9-letter words containing a, b, e, o
- bezoardic — relating to bezoar
- biconcave — (of a lens) having concave faces on both sides; concavo-concave
- bifocaled — wearing bifocals
- bifoliate — having only two leaves
- bigorexia — muscle dysmorphia.
- bigotgate — an incident in the 2010 British general election in which the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, described in private a voter he had met as a ‘bigoted woman’ not realizing that his radio microphone was still on and that his comments were being recorded
- bioactive — (of a substance) having or producing an effect on living tissue
- biohermal — a carbonate rock formation, in the form of an ancient reef or hummock, consisting of the fossilized remains of corals, algae, mollusks, and other sedentary marine life, and commonly surrounded by rock of a different lithology.
- biomarker — a distinct biochemical, genetic, or molecular characteristic or substance that is an indicator of a particular biological condition or process: a blood test to measure protein biomarkers for cancer.
- biomasses — Ecology. the amount of living matter in a given habitat, expressed either as the weight of organisms per unit area or as the volume of organisms per unit volume of habitat.
- bioparent — a biological parent
- biopirate — a person who is responsible for biopiracy
- biosafety — the precautions taken to control the cultivation and distribution of genetically modified crops and products
- biostable — resistant to the effects of microorganisms
- bioweapon — Bioweapons are biological weapons.
- blackmore — R(ichard) D(oddridge). 1825–1900, English novelist; author of Lorna Doone (1869)
- bladebone — the scapula, or shoulder blade.
- bladework — skilful use of a blade, esp with reference to rowing
- blepharo- — eyelid, eyelids
- bloatware — computer software with an excessive number of unnecessary features and, often, unnecessarily high memory and disc space requirements
- blockable — able to be blocked or prevented
- blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
- blockhead — a stupid person
- bloggable — interesting, enjoyable, or entertaining enough to be a topic for a blog or blog post
- bloodgate — an incident during the 2010 Heineken Cup quarter-final in which winger Tom Williams faked a bleeding mouth injury to create a substitution opportunity for his team, the Harlequins
- blue roan — a horse having a black coat sprinkled with white hairs
- boanerges — a nickname applied by Jesus to James and John in Mark 3:17
- boardlike — resembling a board
- boastless — without boasting
- boat deck — the deck of a ship on which the lifeboats are kept
- boat neck — a high slitlike neckline of a garment that extends onto the shoulders
- boat ride — a ride in a boat
- boat shoe — a shoe, usually in a style somewhat like a moccasin, with a rubber sole suitable for walking on the deck of a boat
- boathouse — A boathouse is a building at the edge of a lake, in which boats are kept.
- bob skate — an ice skate with two parallel blades
- bobbejaan — a baboon
- bobtailed — having the tail cut short
- body wave — Geology. a transverse or longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth (distinguished from surface wave).
- bog paper — toilet paper
- boilerman — a man who looks after boilers
- bojangles — Bill ("Bojangles") 1878–1949, U.S. tap dancer.
- bold face — a weight of type characterized by thick heavy lines, as the entry words in this dictionary
- bold-face — type or print that has thick, heavy lines, used for emphasis, headings, etc. This is a sample of boldface.
- boldfaced — impudent or forward in manner
- bombarded — to attack or batter with artillery fire.
- bombarder — a person or thing which bombards
- bombasine — bombazine.
- bombaster — a person who stuffs or pads
- bombazeen — a twill fabric constructed of a silk or rayon warp and worsted filling, often dyed black for mourning wear.
- bombazine — a twilled fabric, esp one with a silk warp and worsted weft, formerly worn dyed black for mourning