9-letter words containing b, a, r, t
- barotitis — inflammation of the ear caused by a change in air pressure
- barotropy — a state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density do not intersect but are parallel.
- barquette — a boat-shaped pastry shell
- barrators — a person who commits barratry.
- barretter — a form of detector or control device employing a resistor that varies in proportion to its temperature.
- 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.
- bartended — Simple past tense and past participle of bartend.
- bartender — A bartender is a person who serves drinks behind a bar.
- bartering — Present participle of barter.
- barthelme — Donald, 1931–89, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
- bartholdi — Frédéric August. 1834–1904, French sculptor and architect, who designed (1884) the Statue of Liberty
- bartizans — Plural form of bartizan.
- bartokian — characteristic of the music of Béla Bartók: driving, percussive, Bartokian rhythm.
- 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.
- basketeer — Someone who makes baskets; a basketmaker.
- bastardly — of no value; worthless.
- bastardry — malicious or cruel behaviour
- bat-eared — (of a dog or other canid) having large, erect ears rounded at the top, resembling those of a bat.
- batardeau — A cofferdam.
- batchelor — (British) alternative spelling of bachelor.
- bathrobes — Plural form of bathrobe.
- bathrooms — Plural form of bathroom.
- bathwater — water in which a person bathes
- batrachia — amphibians, including frogs and toads, which have gills and a tail in their larval state, which are discarded later in life
- batterers — Plural form of batterer.
- batteries — a beating together of the calves or feet during a leap.
- battering — If something takes a battering, it suffers very badly as a result of a particular event or action.
- battersea — a district in London, in Wandsworth: noted for its dogs' home, power station (now a leisure centre), and park
- baud rate — a rate of data transmission measured in baud
- bead tree — Barbados pride (def 1).
- bean tree — any of various trees having beanlike pods, such as the catalpa and carob
- bear trap — snare to catch bears
- bear with — If you ask someone to bear with you, you are asking them to be patient.
- beastlier — Comparative form of beastly.
- beatboxer — (music) A performer who imitates the sound of musical instruments, especially percussion, with his or her voice.
- beaverton — a town in NW Oregon.
- bedstraws — Plural form of bedstraw.
- bee eater — any insectivorous bird of the family Meropidae of tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World, having a long downward-curving bill and long pointed wings and tail: order Coraciiformes (kingfishers, etc)
- bee-eater — any of several colorful birds of the family Meropidae, of the Old World tropics, that feed on bees and other insects.
- beefeater — Beefeaters are guards at the Tower of London. They wear a uniform made in the style of the sixteenth century.
- 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.
- bellatrix — the third brightest star in the constellation Orion
- 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
- beplaster — to cover in thick plaster
- bernhardt — Sarah. original name Rosine Bernard. 1844–1923, French actress, regarded as one of the greatest tragic actresses of all time
- bescatter — to scatter or strew about
- bespatter — to splash all over, as with dirty water
- beta iron — a nonmagnetic allotrope of pure iron stable between 770°C and 910°C
- betrothal — A betrothal is an agreement to be married.