9-letter words containing b, o, y, a
- bloomsday — an annual celebration in Dublin on 16 June of the life of James Joyce and, in particular, his novel Ulysses, which is entirely set in Dublin on 16 June 1904
- blow away — If you say that you are blown away by something, or if it blows you away, you mean that you are very impressed by it.
- bodh gaya — a village in central Bihar, in NE India: site of tree under which Siddhartha became the Buddha.
- body hair — hair that grows on the body as opposed to the head or face
- body mass — the ratio of a person's weight to their height
- 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 slam — a wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and hurled to the mat, landing on his or her back.
- body wave — Geology. a transverse or longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth (distinguished from surface wave).
- 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
- body-slam — to lift and throw (someone) to the ground, as in wrestling
- bodyboard — a surfboard that is shorter and blunter than the standard board and on which the surfer lies rather than stands
- bodyguard — A bodyguard is a person or a group of people employed to protect someone.
- boghazkoy — a village in N central Turkey: site of the ancient Hittite city of Hattusas.
- boil away — When you boil away a liquid, or when it boils away, it is boiled until all of it changes into steam or vapour.
- boogeyman — a frightening imaginary being, often one used as a threat in disciplining children
- boom baby — a person born in the years of the baby boom
- boy racer — British journalists sometimes refer to young men who drive very fast, especially in expensive and powerful cars, as boy racers.
- buoy boat — a boat used in whaling for holding and towing the whales killed during a hunt.
- buoyantly — in a happy, confident manner
- by a nose — by the length of the animal's nose in horse racing, etc.
- by way of — You use by way of when you are explaining the purpose of something that you have said or are about to say. For example, if you say something by way of an introduction, you say it as an introduction.
- byrewoman — a woman who works in a byre
- cabin boy — a boy who waits on the officers and passengers of a ship
- cargo bay — the large central area of the space shuttle orbiter's fuselage in which payloads and their support equipment are carried. Also called payload bay. Compare bay2 (def 2a).
- casco bay — bay on the SW coast of Maine, on which Portland is located
- colorably — in a colourable manner
- columbary — a dovecote
- conybeare — William Daniel. 1787–1857, British geologist. He summarized all that was known about rocks at the time in Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales (1822)
- countably — in a countable manner
- cryobanks — Plural form of cryobank.
- cryocable — a highly conducting electrical cable cooled with a refrigerant such as liquid nitrogen
- cupboardy — (rare) Cupboardlike: for example small, fusty or poorly lit.
- day labor — workers hired on a daily basis only, especially unskilled labor.
- daybeacon — an unlighted navigational beacon used as a daymark.
- diabolify — (transitive) To ascribe diabolical qualities to; to change into, or represent as, a devil.
- diabology — the study of the devil or devils
- doability — Feasibility; practicability.
- doggy bag — a small bag provided on request by a restaurant for a customer to carry home leftovers of a meal, ostensibly to feed a dog or other pet.
- doubleday — Abner, 1819–93, U.S. army officer; sometimes credited with inventing the modern game of baseball.
- doubtably — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- duobinary — denoting a communications system for coding digital data in which three data bands are used, 0, +1, –1
- embryonal — Embryonic.
- enjoyable — (of an activity or occasion) giving delight or pleasure.
- enjoyably — In an enjoyable manner.
- favorably — characterized by approval or support; positive: a favorable report.
- ferryboat — a boat used to transport passengers, vehicles, etc., across a river or the like.
- garbology — the study of the material discarded by a society to learn what it reveals about social or cultural patterns.
- geobotany — phytogeography.
- goody bag — A goody bag is a bag of little gifts, often given away by manufacturers in order to encourage people to try their products.