9-letter words containing a, n, b, r
- banqueter — A guest at a banquet.
- bantering — teasing or facetious, or characterized by facetiousness
- bar snack — a light quick meal, such as a sandwich or pie, served in a bar
- bar-spoon — a long-handled spoon, usually having the capacity of a teaspoon, used for mixing or measuring ingredients for alcoholic drinks.
- baragouin — incomprehensible language; gibberish
- barasinga — a species of deer, Cervus duvaucelii, native to India and Nepal, known for the many-pointed nature of its antlers
- barbadian — Barbadian means belonging or relating to Barbados or its people.
- barbarian — In former times, barbarians were people from other countries who were thought to be uncivilized and violent.
- barbering — The trade of and practice of shaving and cutting hair.
- barberton — a city in NE Ohio.
- barbitone — a long-acting barbiturate used medicinally, usually in the form of the sodium salt, as a sedative or hypnotic
- barbotine — a type of clay paste used in making decorated pottery
- 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)
- barcoding — The assignment of a barcode to a product and the printing of the barcode on the product.
- bardolino — a light dry red wine produced around Verona in NE Italy
- bareboned — short of resources
- barenboim — Daniel. born 1942, Israeli concert pianist and conductor, born in Argentina
- bargained — Simple past tense and past participle of bargain.
- bargainer — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
- baritonal — of or relating to a baritone
- baritones — Plural form of baritone.
- barminess — the quality of being barmy; craziness
- barn door — an adjustable flap over the front of a studio or theatre lamp
- barnacled — any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, usually having a calcareous shell, being either stalked (goose barnacle) and attaching itself to ship bottoms and floating timber, or stalkless (rock barnacle or acorn barnacle) and attaching itself to rocks, especially in the intertidal zone.
- barnacles — nose pincers for controlling an unruly horse
- barnboard — barnwood.
- barnstorm — When people such as politicians or performers barnstorm, they travel around the country making speeches or giving shows.
- barnyards — Plural form of barnyard.
- baronetcy — the rank, position, or patent of a baronet
- barperson — a person who serves in a pub: used esp in advertisements
- barracoon — (formerly) a temporary place of confinement for slaves or convicts, esp those awaiting transportation
- barraging — Military. a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one's own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops.
- barrancas — Plural form of barranca.
- barreling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- bartended — Simple past tense and past participle of bartend.
- bartender — A bartender is a person who serves drinks behind a bar.
- bartering — Present participle of barter.
- bartizans — Plural form of bartizan.
- bartokian — characteristic of the music of Béla Bartók: driving, percussive, Bartokian rhythm.
- baseliner — a player who plays most of his or her shots from the back of court
- bass horn — an obsolete wind instrument of low range
- battering — If something takes a battering, it suffers very badly as a result of a particular event or action.
- be warned — If someone says to you 'be warned', they are advising you to be cautious, because there are risks that you may not have thought about.
- bean curd — Bean curd is a soft white or brown food made from soya beans.
- bean tree — any of various trees having beanlike pods, such as the catalpa and carob
- beaneries — Plural form of beanery.
- bear down — If someone or something bears down on you, they move quickly towards you in a threatening way.
- bearnaise — rich sauce made from egg yolks, lemon juice or wine vinegar, butter, shallots, herbs, and seasoning
- bearskins — Plural form of bearskin.
- beaverton — a town in NW Oregon.