9-letter words containing b, e, r, n
- habergeon — a short, sleeveless coat of mail.
- handbrake — a brake operated by a hand lever. Compare caliper (def 6).
- handlebar — Usually, handlebars. the curved steering bar of a bicycle, motorcycle, etc., placed in front of the rider and gripped by the hands. handlebar moustache.
- hansberry — Lorraine, 1930–65, U.S. playwright.
- harbinger — a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
- heartburn — an uneasy burning sensation in the stomach, typically extending toward the esophagus, and sometimes associated with the eructation of an acid fluid.
- 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).
- heilbronn — a city in N Baden-Württemberg, in SW Germany.
- heliborne — transported by helicopter: heliborne troops.
- heuneburg — an excavated prehistoric site in S Germany, near Ulm, consisting chiefly of a great early Iron Age fortification dating mostly to the second half of the first millennium b.c. and indicating that the inhabitants carried on an extensive trade with cities in the eastern Mediterranean.
- 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.
- hibernize — to hibernicize
- hindberry — a raspberry
- hobnobber — One who hobnobs.
- honeybird — Any of several drab honeyguides, of the genus Prodotiscus, from sub-Saharan Africa.
- honorable — in accordance with or characterized by principles of honor; upright: They were all honorable men.
- hornbeams — Plural form of hornbeam.
- husbander — A person who husbands resources.
- hybernate — Obsolete spelling of hibernate.
- ibuprofen — a white powder, C 13 H 18 O 2 , used especially in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic.
- ignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- imbrangle — embrangle.
- inbreathe — to breathe in; inhale.
- inbreeder — a plant that pollinates itself
- incurable — not curable; that cannot be cured, remedied, or corrected: an incurable disease.
- indurable — Archaic form of endurable.
- inebriant — an intoxicant.
- inebriate — to make drunk; intoxicate.
- inebriety — drunkenness; intoxication.
- inebrious — (archaic) intoxicated; drunk.
- inerrable — Incapable of error; infallible.
- inferable — to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence: They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice.
- inferably — to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence: They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice.
- inhabiter — inhabitant.
- inhibiter — a person or thing that inhibits.
- inner bar — a body of the King's Counsel or Queen's Counsel who sit and plead inside the dividing bar in the court, ranking above the junior counsel.
- inner jib — a headsail immediately forward of a forestaysail or fore-topmast staysail.
- inscribed — to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
- inscriber — to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
- inscribes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inscribe.
- inselberg — monadnock (def 1).
- insurable — capable of being or proper to be insured, as against loss or harm.
- interbank — Agreed, arranged, or operating between banks.
- interbase — A commercial active DBMS.
- interbond — (chemistry) Between bonds.
- interbred — to crossbreed (a plant or animal).
- interclub — a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- interwebs — Plural form of interweb.
- inumbrate — (obsolete) To shade; to darken.