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9-letter words containing a, b, o, l

  • blow-back — Blow-back is when the air flow through a carburetor suddenly changes direction. This is often caused by incorrect ignition.
  • blow-hard — an exceptionally boastful and talkative person.
  • blue roan — a horse having a black coat sprinkled with white hairs
  • boardlike — resembling a board
  • boardwalk — A boardwalk is a path made of wooden boards, especially one along a beach.
  • boastless — without boasting
  • boat nail — a nail with a convex head and a chisel point.
  • boat tail — a body style in which the rear end of the vehicle tapers to a point or a cone.
  • bobadilla — Francisco de [frahn-thees-kaw th e,, -sees-] /frɑnˈθis kɔ ðɛ,, -ˈsis-/ (Show IPA), died 1502, Spanish colonial governor in the West Indies: sent Columbus back to Spain in chains.
  • bobtailed — having the tail cut short
  • body plan — Biology. the basic shape of members of an animal phylum; the general structure each individual organism assumes as it develops. Compare bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry.
  • body slam — a wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and hurled to the mat, landing on his or her back.
  • body-slam — to lift and throw (someone) to the ground, as in wrestling
  • boil away — When you boil away a liquid, or when it boils away, it is boiled until all of it changes into steam or vapour.
  • 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
  • boliviano — (until 1963 and from 1987) the standard monetary unit of Bolivia, equal to 100 centavos
  • bolograph — a record made by a bolometer
  • bolt boat — a boat suitable for use in rough seas.
  • boltzmann — Ludwig (ˈluːtvɪç). 1844–1906, Austrian physicist. He established the principle of the equipartition of energy and developed the kinetic theory of gases with J. C. Maxwell
  • bombilate — to make a buzzing noise
  • bondslave — a person held in bondage.
  • bone meal — Bone meal is a substance made from animal bones which is used as a fertilizer.
  • boneblack — a black residue from the destructive distillation of bones, containing about 10 per cent carbon and 80 per cent calcium phosphate, used as a decolorizing agent and pigment
  • bonilasse — an attractive young woman
  • boobialla — any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Myoporum, esp M. insulare
  • bookplate — A bookplate is a piece of decorated paper which is stuck in the front of a book and on which the owner's name is printed or written.
  • bookstall — A bookstall is a long table from which books and magazines are sold, for example at a conference or in a street market.
  • boomslang — a large greenish venomous arboreal colubrid snake, Dispholidus typus, of southern Africa
  • bootblack — a person whose work is shining shoes and boots
  • bordelais — a wine-growing region in SW France, in Gironde.
  • botanical — Botanical books, research, and activities relate to the scientific study of plants.
  • botulinal — of or relating to the bacterium Clostridium botulinum
  • boulanger — Georges (ʒɔrʒ). 1837–91, French general and minister of war (1886–87). Accused of attempting a coup d'état, he fled to Belgium, where he committed suicide
  • boulevard — A boulevard is a wide street in a city, usually with trees along each side.
  • boundable — able to be bound or limited
  • bowl game — bowl1 (def 8).
  • box pleat — a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it
  • box stall — a small stall with four walls for holding a horse
  • boxwallah — an itinerant pedlar or salesman in India
  • bracteole — a secondary bract subtending a flower within an inflorescence
  • bran loaf — a rectangular cake whose ingredients include bran and dried fruit
  • brazelton — Brazelton behavioral scale: a test widely used to evaluate infants' responses to environmental stimuli.
  • bricolage — the jumbled effect produced by the close proximity of buildings from different periods and in different architectural styles
  • broadbill — any passerine bird of the family Eurylaimidae, of tropical Africa and Asia, having bright plumage and a short wide bill
  • broadleaf — any tobacco plant having broad leaves, used esp in making cigars
  • broadline — a company that deals in high volume at the cheaper end of a product line
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