9-letter words containing a, b, u
- autophoby — the reluctance to refer to oneself or be egotistical
- ayckbourn — Sir Alan. born 1939, English dramatist. His plays include Absurd Person Singular (1973), the trilogy The Norman Conquests (1974), A Chorus of Disapproval (1985), House and Garden (2000), and Private Fears in Public Places (2004)
- aylesbury — a town in SE central England, administrative centre of Buckinghamshire. Pop: 69 021 (2001)
- ayub khan — Mohammed. 1907–74, Pakistani field marshal; president of Pakistan (1958–69)
- b bursary — the lower of two bursaries available for students entering university, polytechnic, etc
- babirusas — Plural form of babirusa.
- babushkas — Plural form of babushka.
- baby blue — a very light blue.
- baby bump — the rounded abdominal area of a pregnant woman: She's delighted to be pregnant, and loves showing off her baby bump.
- baby-blue — in a pastel shade of blue
- babyhouse — A place for children's dolls and dolls' furniture.
- bachelour — Obsolete form of bachelor.
- back four — the defensive players in many modern team formations: usually two fullbacks and two centre backs
- backcourt — In sports such tennis and badminton, the backcourt is the section of each side of the court that is furthest from the net. In basketball, the backcourt is the rear part of the court, where the defense plays. You can also use backcourt to refer to the members of a team who play mainly in this part of the court.
- backer-up — a supporter; backer; second.
- backhouse — an outdoor privy; outhouse
- backround — Misspelling of background.
- bacterium — Bacterium is the singular of bacteria.
- bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- bad-mouth — If someone bad-mouths you, they say unpleasant things about you, especially when you are not there to defend yourself.
- badmouths — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth.
- baguettes — Plural form of baguette.
- bahaullah — Husayn ʿAlī Mīrzā.
- bahuvrihi — a class of compound words consisting of two elements the first of which is a specific feature of the second
- baigneuse — a day bed of the Empire period, having a back sloping and curving to form a rounded head and foot.
- bakehouse — a building or room to bake in; bakery.
- bakuchiol — A meroterpene phenol, extracted from seeds of Psoralea corylifolia, that shows antimicrobial activity.
- baldaquin — Also, baudekin. Textiles. a silk brocade interwoven with gold or silver threads, used chiefly for ceremonial purposes.
- balefully — In a baleful manner.
- ball club — a permanent team of professional or amateur players of a ball game, especially baseball.
- balled up — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
- ballismus — a condition characterized by twisting, shaking, and jerking motions.
- balusters — Plural form of baluster.
- bandobust — (in India and Pakistan) an arrangement
- bandurria — a Spanish musical instrument of the guitar family with six pairs of double strings.
- banefully — In a baneful way.
- bangaluru — a city in and the capital of Karnataka, in SW India.
- bangweulu — shallow lake in N Zambia: including swamps, 3,800 sq mi (9,842 sq km)
- bankrupts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt.
- banqueted — Simple past tense and past participle of banquet.
- banqueter — A guest at a banquet.
- banquette — A banquette is a long, low, cushioned seat. Banquettes are usually long enough for more than one person to sit on at a time.
- bantustan — (formerly, in South Africa) an area reserved for occupation by a Black African people, with limited self-government; abolished in 1993
- bar-b-que — barbecue
- baragouin — incomprehensible language; gibberish
- barathrum — any deep abyss
- barbarous — If you describe something as barbarous, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is rough and uncivilized.
- barbecued — Cooked in a barbecue.
- barbecuer — someone who cooks using a barbecue
- barbecues — Plural form of barbecue.