9-letter words containing a, t, e, s, b
- backseats — Plural form of backseat.
- backstage — In a theatre, backstage refers to the areas behind the stage.
- backswept — slanting backwards
- bacterias — (US) Plural form of bacteria.
- bacterins — a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.
- bad taste — lack of discernment
- baguettes — Plural form of baguette.
- bakestone — a flat stone placed in or near an oven or fire, for baking cakes on
- baleboste — a capable, efficient housewife, especially a traditional Jewish one, devoted to maintaining a well-run home.
- ballasted — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- ballaster — someone who supplies ballast for a ship; someone who ballasts
- ballistae — an ancient military engine for throwing stones or other missiles.
- ballister — (obsolete) A crossbow.
- ballonets — Plural form of ballonet.
- balloters — Plural form of balloter.
- ballsiest — Superlative form of ballsy.
- balusters — Plural form of baluster.
- bandmates — Plural form of bandmate.
- banisters — the railing and supporting balusters on a staircase; balustrade
- banknotes — Plural form of banknote.
- bannerets — Plural form of banneret.
- bannister — Sir Roger (Gilbert). born 1929, British athlete and doctor: first man to run a mile in under four minutes (1954)
- barbastel — a type of insectivorous forest bat, Barbastellus communis, native to Europe and known for its hairy lips
- baritones — Plural form of baritone.
- barmaster — (historical) A local judge among miners.
- 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.
- basaltine — a black or brown-green mineral (Ca, Mg, Fe)SiO3
- base coat — the first coat of paint applied to a prepared surface
- base path — the prescribed course for a base runner on the field extending in designated areas between the bases.
- base rate — In Britain, the base rate is the rate of interest that banks use as a basis when they are calculating the rates that they charge on loans.
- base unit — any of the fundamental units in a system of measurement. The base SI units are the metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole
- basements — Plural form of basement.
- baseplate — a flat supporting plate or frame at the base of a column, designed to distribute the column's weight over a greater area and provide increased stability
- basestock — Refined petroleum oil with no additives.
- bashments — Plural form of bashment.
- basipetal — (of leaves and flowers) produced in order from the apex downwards so that the youngest are at the base
- basketeer — Someone who makes baskets; a basketmaker.
- basketful — a sufficient quantity to fill a basket; the amount contained in a basket.
- bassanite — (mineral) A saline evaporite, consisting of calcium sulphate, found at Vesuvius.
- bassinets — Plural form of bassinet.
- bastilles — Plural form of bastille.
- bastinade — bastinado.
- bastioned — Furnished with a bastion; having bastions.
- bathhouse — A bathhouse is a public or private building containing baths and often other facilities such as a sauna.
- bathrobes — Plural form of bathrobe.
- bathsheba — the wife of Uriah, who committed adultery with David and later married him and became the mother of his son Solomon (II Samuel 11–12)
- batswomen — Plural form of batswoman.
- battelles — Plural form of battell.
- batterers — Plural form of batterer.