9-letter words containing a, p, b
- beam pump — A beam pump is an artificial-lift pumping system which uses a type of reciprocating pump to extract oil from an inland well.
- beanpoles — Plural form of beanpole.
- bear trap — snare to catch bears
- beaten-up — A beaten-up car or other object is old and in bad condition.
- bed place — a space housing a bed or bedding, especially one having the form of a cupboard closed with doors or curtains.
- bedplates — Plural form of bedplate.
- bedspread — A bedspread is a decorative cover which is put over a bed, on top of the sheets and blankets.
- bee plant — any of various plants much visited by bees for nectar and pollen
- bel paese — a mild creamy Italian cheese
- belly pan — a plate enclosing the bottom of an automotive vehicle or the like below the chassis.
- below par — If you say that someone or something is below par or under par, you are disappointed in them because they are below the standard you expected.
- bepatched — mended with or covered in patches
- beplaster — to cover in thick plaster
- bespangle — to cover or adorn with or as if with spangles
- bespatter — to splash all over, as with dirty water
- betatopic — (of atoms) differing in proton number by one, theoretically as a result of emission of a beta particle
- bethphage — a place in ancient Israel, at the foot of the Mount of Olives: starting point of Jesus' ride into Jerusalem. Matt. 21:1; Mark 11:1; Luke 19:29.
- bhagalpur — a city in India, in Bihar: agriculture, textiles, university (1960). Pop: 340 349 (2001)
- bhaktapur — a city in E central Nepal, near Kathmandu.
- bicipital — having two heads
- bicompact — compact1 (def 7).
- big apple — People sometimes refer to the city of New York as the Big Apple.
- bike path — A bike path is a special path on which people can travel by bicycle separately from motor vehicles.
- biography — A biography of someone is an account of their life, written by someone else.
- bioparent — a biological parent
- biophilia — an innate love for the natural world, supposed to be felt universally by humankind
- biopiracy — the use of wild plants by international companies to develop medicines, without recompensing the countries from which they are taken
- biopirate — a person who is responsible for biopiracy
- bioweapon — Bioweapons are biological weapons.
- bipartite — consisting of or having two parts
- bipedally — in a bipedal manner
- bipinnate — (of pinnate leaves) having the leaflets themselves divided into smaller leaflets
- bipyramid — a geometrical form consisting of two pyramids with a common polygonal base
- bit plane — (graphics) (Or "bitplane") The memory in a graphic display device which holds a complete one-bit-per-pixel image. Several bit planes may be used in conjunction to give more bits per pixel or to overlay several images or mask one with another. "Bit plane" may be used as a synonym for "bitmap", though the latter suggests the data itself rather than the memory and also suggests a graphics file format.
- biteplate — a device used by dentists to correct dental problems
- bitmapped — composed of or formed by a pattern of pixels to make a bitmap
- black cap — any of several birds having the top of the head black, as the chickadee and certain warblers, especially the Old World blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla.
- black pad — a rough road or track
- black pit — a disease of lemons, characterized by dark brown, sunken spots on the skin of the fruit, caused by a bacterium, Xanthomonas syringae.
- blackdamp — air that is low in oxygen content and high in carbon dioxide as a result of an explosion in a mine
- blackpoll — a North American warbler, Dendroica striata, the male of which has a black-and-white head
- blackpool — a town and resort in NW England, in Blackpool unitary authority, Lancashire on the Irish Sea: famous for its tower, 158 m (518 ft) high, and its illuminations. Pop: 142 283 (2001)
- blaspheme — If someone blasphemes, they say rude or disrespectful things about God or religion, or they use God's name as a swear word.
- blasphemy — You can describe something that shows disrespect for God or a religion as blasphemy.
- blepharo- — eyelid, eyelids
- blow past — To blow out despite a safeguard. "The server blew past the 5K reserve buffer."
- boat trip — a trip in a boat
- body part — a part of a human body
- body plan — Biology. the basic shape of members of an animal phylum; the general structure each individual organism assumes as it develops. Compare bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry.
- body wrap — a beauty treatment in which the body is covered in lotion and wrapped tightly in strips of cloth in order to promote weight loss or improve skin tone