9-letter words containing a, b, i, t
- batholite — (obsolete) alternative name of batholith.
- batholith — a very large irregular-shaped mass of igneous rock, esp granite, formed from an intrusion of magma at great depth, esp one exposed after erosion of less resistant overlying rocks
- bathonian — of or relating to Bath
- bathybius — a gelatinous substance discovered on the Atlantic seabed, originally thought to be protoplasm, but later discovered to be inorganic
- batmobile — (slang) To proceed in a fast, urgent, or reckless way, especially in a vehicle.
- batrachia — amphibians, including frogs and toads, which have gills and a tail in their larval state, which are discarded later in life
- battalion — A battalion is a large group of soldiers that consists of three or more companies.
- batteling — Alternative form of battling.
- battening — to thrive by feeding; grow fat.
- batteries — a beating together of the calves or feet during a leap.
- battering — If something takes a battering, it suffers very badly as a result of a particular event or action.
- battiness — the characteristic of being batty; craziness; insanity; eccentricity
- bear with — If you ask someone to bear with you, you are asking them to be patient.
- beastings — beestings
- beastlier — Comparative form of beastly.
- beastlike — resembling a beast
- beat time — If you beat time to a piece of music, you move your hand or foot up and down in time with the music. A conductor beats time to show the choir or orchestra how fast they should sing or play the music.
- beatified — to make blissfully happy.
- beatifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beatify.
- beatinest — most remarkable or unusual: This is the beatinest town I ever did see.
- beatitude — supreme blessedness or happiness
- beautiful — A beautiful person is very attractive to look at.
- bedlamite — a lunatic; insane person
- bellatrix — the third brightest star in the constellation Orion
- benignant — kind; gracious, as a king to his subjects
- bestially — of, relating to, or having the form of a beast: the belief that a person could assume bestial form after death; the bestial signs of the zodiac.
- beta iron — a nonmagnetic allotrope of pure iron stable between 770°C and 910°C
- beta line — beta (def 6).
- betatopic — (of atoms) differing in proton number by one, theoretically as a result of emission of a beta particle
- bethankit — (used as part of a grace spoken before a meal) God be thanked!
- bethsaida — a ruined town in N Israel, near the N shore of the Sea of Galilee
- betsiboka — a river in central Madagascar, flowing NW to the Mozambique Channel. About 200 miles (320 km) long.
- bharatiya — of or relating to India
- bialystok — a city in E Poland.
- biathlete — an athlete taking part in a biathlon
- białystok — a city in E Poland: belonged to Prussia (1795–1807) and to Russia (1807–1919). Pop: 315 000 (2005 est)
- bicaudate — having two tails or taillike appendages.
- bicipital — having two heads
- bicoastal — Someone or something that is bicoastal lives or occurs on both the east coast and the west coast of the U.S.
- bicompact — compact1 (def 7).
- bidentate — having two teeth or toothlike parts or processes
- bierstadt — Albert1830-1902; U.S. painter, born in Germany
- bifoliate — having only two leaves
- bifurcate — If something such as a line or path bifurcates or is bifurcated, it divides into two parts which go in different directions.
- big beast — an important or powerful person
- big skate — See under skate2 .
- 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
- bike path — A bike path is a special path on which people can travel by bicycle separately from motor vehicles.
- bilabiate — divided into two lips
- bilateral — Bilateral negotiations, meetings, or agreements, involve only the two groups or countries that are directly concerned.