9-letter words containing a, c
- backsolve — To determine the inputs that would lead to a given output in a mathematical system.
- backspace — to move a (typewriter carriage) backwards
- backspeir — to cross-examine, interrogate
- backstabs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstab.
- backstage — In a theatre, backstage refers to the areas behind the stage.
- backstall — the loss of power and tendency to drop of a kite in low winds
- backstamp — a mark stamped on the back of an envelope by a post office to indicate the date and place of its arrival
- backstays — Plural form of backstay.
- backstops — Plural form of backstop.
- backstory — the events which take place before, and which help to bring about, the events portrayed in a film
- backstrap — A pull strap extending the backstay of a boot or shoe.
- backswept — slanting backwards
- backswing — the movement of a club, bat, or racket backwards, away from the intended point of contact, in preparation for making a stroke
- backsword — a person who uses the backsword
- backtrace — (computing) A stack trace.
- backtrack — If you backtrack on a statement or decision you have made, you do or say something that shows that you no longer agree with it or support it.
- backwards — If you move or look backwards, you move or look in the direction that your back is facing.
- backwater — A backwater is a place that is isolated.
- backwoods — If you refer to an area as the backwoods, you mean that it is a long way from large towns and is isolated from modern life.
- backwords — Plural form of backword.
- backyards — Plural form of backyard.
- bacon fat — fat made by rendering bacon
- 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 actor — a mean, ill-tempered, troublemaking, or evil person.
- bad check — A bad check is a check that will not be paid because there is a mistake on it, or because there is not enough money in the account of the person who wrote the check.
- bad place — Midland and Southern U.S. hell.
- bailiwick — the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
- bakuchiol — A meroterpene phenol, extracted from seeds of Psoralea corylifolia, that shows antimicrobial activity.
- balaclava — A balaclava is a tight woollen hood that covers every part of your head except your face.
- balancers — Plural form of balancer.
- balancing — the process of achieving or maintaining equilibrium
- balconied — That has a balcony attached.
- balconies — Plural form of balcony.
- baldachin — a richly ornamented silk and gold brocade
- baldfaced — blatant or undisguised
- ball clay — a fine dark kaolinic clay that turns white or nearly white when fired, used in the manufacture of a wide variety of ceramic wares in combination with other clays for its exceptional bonding properties and plasticity.
- ball club — a permanent team of professional or amateur players of a ball game, especially baseball.
- ball cock — a device for regulating the flow of a liquid into a tank, cistern, etc, consisting of a floating ball mounted at one end of an arm and a valve on the other end that opens and closes as the ball falls and rises with the water level in the cistern
- ball race — a ball bearing
- ballastic — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- ballcocks — Plural form of ballcock.
- ballistic — Ballistic means relating to ballistics.
- balmacaan — a man's knee-length loose flaring overcoat with raglan sleeves
- balsamico — Balsamic vinegar.