9-letter words containing b, a, i, r
- forbiddal — Lb archaic The act of forbidding something.
- forebrain — Also called prosencephalon. the anterior of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate, or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue including the diencephalon and telencephalon.
- forecabin — the forward cabin on a vessel
- frambesia — yaws.
- framboise — raspberry.
- frangible — easily broken; breakable: Most frangible toys are not suitable for young children.
- friarbird — any of various Australasian honeyeaters, especially of the genus Philemon.
- fruit bat — any fruit-eating bat, especially of the suborder Megachiroptera, of tropical regions throughout the Old World, typically having erect, catlike ears and large eyes adapted for night vision, and either tailless or with a rudimentary tail, the numerous species ranging in wingspan from 10 inches to 5 feet (25 cm to 1.5 meters).
- gabardine — Also, gaberdine. a firm, tightly woven fabric of worsted, cotton, polyester, or other fiber, with a twill weave.
- gaberdine — Also, gabardine. a long, loose coat or frock for men, worn in the Middle Ages, especially by Jews.
- gabriella — a female given name.
- gabrielle — a feminine name: equiv. It. & Sp. Gabriella
- gainsboro — A light bluish grey colour.
- galbraith — John Kenneth, 1908–2006, U.S. economist, born in Canada.
- gambrinus — a mythical Flemish king, the reputed inventor of beer.
- game bird — any bird hunted chiefly for sport, as a quail or pheasant, especially such a bird that is protected by game laws.
- garblings — Plural form of garbling.
- garibaldi — Giuseppe [juh-sep-ee;; Italian joo-zep-pe] /dʒəˈsɛp i;; Italian dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1807–82, Italian patriot and general.
- gibraltar — a British crown colony comprising a fortress and seaport located on a narrow promontory near the S tip of Spain. 1.875 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- girl band — A girl band is a band consisting of young women who sing pop music and dance.
- grabbings — Plural form of grabbing.
- grabbling — Present participle of grabble.
- grassbird — a type of warbler found in long grass and reed beds
- grid bias — the potential difference applied between a grid and the cathode of a vacuum tube.
- guberniya — (in the Soviet Union) an administrative division of the volosts, smaller than a district.
- haberdine — a cod that has been dried and salted
- hair bulb — the end of a hair follicle containing active hair-growing cells; situated under the skin
- hairballs — Plural form of hairball.
- hairbands — Plural form of hairband.
- hairbrush — a brush for smoothing and styling the hair.
- hammurabi — 18th century b.c. or earlier, king of Babylonia.
- harbinger — a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
- harboring — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- hard-bill — a seed-eating bird.
- hard-boil — to boil (an egg) until the yolk and white have become firm or solid.
- heathbird — the black grouse
- hebridean — a group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. About 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km).
- herbalism — The study or practice of the medicinal and therapeutic use of plants, now especially as a form of alternative medicine.
- herbalist — a person who collects or deals in herbs, especially medicinal herbs.
- herbarium — a collection of dried plants systematically arranged.
- herbivora — grass-eating animals collectively
- heritable — capable of being inherited; inheritable; hereditary.
- heritably — In a heritable manner.
- hibernate — Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
- hibernian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland or its inhabitants; Irish.
- high-carb — having a high carbohydrate content
- hindbrain — the most posterior of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue, including the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata; rhombencephalon.
- hybridoma — a hybrid cell made in the laboratory by fusing a normal cell with a cancer cell, usually a myeloma or lymphoma, in order to combine desired features of each, as the ability of the cancer cell to multiply rapidly with the ability of the normal cell to dictate the production of a specific antibody.
- hypobaric — (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity lower than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hyperbaric (def 1).
- ibn arabi — ("Animator of the Religion") 1165–1240, Islamic philosopher, theologian, and mystic.