9-letter words containing a, s
- banisters — the railing and supporting balusters on a staircase; balustrade
- bank shot — Basketball. a shot into the basket, made by rebounding the ball off the backboard.
- bankbooks — Plural form of bankbook.
- bankerish — resembling or befitting a banker, especially in being perceived as reserved and conservative in dress and demeanor: a model of bankerish decorum.
- banknotes — Plural form of banknote.
- bankrolls — Plural form of bankroll.
- bankrupts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt.
- bankstown — a city in SE Australia, a suburb of Sydney.
- bannerets — Plural form of banneret.
- bannerols — Plural form of bannerol.
- bannister — Sir Roger (Gilbert). born 1929, British athlete and doctor: first man to run a mile in under four minutes (1954)
- bantustan — (formerly, in South Africa) an area reserved for occupation by a Black African people, with limited self-government; abolished in 1993
- baptisand — Alternative spelling of baptizand.
- baptising — Present participle of baptise.
- baptismal — Baptismal means relating to or connected with baptism.
- baptistic — Of or for baptism; baptismal.
- baptistry — a part of a Christian church in which baptisms are carried out
- bar joist — a welded steel joist having an open web consisting of a single bent bar running in a zigzag pattern between horizontal upper and lower chords.
- 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.
- bar-stool — a high backless seat found chiefly in bars, at the serving counter
- barachois — (in the Atlantic Provinces of Canada) a shallow lagoon formed by a sand bar
- barasinga — a species of deer, Cervus duvaucelii, native to India and Nepal, known for the many-pointed nature of its antlers
- barbarism — If you refer to someone's behaviour as barbarism, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized.
- barbarous — If you describe something as barbarous, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is rough and uncivilized.
- barbastel — a type of insectivorous forest bat, Barbastellus communis, native to Europe and known for its hairy lips
- barbecues — Plural form of barbecue.
- barbeques — Plural form of barbeque.
- barbicels — Plural form of barbicel.
- barfulous — /bar'fyoo-l*s/ (Or "barfucious", /bar-fyoo-sh*s/) Said of something that would make anyone barf, if only for aesthetic reasons.
- baritones — Plural form of baritone.
- barklouse — any of numerous insects of the order Psocoptera that live on the bark of trees and other plants.
- barmaster — (historical) A local judge among miners.
- barminess — the quality of being barmy; craziness
- barnacles — nose pincers for controlling an unruly horse
- barnstorm — When people such as politicians or performers barnstorm, they travel around the country making speeches or giving shows.
- barnyards — Plural form of barnyard.
- baroscope — any instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, esp a manometer with one side open to the atmosphere
- barotitis — inflammation of the ear caused by a change in air pressure
- barouches — Plural form of barouche.
- barperson — a person who serves in a pub: used esp in advertisements
- barrancas — Plural form of barranca.
- barrators — a person who commits barratry.
- barrettes — Plural form of barrette.
- barrister — In England and Wales, a barrister is a lawyer who represents clients in the higher courts of law. Compare solicitor.
- bartizans — Plural form of bartizan.
- basaltine — a black or brown-green mineral (Ca, Mg, Fe)SiO3
- base camp — an encampment that serves as a staging area for a larger activity, for example in mountaineering
- base coat — the first coat of paint applied to a prepared surface
- base form — the simplest form of a word, to which inflections may be added