9-letter words containing a, k, e, r
- balakirev — Mily Alexeyevich (ˈmilij alɪkˈsjejɪvitʃ). 1837–1910, Russian composer, whose works include two symphonic poems, two symphonies, and many arrangements of Russian folk songs
- balikesir — city in NW Asiatic Turkey: pop. 173,000
- bandbrake — a device used to measure the power of brakes
- bank rate — The bank rate is the rate of interest at which a bank lends money, especially the minimum rate of interest that banks are allowed to charge, which is decided from time to time by the country's central bank.
- bankerish — resembling or befitting a banker, especially in being perceived as reserved and conservative in dress and demeanor: a model of bankerish decorum.
- barkeeper — A barkeeper is someone who serves drinks behind a bar.
- barklouse — any of numerous insects of the order Psocoptera that live on the bark of trees and other plants.
- barm cake — a round flat soft bread roll
- barracked — Simple past tense and past participle of barrack.
- barracker — to shout boisterously for or against a player or team; root or jeer.
- basketeer — Someone who makes baskets; a basketmaker.
- beakerful — the amount of liquid a beaker will hold
- bearskins — Plural form of bearskin.
- benchmark — A benchmark is something whose quality or quantity is known and which can therefore be used as a standard with which other things can be compared.
- berdyansk — a city in S Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov.
- bergamask — person from Bergamo
- bike rack — stand for parking cycles
- biomarker — a distinct biochemical, genetic, or molecular characteristic or substance that is an indicator of a particular biological condition or process: a blood test to measure protein biomarkers for cancer.
- blackacre — an arbitrary name for a piece of land used for purposes of supposition in legal argument or the like (often distinguished from whiteacre).
- blackener — someone who blackens
- blackfire — a disease of tobacco, characterized by angular, dark lesions on the leaves, caused by a bacterium, Pseudomonas angulata.
- blackmore — R(ichard) D(oddridge). 1825–1900, English novelist; author of Lorna Doone (1869)
- bladework — skilful use of a blade, esp with reference to rowing
- boardlike — resembling a board
- bookmaker — A bookmaker is a person whose job is to take your money when you bet and to pay you money if you win.
- bookpaper — the paper used in printing books, especially when of superior quality.
- bootmaker — a person who makes boots and shoes for a living
- bracketed — a support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice, etc.
- bracknell — a town in SE England, in Bracknell Forest unitary authority, Berkshire, designated a new town in 1949. Pop: 70 795 (2001)
- brake pad — the flat metal casting, together with the bound friction material, in a disc brake
- brake van — the coach or vehicle from which the guard applies the brakes; guard's van
- brake-van — the caboose of a railway train.
- brakesman — a pithead winch operator
- break off — If part of something breaks off or if you break it off, it comes off or is removed by force.
- break out — If something such as war, fighting, or disease breaks out, it begins suddenly.
- breakable — Breakable objects are easy to break by accident.
- breakages — things broken, usually accidentally
- breakaway — A breakaway group is a group of people who have separated from a larger group, for example because of a disagreement.
- breakback — backbreaking; extremely heavy
- breakbeat — a type of electronic dance music
- breakdown — The breakdown of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending.
- breakeven — the level of commercial activity at which the total cost and total revenue of a business enterprise are equal
- breakfast — Breakfast is the first meal of the day. It is usually eaten in the early part of the morning.
- breakneck — If you say that something happens or travels at breakneck speed, you mean that it happens or travels very fast.
- breakover — jump (def 51).
- breakroom — a room in a workplace that is set aside for employees to use during a break from work, as to relax, socialize, or eat.
- breaktime — a period of rest or recreation, esp at school
- breakwall — breakwater
- bridecake — a wedding cake
- brokerage — A brokerage or a brokerage firm is a company of brokers.