9-letter words containing b, h, o, r
- boarhound — a hound used to chase boar
- body hair — hair that grows on the body as opposed to the head or face
- bohr atom — See under Bohr theory.
- bolograph — a record made by a bolometer
- boothroyd — Betty. Baroness. born 1929, British politician; speaker of the House of Commons (1992–2000)
- boresight — to verify the alignment of the sights and bore of (a firearm).
- borghetto — (in Italy) a settlement outside a city's walls
- boschvark — a bush pig of S Africa
- bothering — to give trouble to; annoy; pester; worry: His baby sister bothered him for candy.
- bowhunter — a person who hunts with a bow
- box-fresh — unused or unspoiled; straight from the packaging
- boxholder — a person who has rented or subscribed for a box, as at a theatrical performance, sporting event, or the like.
- boyshorts — women's underpants which resemble close-fitting shorts, sitting below the waist and stretching to the tops of the legs
- branchio- — gills
- brewhouse — a brewery
- brighouse — a town in N England, in Calderdale unitary authority, West Yorkshire: machine tools, textiles, engineering. Pop: 32 360 (2001)
- broach to — to turn or swing so that the beam faces the waves and wind and there is danger of swamping or capsizing
- broachers — Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
- broadhead — a flat, triangular, steel arrowhead with sharp edges.
- brochette — a skewer or small spit, used for holding pieces of meat, etc, while roasting or grilling
- bronchial — Bronchial means affecting or concerned with the bronchial tubes.
- bronchium — a medium-sized bronchial tube
- brood hen — a hen kept for breeding
- brotherly — A man's brotherly feelings are feelings of love and loyalty which you expect a brother to show.
- brush off — If someone brushes you off when you speak to them, they refuse to talk to you or be nice to you.
- brush-off — a refusal to talk or listen to someone; abrupt or final dismissal or rebuff.
- brushwood — Brushwood consists of small pieces of wood that have broken off trees and bushes.
- brushwork — An artist's brushwork is their way of using their brush to put paint on a canvas and the effect that this has in the picture.
- bryophyte — any plant of the phyla Bryophyta (mosses), Hepatophyta (liverworts), or Anthocerophyta (hornworts), having stems and leaves but lacking true vascular tissue and roots and reproducing by spores
- brythonic — the S group of Celtic languages, consisting of Welsh, Cornish, and Breton
- buckthorn — any of several thorny small-flowered shrubs of the genus Rhamnus, esp the Eurasian species R. cathartica, whose berries were formerly used as a purgative: family Rhamnaceae
- buhrstone — a hard tough rock containing silica, fossils, and cavities, formerly used as a grindstone
- burroughs — Edgar Rice. 1875–1950, US novelist, author of the Tarzan stories
- bush road — a rough road cut through forested land usually to serve a lumbering, mining, or other commercial company.
- carbachol — a cholinergic agent, C6H15ClN2O2, used for various ophthalmic purposes, such as the treating of glaucoma
- charbroil — to grill (meat) over charcoal
- chemisorb — to take up (a substance) by chemisorption
- cherbourg — a port in NW France, on the English Channel. Pop: 25 370 (1999)
- chernobyl — a town in N Ukraine; site of a nuclear power station accident in 1986
- chipboard — Chipboard is a hard material made out of very small pieces of wood which have been pressed together. It is often used for making doors and furniture.
- choir-boy — a boy who sings in a choir, especially a church choir.
- choirboys — Plural form of choirboy.
- chokebore — a shotgun bore that becomes narrower towards the muzzle so that the shot is not scattered
- choriambs — Plural form of choriamb.
- cohabiter — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- conchobar — (in Irish legend) a king of Ulster at about the beginning of the Christian era
- cornbrash — a type of limestone which produces good soil for growing corn
- cybergoth — (uncountable) A subculture combining elements of goth and rave culture, typically involving energetic electronic music and brightly coloured, futuristic clothing.
- cybershop — Purchase or shop for goods and services on a website.
- dashboard — The dashboard in a car is the panel facing the driver's seat where most of the instruments and switches are.