9-letter words containing b, o, p
- bioscopic — examination of a body to discover whether or not it is alive.
- biosphere — The biosphere is the part of the earth's surface and atmosphere where there are living things.
- bioweapon — Bioweapons are biological weapons.
- bishopdom — the jurisdiction of a bishop
- bishopess — a bishop's wife
- bishopric — A bishopric is the area for which a bishop is responsible, or the rank or office of being a bishop.
- bisphenol — a synthetic organic compound used to make plastics and resins
- blackpoll — a North American warbler, Dendroica striata, the male of which has a black-and-white head
- blackpool — a town and resort in NW England, in Blackpool unitary authority, Lancashire on the Irish Sea: famous for its tower, 158 m (518 ft) high, and its illuminations. Pop: 142 283 (2001)
- bleep out — In a television or radio programme, when someone bleeps out an offensive word, they use an electronic device to make the sound of a bleep so that people cannot hear the word.
- blepharo- — eyelid, eyelids
- blimp out — to become greatly overweight
- blockship — a ship used to block a river or channel
- blow past — To blow out despite a safeguard. "The server blew past the 5K reserve buffer."
- blow-pipe — a tube through which a stream of air or gas is forced into a flame to concentrate and increase its heating action.
- bluepoint — a type of small oyster named after Blue Point, New York
- boat trip — a trip in a boat
- bobby pin — A bobby pin is a small piece of metal or plastic bent back on itself, which someone uses to hold their hair in position.
- bode plot — A Bode plot is the graph of amplitude (in decibels) and phase against frequency (in logarithmic format).
- body copy — the main part of an advertisement, as opposed to headlines, etc
- body drop — a judo throw executed by grabbing the opponent as one is turning one's back and then extending a leg to pull the opponent down over it.
- body part — a part of a human body
- body plan — Biology. the basic shape of members of an animal phylum; the general structure each individual organism assumes as it develops. Compare bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry.
- body shop — a place where the bodywork of motor vehicles is built or repaired
- body type — type used in the main text of printed matter, generally less than 14 points.
- body wrap — a beauty treatment in which the body is covered in lotion and wrapped tightly in strips of cloth in order to promote weight loss or improve skin tone
- bog paper — toilet paper
- bold type — a weight of type characterized by thick heavy lines, as the entry words in a dictionary
- bolograph — a record made by a bolometer
- bombproof — capable of withstanding the impact of bombs
- bonaparte — Jérôme (ʒerom), brother of Napoleon I. 1784–1860, king of Westphalia (1807–13)
- book post — a special system and rate for posting books
- booked up — If a hotel, restaurant, theatre, or transport service is booked up, it has no rooms, tables, or tickets left for a time or date.
- bookpaper — the paper used in printing books, especially when of superior quality.
- bookplate — A bookplate is a piece of decorated paper which is stuck in the front of a book and on which the owner's name is printed or written.
- boot camp — In the United States, a boot camp is a camp where people who have just joined the army, navy, or marines are trained.
- boot-tops — the area between the water lines of a ship when fully loaded and when unloaded.
- bootstrap — If you bootstrap an organization or an activity, you set it up or achieve it alone, using very few resources.
- boozed-up — intoxicated; drunk
- bop stack — A BOP stack is one of two or more units which control well pressure, and contain the wellhead and blowout preventers.
- borescope — a long narrow optical device used to inspect the interior of a tight space
- boskopoid — of, relating to, or characteristic of Boskop man or the culture or habitat of Boskop man.
- bottle up — If you bottle up strong feelings, you do not express them or show them, especially when this makes you tense or angry.
- bottom-up — from the lowest level of a hierarchy or process to the top
- box pleat — a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it
- box stoop — a high stoop reached by a flight or flights of steps alongside the building front.
- boxkeeper — an attendant responsible for theatre boxes
- broomrape — any orobanchaceous plant of the genus Orobanche: brownish small-flowered leafless parasites on the roots of other plants, esp on legumes
- 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
- bubbletop — a transparent dome, usually made of plastic or bulletproof glass, that serves as the roof or part of the roof of an automotive vehicle.