9-letter words containing a, b, n, e
- balconies — Plural form of balcony.
- baldmoney — Meum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family.
- balkanise — to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.
- balkanize — to divide (a territory) into small warring states
- balkiness — The state or quality of being balky.
- balklines — Plural form of balkline.
- ball fern — a feathery fern, Davallia trichomanoides, of Malaysia, having rhizomes covered with toothed scales.
- ballerina — A ballerina is a woman ballet dancer.
- ballonets — Plural form of ballonet.
- ballooned — Simple past tense and past participle of balloon.
- ballymena — a district in central Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim. Pop: 59 516 (2003 est). Area: 634 sq km (247 sq miles)
- balminess — mild and refreshing; soft; soothing: balmy weather.
- balzarine — a light cotton and wool fabric used for dress-making
- banalized — to render or make banal; trivialize: Television has often been accused of banalizing even the most serious subjects.
- banbridge — a district in S Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 43 083 (2003 est). Area: 442 sq km (170 sq miles)
- band-role — a small flag or streamer fastened to a lance, masthead, etc.
- banda sea — a part of the Pacific in Indonesia, between Sulawesi and New Guinea
- bandalore — an old-fashioned type of yo-yo
- bandboxes — Plural form of bandbox.
- bandbrake — a device used to measure the power of brakes
- bandelier — Adolph Francis Alphonse, 1840–1914, U.S. anthropologist, archaeologist, and historian, born in Switzerland.
- banderole — a long narrow flag, usually with forked ends, esp one attached to the masthead of a ship; pennant
- bandiness — the quality of being bandy
- bandished — Simple past tense and past participle of bandish.
- bandmates — Plural form of bandmate.
- bandoleer — a broad belt worn over one shoulder and across the chest, with pockets for carrying ammunition, etc.
- bandolero — a highwayman; a robber
- bandolier — a soldier's broad shoulder belt having small pockets or loops for cartridges
- bandoline — a glutinous hair dressing, used (esp formerly) to keep the hair in place
- bandoneon — a type of square concertina, esp used in Argentina
- bandshape — (physics) The shape (distribution of strengths with frequency) of a band of electromagnetic radiation.
- bandshell — a type of bandstand enclosed at the back
- baneberry — any ranunculaceous plant of the genus Actaea, esp A. spicata, which has small white flowers and red or white poisonous berries
- banefully — In a baneful way.
- bang goes — that is the end of
- bangalore — a city in S India, capital of Karnataka state: printing, textiles, pharmaceuticals. Pop: 4 292 223 (2001)
- bangweulu — shallow lake in N Zambia: including swamps, 3,800 sq mi (9,842 sq km)
- banisters — the railing and supporting balusters on a staircase; balustrade
- banjolele — a four-stringed musical instrument with a neck like a ukulele and a body like a banjo
- bank note — a promissory note issued by a bank, payable on demand: it is a form of paper money
- bank rate — The bank rate is the rate of interest at which a bank lends money, especially the minimum rate of interest that banks are allowed to charge, which is decided from time to time by the country's central bank.
- bankerish — resembling or befitting a banker, especially in being perceived as reserved and conservative in dress and demeanor: a model of bankerish decorum.
- banknotes — Plural form of banknote.
- banner ad — A banner ad is a large advertisement on a website that stretches across the top or down the side of the window. It usually contains a link to the advertiser's website.
- bannerets — Plural form of banneret.
- bannerman — a person who carries a flag or banner; standard-bearer.
- bannerols — Plural form of bannerol.
- bannister — Sir Roger (Gilbert). born 1929, British athlete and doctor: first man to run a mile in under four minutes (1954)
- banqueted — Simple past tense and past participle of banquet.
- banqueter — A guest at a banquet.