house
- babblers — Plural form of babbler.
- backfile — the archives of a newspaper or magazine
- backless — A backless dress leaves most of a woman's back uncovered down to her waist.
- bailable — eligible for release on bail
- baleares — region of Spain comprising the Balearic Islands: 1,936 sq mi (5,014 sq km); pop. 709,000; cap. Palma
- balearic — of or relating to the Balearic Islands
- balefire — a bonfire
- balefull — Archaic form of baleful.
- balestra — a jump toward the opponent followed immediately by a lunge.
- balletic — If you describe someone's movements as balletic, you mean that they have some of the graceful qualities of ballet.
- bandelet — a small band of any kind, particularly one worn around the head
- bandfile — to file with a file band on a band mill or band saw.
- bangable — (slang) Sexually attractive.
- bankable — In the entertainment industry, someone or something that is described as bankable is very popular and therefore likely to be very profitable.
- bannable — able to be banned
- banville — Théodore de (teɔdɔr də). 1823–91, French poet, who anticipated the Parnassian school in his perfection of form and command of rhythm
- barbless — without a barb
- barbules — Plural form of barbule.
- barkless — (of a dog) not tending to bark
- barleduc — a French preserve made of whitecurrants, redcurrants, or gooseberries
- barletta — a port in SE Italy, in Apulia. Pop: 92 094 (2001)
- barnacle — Barnacles are small shellfish that fix themselves tightly to rocks and the bottoms of boats.
- barnsley — an industrial town in N England, in Barnsley unitary authority, South Yorkshire. Pop: 71 599 (2001)
- barrable — able to be barred
- barreled — Having the specified number of barrels.
- barrulet — a narrow band across a heraldic shield, taking up one twentieth of the shield's height
- bartlett — the Williams pear, used esp in the US and generally of tinned pears
- bas bleu — a bluestocking; intellectual woman
- bascules — Plural form of bascule.
- baseless — If you describe an accusation, rumour, or report as baseless, you mean that it is not true and is not based on facts.
- bashless — not ashamed; unabashed
- basilect — (in a region where creole is or has been spoken) the dialect closest to that creole and furthest removed from the most prestigious dialect (the acrolect) of the region
- basileus — A title of the Byzantine emperor.
- bastille — a fortress in Paris, built in the 14th century: a prison until its destruction in 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution
- bateless — not abating or not able to be abated
- bateleur — a common African eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, having a very short tail.
- bathless — without a bath
- battaile — (obsolete spelling of, battle).
- batteler — (at Oxford University) a student who charges food and other costs to a battel account
- battleax — If you call a middle-aged or older woman a battleax, you mean she is very difficult and unpleasant because of her fierce and determined attitude.
- battlers — Plural form of battler.
- bay leaf — A bay leaf is a leaf of an evergreen tree that can be dried and used as a herb in cooking.
- beamless — Not having a beam.
- beanpole — If you call someone a beanpole, you are criticizing them because you think that they are extremely tall and thin.
- bearable — If something is bearable, you feel that you can accept it or deal with it.
- beatable — Someone who is beatable can be beaten.
- beatless — without a beat, not beating
- bedabble — to make wet or damp in such a way as to make dirty or untidy