9-letter words containing a, b, s, i
- ambitious — Someone who is ambitious has a strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful.
- ambleside — a town in NW England, in Cumbria: a tourist centre for the Lake District. Pop: 3064 (2001)
- ambrosiac — Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious.
- ambrosial — of or fit for the gods; divine
- ambrosian — exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.
- ambushing — an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise: The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road.
- amebiasis — infestation with amoebas, esp. with a protozoan (Entamoeba histolytica) parasitic in the intestines or liver
- amissible — likely to be lost
- anabasine — a colorless, poisonous liquid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , used as an insecticide.
- anabiosis — the ability to return to life after apparent death; suspended animation
- anabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are synthesized from simpler ones with the storage of energy; constructive metabolism
- antiabuse — designed to prevent abuse
- antibuser — someone who opposes busing
- anybodies — a person of some importance: If you're anybody, you'll receive an invitation.
- arabinose — a pentose sugar in plant gums, esp of cedars and pines. It is used as a culture medium in bacteriology. Formula: C5H10O5
- arbitress — a female arbitrator
- arborists — Plural form of arborist.
- arbovirus — any one of a group of viruses that cause such diseases as encephalitis and dengue and are transmitted to humans by arthropods, esp insects and ticks
- asbestine — Mineralogy. a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles.
- asbestoid — Mineralogy. a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles.
- asbomania — the perceived indiscriminate and excessive use by the authorities of anti-social behaviour orders in dealing with people causing a nuisance to their fellow citizens
- ascribing — Present participle of ascribe.
- asyllabic — not functioning in the manner of a syllable
- b special — a member of a part-time largely Protestant police force formerly functioning in Northern Ireland
- babirusas — Plural form of babirusa.
- baboonish — resembling a baboon
- babyishly — in a baby-like fashion; childishly
- backbites — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backbite.
- backfiles — Plural form of backfile.
- backfills — Plural form of backfill.
- backfires — Plural form of backfire.
- backfisch — a teenage girl; a girl who has not yet reached maturity
- backflips — Plural form of backflip.
- backlifts — Plural form of backlift.
- backlists — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backlist.
- backshift — The changing of a present tense in direct speech to a past tense in reported speech (or a past tense to pluperfect).
- backshish — Alternative spelling of baksheesh.
- backsides — Plural form of backside.
- backsight — the sight of a rifle nearer the stock
- backslide — to lapse into bad habits or vices from a state of virtue, religious faith, etc
- backspeir — to cross-examine, interrogate
- backswing — the movement of a club, bat, or racket backwards, away from the intended point of contact, in preparation for making a stroke
- bacterias — (US) Plural form of bacteria.
- bacterins — a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.
- badinages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badinage.
- bagginess — The characteristic of being baggy.
- bagpipers — Plural form of bagpiper.
- bahookies — Plural form of bahookie.
- baigneuse — a day bed of the Empire period, having a back sloping and curving to form a rounded head and foot.
- baisemain — a kissing of the hand; thus, a sign of respect