11-letter words containing li
- biomodeling — the mathematical modeling of biological reactions.
- bisexuality — Biology. of both sexes. combining male and female organs in one individual; hermaphroditic.
- black light — the invisible electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet and infrared regions of the spectrum
- black olive — a tropical American tree, Bucida buceras, having leathery leaves and greenish-yellow flowers.
- blacklister — someone who blacklists
- bladderlike — resembling a bladder
- blanketlike — resembling a blanket
- blightingly — in a blighting manner
- blind alley — If you describe a situation as a blind alley, you mean that progress is not possible or that the situation can have no useful results.
- blind snake — any burrowing snake of the family Typhlopidae and related families of warm and tropical regions, having very small or vestigial eyes
- blind tiger — speak-easy
- blind trust — A blind trust is a financial arrangement in which someone's investments are managed without the person knowing where the money is invested. Blind trusts are used especially by people such as members of parliament, so that they cannot be accused of using their position to make money unfairly.
- blind-sided — Sports. to tackle, hit, or attack (an opponent) from the blind side: The quarterback was blindsided and had the ball knocked out of his hand.
- blind-stamp — to emboss or impress (the cover or spine of a book) without using ink or foil.
- blindfolded — wearing a blindfold
- blindstorey — a storey without windows, such as a gallery in a Gothic church
- bling bling — expensive and flashy jewelry, clothing, or other possessions.
- bling-bling — flashy; ostentatious; glitzy
- blister gas — a poison gas that burns or blisters the tissues of the body; vesicant.
- blizzarding — Meteorology. a storm with dry, driving snow, strong winds, and intense cold. a heavy and prolonged snowstorm covering a wide area.
- blood libel — the malicious accusation that Jews used the blood of non-Jews in religious rituals
- blue marlin — a large marlin, Makaira nigricans, occurring worldwide in warm and temperate seas, highly prized in sportfishing and as a food fish.
- bolingbroke — the surname of Henry IV of England
- bolingbrook — a city in NE Illinois.
- bondability — something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- bontempelli — Massimo. 1878–1960, Italian dramatist, poet, novelist, and critic. His works include the play Nostra Dea (1925) and the novel The Faithful Lover (1953)
- bookselling — the activity of selling books
- boot polish — a resistant polish specially formulated to protect boots of various kinds
- boot-licker — to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to.
- bootlicking — to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to.
- border line — boundary line; frontier.
- bottom line — The bottom line in a decision or situation is the most important factor that you have to consider.
- bowling bag — a bag for carrying a bowling ball and often bowling shoes or other equipment.
- 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.
- breast line — a mooring line securing a ship to that part of a pier alongside it.
- bright-line — (of rules, standards, etc.) unambiguously clear: This muddies the waters of what should be a brightline rule.
- brilliantly — shining brightly; sparkling; glittering; lustrous: the brilliant lights of the city.
- bristlelike — resembling a bristle
- bristliness — the quality of being bristly
- broken line — a discontinuous line or series of line segments, as a series of dashes, or a figure made up of line segments meeting at oblique angles.
- brotherlike — like a brother
- bucket list — a list of experiences one wants to have before one dies
- bucolically — of or relating to shepherds; pastoral.
- buffet line — A buffet line is a selection of food that is displayed on a long table. Guests usually serve themselves.
- bulimarexia — bulimia (sense 2)
- bump uglies — to have sexual intercourse
- bunch light — a light consisting of a group of small light bulbs mounted in a reflecting box.
- busy lizzie — a balsaminaceous plant, Impatiens balsamina, that has pink, red, or white flowers and is often grown as a pot plant
- butterflies — tremors in the stomach region due to nervousness