9-letter words containing b, m, r
- bar clamp — a clamp having two jaws attached to a bar, one fixed and the other adjustable by means of a screw mechanism.
- bar gemel — a charge consisting of two barrulets separated by an area the width of a barrulet.
- barathrum — any deep abyss
- barbarism — If you refer to someone's behaviour as barbarism, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized.
- barenboim — Daniel. born 1942, Israeli concert pianist and conductor, born in Argentina
- barm cake — a round flat soft bread roll
- barmaster — (historical) A local judge among miners.
- barmbrack — a loaf of bread with currants in it
- barmecide — lavish or plentiful in imagination only; illusory; sham
- barminess — the quality of being barmy; craziness
- barnstorm — When people such as politicians or performers barnstorm, they travel around the country making speeches or giving shows.
- barometer — A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure and shows when the weather is changing.
- barometre — (nonstandard) Alternative form of barometer.
- barometry — the process of measuring atmospheric pressure.
- barrymore — a US family of actors, esp Ethel (1879–1959), John (1882–1942), Lionel (1878–1954), and Drew (born 1975)
- barthelme — Donald, 1931–89, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
- base form — the simplest form of a word, to which inflections may be added
- bass drum — a large shallow drum of low and indefinite pitch
- bathrooms — Plural form of bathroom.
- bbc micro — BBC Microcomputer
- be mother — to pour the tea
- bear arms — A person's right to bear arms is their right to own and use guns, as a means of defence.
- beaumaris — a resort in N Wales, on the island of Anglesey: 13th-century castle. Pop: 1513 (2001)
- beclamour — to clamour excessively
- bedroomed — (When preceded by a number) Having the indicated number of bedrooms.
- bedwarmer — a metal pan containing hot coals, formerly used to warm a bed
- beer pump — a pump for drawing beer directly from a keg or cask.
- beggardom — beggary (def 2).
- beglamour — to endow with glamour
- bemonster — to treat as a monster
- 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.
- bergamask — person from Bergamo
- bergstrom — Sune (ˈsʊnə). 1916–2004, Swedish biochemist; shared the Nobel prize for medicine and physiology (1982) for work on prostaglandin
- berkelium — a metallic transuranic element produced by bombardment of americium. Symbol: Bk; atomic no: 97; half-life of most stable isotope, 247Bk: 1400 years; valency: 3 or 4; relative density: 14 (est)
- bermudian — a native or inhabitant of Bermuda
- beryllium — a corrosion-resistant toxic silvery-white metallic element that occurs chiefly in beryl and is used mainly in X-ray windows and in the manufacture of alloys. Symbol: Be; atomic no: 4; atomic wt: 9.012; valency: 2; relative density: 1.848; melting pt: 1289°C; boiling pt: 2472°C
- besmeared — to smear all over; bedaub.
- besmearer — someone who besmears
- bicameral — (of a legislature) consisting of two chambers
- biformity — having or combining two forms, as a centaur or mermaid.
- big-timer — Informal. the highest or most important level in any profession or occupation: She's a talented violinist, but she's not ready for the big time.
- bimotored — having two engines.
- biohermal — a carbonate rock formation, in the form of an ancient reef or hummock, consisting of the fossilized remains of corals, algae, mollusks, and other sedentary marine life, and commonly surrounded by rock of a different lithology.
- biomarker — a distinct biochemical, genetic, or molecular characteristic or substance that is an indicator of a particular biological condition or process: a blood test to measure protein biomarkers for cancer.
- biometric — Biometric tests and devices use biological information about a person to create a detailed record of their personal characteristics.
- biorhythm — a cyclically recurring pattern of physiological states in an organism or organ, such as alpha rhythm or circadian rhythm; believed by some to affect physical and mental states and behaviour
- biostrome — a rock layer consisting of a deposit of organic material, such as fossils
- bipyramid — a geometrical form consisting of two pyramids with a common polygonal base
- bird farm — an aircraft carrier.
- birlieman — a judge dealing with local law