9-letter words containing a, c, o, e
- avoidance — Avoidance of someone or something is the act of avoiding them.
- azoic dye — any of a group of brilliant, long-lasting azo dyes, formed on the fiber by coupling diazotized materials, used chiefly for printing on cotton.
- babacoote — a species of large lemur, Lichanotus brevicaudatus, native to Madagascar
- bachelors — Plural form of bachelor.
- bachelour — Obsolete form of bachelor.
- backboned — With a strong spine.
- backbones — Plural form of backbone.
- backhouse — an outdoor privy; outhouse
- backorder — Commerce. an order or part of an order waiting to be filled.
- backshore — the area of a beach above the usual high tide mark
- backsolve — To determine the inputs that would lead to a given output in a mathematical system.
- bacterio- — indicating bacteria or an action or condition relating to or characteristic of bacteria
- bacteroid — resembling a bacterium
- balconied — That has a balcony attached.
- balconies — Plural form of balcony.
- barcarole — a Venetian boat song in a time of six or twelve quaver beats to the bar
- barcelona — the chief port of Spain, on the NE Mediterranean coast: seat of the Republican government during the Civil War (1936–39); the commercial capital of Spain. Pop: 1 582 738 (2003 est)
- baronetcy — the rank, position, or patent of a baronet
- baroscope — any instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, esp a manometer with one side open to the atmosphere
- barouches — Plural form of barouche.
- base coat — the first coat of paint applied to a prepared surface
- basestock — Refined petroleum oil with no additives.
- batchelor — (British) alternative spelling of bachelor.
- beachcomb — to search for and collect objects such as seashells and driftwood along the seashore
- beachgoer — a person who goes to the beach, esp frequently
- beaconage — a number or system of beacons.
- beaconing — a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- beccafico — any of various European songbirds, esp warblers of the genus Sylvia, eaten as a delicacy in Italy and other countries
- beclamour — to clamour excessively
- bel canto — a style of singing characterized by beauty of tone rather than dramatic power
- belomancy — the art of divination using arrows
- betatopic — (of atoms) differing in proton number by one, theoretically as a result of emission of a beta particle
- bezoardic — relating to bezoar
- biconcave — (of a lens) having concave faces on both sides; concavo-concave
- bifocaled — wearing bifocals
- bioactive — (of a substance) having or producing an effect on living tissue
- blackmore — R(ichard) D(oddridge). 1825–1900, English novelist; author of Lorna Doone (1869)
- blockable — able to be blocked or prevented
- blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
- blockhead — a stupid person
- boat deck — the deck of a ship on which the lifeboats are kept
- boat neck — a high slitlike neckline of a garment that extends onto the shoulders
- bold face — a weight of type characterized by thick heavy lines, as the entry words in this dictionary
- bold-face — type or print that has thick, heavy lines, used for emphasis, headings, etc. This is a sample of boldface.
- boldfaced — impudent or forward in manner
- boneblack — a black residue from the destructive distillation of bones, containing about 10 per cent carbon and 80 per cent calcium phosphate, used as a decolorizing agent and pigment
- boy racer — British journalists sometimes refer to young men who drive very fast, especially in expensive and powerful cars, as boy racers.
- bracteole — a secondary bract subtending a flower within an inflorescence
- bricolage — the jumbled effect produced by the close proximity of buildings from different periods and in different architectural styles
- broachers — Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.