9-letter words containing a, b, e, n
- green ban — a trade union ban on any development that might be considered harmful to the environment
- green bay — an arm of Lake Michigan, in NE Wisconsin. 120 miles (195 km) long.
- greenback — a U.S. legal-tender note, printed in green on the back since the Civil War, originally issued against the credit of the country and not against gold or silver on deposit.
- guberniya — (in the Soviet Union) an administrative division of the volosts, smaller than a district.
- gunbattle — A gunfight; a battle involving gunfire.
- habaneras — Plural form of habanera.
- haberdine — a cod that has been dried and salted
- habergeon — a short, sleeveless coat of mail.
- habitance — (obsolete) dwelling; abode; residence.
- hand bell — a small handheld bell, especially as part of a tuned set having different notes or pitches and played by a group.
- handbells — Plural form of handbell.
- handbrake — a brake operated by a hand lever. Compare caliper (def 6).
- handlebar — Usually, handlebars. the curved steering bar of a bicycle, motorcycle, etc., placed in front of the rider and gripped by the hands. handlebar moustache.
- hansberry — Lorraine, 1930–65, U.S. playwright.
- happen by — chance upon
- harbinger — a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
- headbands — Plural form of headband.
- heartburn — an uneasy burning sensation in the stomach, typically extending toward the esophagus, and sometimes associated with the eructation of an acid fluid.
- hebridean — a group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. About 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km).
- hibernate — Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
- hibernian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland or its inhabitants; Irish.
- hobbesian — a person who believes in or advocates the principles of Thomas Hobbes.
- hobnailed — furnished with hobnails.
- honorable — in accordance with or characterized by principles of honor; upright: They were all honorable men.
- hornbeams — Plural form of hornbeam.
- husbanded — a married man, especially when considered in relation to his partner in marriage.
- husbander — A person who husbands resources.
- hybernate — Obsolete spelling of hibernate.
- ignitable — to set on fire; kindle.
- ignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- imbalance — the state or condition of lacking balance, as in proportion or distribution.
- imbrangle — embrangle.
- in-basket — in-box.
- inaffable — Not affable; reserved in social intercourse.
- inaidable — incapable of being helped or aided; beyond help
- inaudible — not audible; incapable of being heard.
- inbalance — Alternative spelling of imbalance.
- inbreathe — to breathe in; inhale.
- incapable — not capable.
- incitable — to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
- incubated — Simple past tense and past participle of incubate.
- incubates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incubate.
- incunable — a book constituting part of a collection of incunabula.
- incurable — not curable; that cannot be cured, remedied, or corrected: an incurable disease.
- indelable — Misspelling of indelible.
- indexable — (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.
- indurable — Archaic form of endurable.
- inebriant — an intoxicant.
- inebriate — to make drunk; intoxicate.
- ineffable — incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable joy.