9-letter words containing a, n, t, e, r
- bean tree — any of various trees having beanlike pods, such as the catalpa and carob
- beaverton — a town in NW Oregon.
- beernaert — Auguste Marie François [French oh-gyst ma-ree frahn-swa] /French oʊˈgüst maˈri frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1829–1912, Belgian statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1909.
- bentgrass — any perennial grass of the genus Agrostis, esp A. tenuis, which has a spreading panicle of tiny flowers. Some species are planted for hay or in lawns
- bernhardt — Sarah. original name Rosine Bernard. 1844–1923, French actress, regarded as one of the greatest tragic actresses of all time
- beta iron — a nonmagnetic allotrope of pure iron stable between 770°C and 910°C
- binervate — (of leaves) having two longitudinal ribs
- bioparent — a biological parent
- birthname — a name given at birth
- bonaparte — Jérôme (ʒerom), brother of Napoleon I. 1784–1860, king of Westphalia (1807–13)
- botanizer — a person who botanizes
- bradenton — a city in W Florida.
- brainstem — the stalklike part of the brain consisting of the medulla oblongata, the midbrain, and the pons Varolii
- braintree — a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- branchlet — a small branch
- brandreth — a gridiron, iron trivet, or tripod
- brazelton — Brazelton behavioral scale: a test widely used to evaluate infants' responses to environmental stimuli.
- breasting — Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- breastpin — a brooch worn on the breast, esp to close a garment
- breathing — the passage of air into and out of the lungs to supply the body with oxygen
- brechtian — Bertolt [ber-tawlt] /ˈbɛr tɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1898–1956, German dramatist and poet.
- brominate — to treat or react with bromine
- bucentaur — the state barge of Venice from which the doge and other officials dropped a ring into the sea on Ascension Day to symbolize the ceremonial marriage of the state with the Adriatic
- bundesrat — (in Germany and formerly in West Germany) the council of state ministers with certain legislative and administrative powers, representing the state governments at federal level
- burn rate — The burn rate of a startup company is a measure of how fast it uses up its capital before becoming profitable.
- by nature — essentially or innately
- bystander — A bystander is a person who is present when something happens and who sees it but does not take part in it.
- cabernets — Plural form of cabernet.
- cabinetry — cabinets collectively
- calenture — a mild fever of tropical climates, similar in its symptoms to sunstroke
- cancerate — to become cancerous
- canefruit — a fruit, such as the raspberry, which grows on woody-stemmed plants
- canisters — Plural form of canister.
- cannister — Misspelling of canister.
- canrobert — François Certain [frahn-swa ser-tan] /frɑ̃ˈswa sɛrˈtɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1809–95, French marshal.
- cantering — an easy gallop.
- carbonate — Carbonate is used in the names of some substances that are formed from carbonic acid, which is a compound of carbon dioxide and water.
- carbonite — An explosive manufactured from a variety of materials, including nitroglycerine, wood meal and nitrates.
- carefront — To caringly confront an individual; To approach someone in love and respect and correct them in an honoring manner.
- caretaken — looked after
- carinated — Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- carnitine — a white betaine, C7H15NO3, found in the liver and required for transporting fatty acids from the cytosol into the mitochondria
- carnotite — a radioactive yellow mineral consisting of hydrated uranium potassium vanadate: occurs in sedimentary rocks and is a source of uranium, radium, and vanadium. Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2.3H2O
- carotenes — Plural form of carotene.
- carpenter — A carpenter is a person whose job is making and repairing wooden things.
- carpentry — Carpentry is the activity of making and repairing wooden things.
- carpeting — You use carpeting to refer to a carpet, or to the type of material that is used to make carpets.
- carstensz — Mount Djaja Peak
- cartagena — a port in NW Colombia, on the Caribbean: centre for the Inquisition and the slave trade in the 16th century; chief oil port of Colombia. Pop: 1 002 000 (2005 est)
- cartesian — of or relating to the works of René Descartes