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9-letter words containing b, o, t

  • ambrotype — an early type of glass negative that could be made to appear as a positive by backing it with black varnish or paper
  • ambulator — a person who walks
  • amebocyte — any cell capable of moving like an amoeba, esp. one that floats freely in the blood or other body fluids, such as a white blood corpuscle
  • anabiotic — a bringing back to consciousness; reanimation after apparent death.
  • anabolite — a product of anabolism
  • antilabor — opposed to labor unions or to the interests of workers
  • approbate — to accept as valid
  • arboretum — An arboretum is a specially designed garden of different types of trees.
  • arborists — Plural form of arborist.
  • arbuthnot — John. 1667–1735, Scottish physician and satirist: author of The History of John Bull (1712) and, with others, of the Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus (1741)
  • archabbot — In certain Catholic (notably Benedictine) congregations, the title of the general superior, ranking above all other abbots, vested in a particular abbey, which hence is called an archabbey (usually its motherhouse, such as Beuron, which gave its name to a Benedictine congregation).
  • artmobile — a truck trailer outfitted to transport and exhibit works of art in areas without access to museums.
  • asbestoid — Mineralogy. a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles.
  • asbestous — having the look, structure or qualities of asbestos
  • ascorbate — a salt of ascorbic acid
  • ashburton — 1st Baron, Baring, Alexander.
  • astrolabe — an instrument used by early astronomers to measure the altitude of stars and planets and also as a navigational aid. It consists of a graduated circular disc with a movable sighting device
  • at bottom — You use at bottom to emphasize that you are stating what you think is the real nature of something or the real truth about a situation.
  • atom bomb — atomic bomb
  • atom-bomb — to bomb (a target) with an atomic bomb.
  • attleboro — a city in SE Massachusetts.
  • autobahns — Plural form of autobahn.
  • autophoby — the reluctance to refer to oneself or be egotistical
  • b-toolkit — (tool, programming, product)   A set of software tools designed to support a rigorous or formal development of software systems using the B-Method. The Toolkit also provides a development environment automating the management of all associated files, ensuring that the entire development, including code and documentation, is always in a consistent state. The Toolkit includes: a specification, design and code configuration management system, including integrity and dependency management and source file editing facilities; a set of software specification and design analysis tools, which includes syntax checkers, type checkers and a specification animator; a set of verification tools, which includes a proof-obligation generator and automatic and interactive provers; a set of coding tools, which includes a translator, linker, rapid prototyping facilities and a reusable specification/code module library; a documentation tool for automatically producing fully cross-referenced and indexed type-set documents from source files; a re-making tool for automatically re-checking and re-generating specifications, designs, code and documentation after modifications to source files. A normal licence costs 25,000 pounds, academic 6,250 pounds.
  • babacoote — a species of large lemur, Lichanotus brevicaudatus, native to Madagascar
  • babington — Anthony 1561–86, English conspirator, executed for organizing an unsuccessful plot (1586) to assassinate Elizabeth I and place Mary, Queen of Scots, on the English throne
  • baby spot — a small spotlight, usually 250–400 watts, used to highlight a specific section of a stage setting or acting area.
  • backcloth — A backcloth is a large piece of cloth, often with scenery or buildings painted on it, that is hung at the back of a stage while a play is being performed.
  • backcourt — In sports such tennis and badminton, the backcourt is the section of each side of the court that is furthest from the net. In basketball, the backcourt is the rear part of the court, where the defense plays. You can also use backcourt to refer to the members of a team who play mainly in this part of the court.
  • backstops — Plural form of backstop.
  • backstory — the events which take place before, and which help to bring about, the events portrayed in a film
  • bacon fat — fat made by rendering bacon
  • bacterio- — indicating bacteria or an action or condition relating to or characteristic of bacteria
  • bacteroid — resembling a bacterium
  • bad actor — a mean, ill-tempered, troublemaking, or evil person.
  • bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
  • bad-mouth — If someone bad-mouths you, they say unpleasant things about you, especially when you are not there to defend yourself.
  • badminton — Badminton is a game played by two or four players on a rectangular court with a high net across the middle. The players try to score points by hitting a small object called a shuttlecock across the net using a racket.
  • badmouths — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth.
  • bakestone — a flat stone placed in or near an oven or fire, for baking cakes on
  • baleboste — a capable, efficient housewife, especially a traditional Jewish one, devoted to maintaining a well-run home.
  • ball foot — a ball-like turned foot, used especially in the 16th and 17th centuries.
  • ballonets — Plural form of ballonet.
  • ballotade — a movement similar to a croupade except that the horse draws in its hind legs so that the iron of the shoes is visible.
  • balloters — Plural form of balloter.
  • balloting — voting in an election
  • ballotini — small glass beads used in reflective paints
  • ballpoint — A ballpoint or a ballpoint pen is a pen with a very small metal ball at the end which transfers the ink from the pen onto a surface.
  • baltimore — a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)
  • bandicoot — any agile terrestrial marsupial of the family Peramelidae of Australia and New Guinea. They have a long pointed muzzle and a long tail and feed mainly on small invertebrates
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