9-letter words containing b, e, r, n
- benchmark — A benchmark is something whose quality or quantity is known and which can therefore be used as a standard with which other things can be compared.
- benchrest — a tablelike support for a target rifle used in target practice.
- benefiter — a person who derives benefit
- bengaluru — a state in S India. 70,051 sq. mi. (191,791 sq. km). Capital: Bengaluru.
- benighter — a person who keeps others in darkness
- 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
- berberine — a yellow bitter-tasting alkaloid obtained from barberry and other plants and used medicinally, esp in tonics. Formula: C20H19NO5
- berdyansk — a city in S Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov.
- bereaving — to deprive and make desolate, especially by death (usually followed by of): Illness bereaved them of their mother.
- berezniki — a city in E Russia: chemical industries. Pop: 169 000 (2005 est)
- berg wind — a hot dry wind in South Africa blowing from the plateau down to the coast
- bergander — a species of European duck; sheldrake
- bermudian — a native or inhabitant of Bermuda
- bernhardi — Friedrich A. J. von [free-drikh fuh n] /ˈfri drɪx fən/ (Show IPA), 1849–1930, German general.
- bernhardt — Sarah. original name Rosine Bernard. 1844–1923, French actress, regarded as one of the greatest tragic actresses of all time
- bernoulli — Daniel (danjɛl), son of Jean Bernoulli. 1700–82, Swiss mathematician and physicist, who developed an early form of the kinetic theory of gases and stated the principle of conservation of energy in fluid dynamics
- bernstein — Leonard. 1918–90, US conductor and composer, whose works include The Age of Anxiety (1949), the score of the musical West Side Story (1957), and Mass (1971)
- bertillon — Alphonse [al-fons,, -fonz;; French al-fawns] /ˈæl fɒns,, -fɒnz;; French alˈfɔ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1853–1914, French anthropologist: devised Bertillon system.
- beta iron — a nonmagnetic allotrope of pure iron stable between 770°C and 910°C
- bettering — of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
- betterton — Thomas, 1635?–1710, English actor and dramatist.
- bicentric — having two centres
- bickering — to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle: The two were always bickering.
- bigeneric — (of a hybrid plant) derived from parents of two different genera
- bin liner — A bin liner is a plastic bag that you put inside a waste bin or dustbin.
- bind over — If someone is bound over by a court or a judge, they are given an order and must do as the order says for a particular period of time.
- binervate — (of leaves) having two longitudinal ribs
- binuclear — having two nuclei
- bioenergy — the renewable energy derived from biological sources
- bioparent — a biological parent
- bioregion — a natural ecological community in which the biodiversity and ecosystem are distinct
- biosensor — a biological device used to detect specific chemical presence
- birlieman — a judge dealing with local law
- birthname — a name given at birth
- bittering — having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
- bitternut — an E North American hickory tree, Carya cordiformis, with thin-shelled nuts and bitter kernels
- bjoerling — Jussi [yoo s-ee] /ˈyʊs i/ (Show IPA), 1911–60, Swedish tenor.
- blackener — someone who blackens
- blinkered — A blinkered view, attitude, or approach is narrow and does not take into account other people's opinions. A blinkered person has this kind of attitude.
- blue roan — a horse having a black coat sprinkled with white hairs
- blueliner — a machine for making blueprints
- blueprint — A blueprint for something is a plan or set of proposals that shows how it is expected to work.
- blundered — a gross, stupid, or careless mistake: That's your second blunder this morning.
- blunderer — a gross, stupid, or careless mistake: That's your second blunder this morning.
- boanerges — a nickname applied by Jesus to James and John in Mark 3:17
- boilerman — a man who looks after boilers
- bonaparte — Jérôme (ʒerom), brother of Napoleon I. 1784–1860, king of Westphalia (1807–13)
- bonderize — to coat (steel) with an anticorrosive phosphate solution, usually in preparation for the application of paint, enamel, or lacquer.
- bonetired — completely exhausted
- boogerman — South Midland and Southern U.S. bogeyman.