9-letter words containing a, b, s, i
- balanitis — inflammation of the glans penis, usually due to infection
- balconies — Plural form of balcony.
- balikesir — city in NW Asiatic Turkey: pop. 173,000
- balkanise — to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.
- balkanism — to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.
- balkiness — The state or quality of being balky.
- balklines — Plural form of balkline.
- balladist — someone who composes or performs ballads
- ballastic — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- ballismus — a condition characterized by twisting, shaking, and jerking motions.
- ballistae — an ancient military engine for throwing stones or other missiles.
- ballister — (obsolete) A crossbow.
- ballistic — Ballistic means relating to ballistics.
- ballsiest — Superlative form of ballsy.
- balminess — mild and refreshing; soft; soothing: balmy weather.
- balsamico — Balsamic vinegar.
- band list — a list of Canadian Indians formally recognized as belonging to a band
- bandiness — the quality of being bandy
- bandished — Simple past tense and past participle of bandish.
- banishing — Present participle of banish.
- banisters — the railing and supporting balusters on a staircase; balustrade
- bankerish — resembling or befitting a banker, especially in being perceived as reserved and conservative in dress and demeanor: a model of bankerish decorum.
- bannister — Sir Roger (Gilbert). born 1929, British athlete and doctor: first man to run a mile in under four minutes (1954)
- baptisand — Alternative spelling of baptizand.
- baptising — Present participle of baptise.
- baptismal — Baptismal means relating to or connected with baptism.
- baptistic — Of or for baptism; baptismal.
- baptistry — a part of a Christian church in which baptisms are carried out
- bar joist — a welded steel joist having an open web consisting of a single bent bar running in a zigzag pattern between horizontal upper and lower chords.
- barachois — (in the Atlantic Provinces of Canada) a shallow lagoon formed by a sand bar
- barasinga — a species of deer, Cervus duvaucelii, native to India and Nepal, known for the many-pointed nature of its antlers
- barbarism — If you refer to someone's behaviour as barbarism, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized.
- barbicels — Plural form of barbicel.
- baritones — Plural form of baritone.
- barminess — the quality of being barmy; craziness
- barotitis — inflammation of the ear caused by a change in air pressure
- barrister — In England and Wales, a barrister is a lawyer who represents clients in the higher courts of law. Compare solicitor.
- bartizans — Plural form of bartizan.
- basaltine — a black or brown-green mineral (Ca, Mg, Fe)SiO3
- base line — a line serving as a base
- base pair — a pair of bases consisting of the pyrimidine base of one nucleotide joined by a hydrogen bond to the complementary purine base of another nucleotide: such pairs form the links between the two strands of DNA and of double-stranded RNA
- base unit — any of the fundamental units in a system of measurement. The base SI units are the metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole
- baseliner — a player who plays most of his or her shots from the back of court
- baselines — Plural form of baseline.
- bashawism — the combined characteristics of a bashaw, esp haughtiness, imperiousness
- bashed in — crushed or dented from a blow
- basic dye — a dye soluble in acid and insoluble in basic solution, consisting mostly of amino or imino compounds of xanthene or triarylmethane: used mainly for inks, carbon paper, and typewriter ribbon.
- basically — You use basically for emphasis when you are stating an opinion, or when you are making an important statement about something.
- basicness — Quality or degree of being basic.
- basifixed — (of an anther) attached to the filament by its base