9-letter words containing b, o, r, e
- backshore — the area of a beach above the usual high tide mark
- bacterio- — indicating bacteria or an action or condition relating to or characteristic of bacteria
- bacteroid — resembling a bacterium
- baignoire — a theatre box on the lowest level
- bakeboard — a board on which bread dough is rolled and kneaded
- balloters — Plural form of balloter.
- baltimore — a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)
- band-role — a small flag or streamer fastened to a lance, masthead, etc.
- bandalore — an old-fashioned type of yo-yo
- banderole — a long narrow flag, usually with forked ends, esp one attached to the masthead of a ship; pennant
- bandoleer — a broad belt worn over one shoulder and across the chest, with pockets for carrying ammunition, etc.
- bandolero — a highwayman; a robber
- bandolier — a soldier's broad shoulder belt having small pockets or loops for cartridges
- bangalore — a city in S India, capital of Karnataka state: printing, textiles, pharmaceuticals. Pop: 4 292 223 (2001)
- bannerols — Plural form of bannerol.
- barberton — a city in NE Ohio.
- barbitone — a long-acting barbiturate used medicinally, usually in the form of the sodium salt, as a sedative or hypnotic
- barbotine — a type of clay paste used in making decorated pottery
- barcarole — a Venetian boat song in a time of six or twelve quaver beats to the bar
- barcelona — the chief port of Spain, on the NE Mediterranean coast: seat of the Republican government during the Civil War (1936–39); the commercial capital of Spain. Pop: 1 582 738 (2003 est)
- bare-root — of or relating to a tree or shrub prepared for transplanting by having all or most of the soil removed from about its roots.
- bareboned — short of resources
- barenboim — Daniel. born 1942, Israeli concert pianist and conductor, born in Argentina
- bargepole — a long pole used to propel a barge
- barhopped — Simple past tense and past participle of barhop.
- baritones — Plural form of baritone.
- barklouse — any of numerous insects of the order Psocoptera that live on the bark of trees and other plants.
- 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.
- baronetcy — the rank, position, or patent of a baronet
- barophile — An organism that lives and thrives under high barometric pressure; a form of extremophile.
- baroquely — in a baroque fashion
- baroscope — any instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, esp a manometer with one side open to the atmosphere
- barouches — Plural form of barouche.
- barperson — a person who serves in a pub: used esp in advertisements
- barrymore — a US family of actors, esp Ethel (1879–1959), John (1882–1942), Lionel (1878–1954), and Drew (born 1975)
- base form — the simplest form of a word, to which inflections may be added
- baseboard — A baseboard is a narrow length of wood which goes along the bottom of a wall in a room and makes a border between the walls and the floor.
- batchelor — (British) alternative spelling of bachelor.
- bathrobes — Plural form of bathrobe.
- bay shore — a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- be in for — If you say that someone is in for a shock or a surprise, you mean that they are going to experience it.
- be mother — to pour the tea
- be rid of — to be freed from or relieved of (something undesirable)
- beachgoer — a person who goes to the beach, esp frequently
- bear down — If someone or something bears down on you, they move quickly towards you in a threatening way.
- beatboxer — (music) A performer who imitates the sound of musical instruments, especially percussion, with his or her voice.
- beaverton — a town in NW Oregon.
- beclamour — to clamour excessively