9-letter words containing a, b, s, t
- 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 test — beta testing
- beta-test — a test of a new or modified piece of computer software by customers who volunteer to do so
- bethsabee — Bathsheba.
- 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.
- bhutanese — a native or inhabitant of Bhutan
- bialystok — a city in E Poland.
- białystok — a city in E Poland: belonged to Prussia (1795–1807) and to Russia (1807–1919). Pop: 315 000 (2005 est)
- bicoastal — Someone or something that is bicoastal lives or occurs on both the east coast and the west coast of the U.S.
- bierstadt — Albert1830-1902; U.S. painter, born in Germany
- big beast — an important or powerful person
- big skate — See under skate2 .
- bile salt — a product of a bile acid and a base, functioning as an emulsifier of lipids and fatty acids for absorption in the duodenum.
- biosafety — the precautions taken to control the cultivation and distribution of genetically modified crops and products
- biostable — resistant to the effects of microorganisms
- biostatic — the branch of biology dealing with the structure of organisms in relation to their functions (opposed to biodynamics).
- biseriate — (of plant parts, such as petals) arranged in two whorls, cycles, rows, or series
- biserrate — (of leaf margins, etc) having serrations that are themselves serrate
- bissonata — a coarse woolen cloth constructed in plain weave and dyed black or brown, used in the manufacture of clerical vestments.
- bisulcate — marked by two grooves
- bisulfate — an acid sulfate containing the monovalent negative radical HSO4
- bitstream — a sequence of digital data transmitted electronically
- blacklist — If someone is on a blacklist, they are seen by a government or other organization as being one of a number of people who cannot be trusted or who have done something wrong.
- blast off — When a space rocket blasts off, it leaves the ground at the start of its journey.
- blast out — If music or noise is blasting out, loud music or noise is being produced.
- blastemal — of or relating to blastema
- blastment — shrivelling up due to something in the air
- blavatsky — Elena Petrovna (jɪˈljɛnə pɪˈtrɔvnə), called Madame Blavatsky. 1831–91, Russian theosophist; author of Isis Unveiled (1877)
- blow past — To blow out despite a safeguard. "The server blew past the 5K reserve buffer."
- boa vista — a town in N Brazil, capital of the state of Roraima, on the Rio Branco. Pop: 275 000 (2005 est)
- boastless — without boasting
- boat shoe — a shoe, usually in a style somewhat like a moccasin, with a rubber sole suitable for walking on the deck of a boat
- boathouse — A boathouse is a building at the edge of a lake, in which boats are kept.
- boatswain — a petty officer on a merchant ship or a warrant officer on a warship who is responsible for the maintenance of the ship and its equipment
- bob skate — an ice skate with two parallel blades
- bombaster — a person who stuffs or pads
- bombastic — If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- bookstack — Usually, bookstacks. stack (def 4).
- bookstall — A bookstall is a long table from which books and magazines are sold, for example at a conference or in a street market.
- bookstand — a cradle for holding an open book so that it may be read comfortably
- bootstrap — If you bootstrap an organization or an activity, you set it up or achieve it alone, using very few resources.
- bop stack — A BOP stack is one of two or more units which control well pressure, and contain the wellhead and blowout preventers.
- bosanquet — Bernard, 1848–1923, English philosopher and writer.
- bostonian — a person from Boston
- botmaster — (chat) The owner of a bot.
- box stall — a small stall with four walls for holding a horse
- bra strap — a strap for fastening a bra
- bracelets — a slang name for handcuffs
- braillist — a person who transcribes or creates Braille