9-letter words containing a, b, t, e
- aubrietia — any trailing purple-flowered plant of the genus Aubrieta, native to European mountains but widely planted in rock gardens: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- auditable — able to be audited
- auger bit — an auger having a square tang at its upper end and rotated by a brace, used for boring through wood.
- avertable — Preventable.
- avertible — Capable of being averted; preventable.
- b battery — the power source for the plate and screen-grid electrodes of electron tubes in battery-operated equipment
- babacoote — a species of large lemur, Lichanotus brevicaudatus, native to Madagascar
- babbitted — Simple past tense and past participle of babbitt.
- baby seat — a seat anchored to the body of the car, with straps to buckle across the baby
- baby step — (in the game of giant steps) the shortest step permitted a player, executed by placing the heel of one foot against the toe of the other and drawing the back foot up to the front foot.
- bacchante — a priestess or female votary of Bacchus
- back rest — a support for the back of something
- back seat — a seat at the back, esp of a vehicle
- back vent — (in plumbing) a vent situated on the sewer side of a trap.
- backbeats — Plural form of backbeat.
- backbiter — to attack the character or reputation of (a person who is not present).
- backbites — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backbite.
- backdated — Put an earlier date to (a document or agreement) than the actual one.
- backdates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backdate.
- backplate — a plate of armour which guards the back
- backrests — Plural form of backrest.
- backseats — Plural form of backseat.
- backstage — In a theatre, backstage refers to the areas behind the stage.
- backswept — slanting backwards
- backtrace — (computing) A stack trace.
- backwater — A backwater is a place that is isolated.
- bacterial — Bacterial is used to describe things that relate to or are caused by bacteria.
- bacterias — (US) Plural form of bacteria.
- bacterins — a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.
- bacterio- — indicating bacteria or an action or condition relating to or characteristic of bacteria
- bacterium — Bacterium is the singular of bacteria.
- bacterize — to subject to bacterial action
- bacteroid — resembling a bacterium
- bad taste — lack of discernment
- bag table — a sewing table or worktable having a suspended pouch or bag for holding needlework.
- bagatelle — something of little value or significance; trifle
- baguettes — Plural form of baguette.
- bakestone — a flat stone placed in or near an oven or fire, for baking cakes on
- baldpated — (archaic) Lacking hair on the head; bald.
- baleboste — a capable, efficient housewife, especially a traditional Jewish one, devoted to maintaining a well-run home.
- ballasted — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- ballaster — someone who supplies ballast for a ship; someone who ballasts
- ballistae — an ancient military engine for throwing stones or other missiles.
- ballister — (obsolete) A crossbow.
- ballonets — Plural form of ballonet.
- ballotade — a movement similar to a croupade except that the horse draws in its hind legs so that the iron of the shoes is visible.
- balloters — Plural form of balloter.
- ballsiest — Superlative form of ballsy.
- baltimore — a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)
- balusters — Plural form of baluster.