9-letter words containing b, r, a, n
- ashburton — 1st Baron, Baring, Alexander.
- aubergine — An aubergine is a vegetable with a smooth, dark purple skin.
- aurangzeb — 1618–1707, Mogul emperor of Hindustan (1658–1707), whose reign marked both the height of Mogul prosperity and the decline of its power through the revolts of the Marathas
- aurobindo — Sri (Sri Aurobindo Ghose) 1872–1950, Indian scholar and spiritual leader.
- aurungzeb — Aurangzeb
- avicebron — (Solomon ben Judah ibn-Gabirol) 1021?–58, Jewish poet and philosopher in Spain.
- ayckbourn — Sir Alan. born 1939, English dramatist. His plays include Absurd Person Singular (1973), the trilogy The Norman Conquests (1974), A Chorus of Disapproval (1985), House and Garden (2000), and Private Fears in Public Places (2004)
- baboonery — uncouth or brutish behaviour
- backprint — The mark or impression left by a person's back having been pressed against a surface.
- backronym — an existing word turned into an acronym by creating an apt phrase whose initial letters match the word, as to help remember it or offer a theory of its origin. For example, rap has been said to be a backronym of “rhythm and poetry.”.
- backround — Misspelling of background.
- bacterins — a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.
- badgering — any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia.
- badinerie — a name given in the 18th century to a type of quick, light movement in a suite
- baignoire — a theatre box on the lowest level
- bairnlike — childlike
- bakhtaran — city in W Iran: pop. 561,000
- balancers — Plural form of balancer.
- balk ring — A balk ring is a rotating part of a gearbox that prevents the gears from engaging too early.
- ball fern — a feathery fern, Davallia trichomanoides, of Malaysia, having rhizomes covered with toothed scales.
- ballerina — A ballerina is a woman ballet dancer.
- balzarine — a light cotton and wool fabric used for dress-making
- banbridge — a district in S Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 43 083 (2003 est). Area: 442 sq km (170 sq miles)
- band-role — a small flag or streamer fastened to a lance, masthead, etc.
- bandalore — an old-fashioned type of yo-yo
- bandbrake — a device used to measure the power of brakes
- bandelier — Adolph Francis Alphonse, 1840–1914, U.S. anthropologist, archaeologist, and historian, born in Switzerland.
- 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
- bandurria — a Spanish musical instrument of the guitar family with six pairs of double strings.
- baneberry — any ranunculaceous plant of the genus Actaea, esp A. spicata, which has small white flowers and red or white poisonous berries
- bangalore — a city in S India, capital of Karnataka state: printing, textiles, pharmaceuticals. Pop: 4 292 223 (2001)
- bangaluru — a city in and the capital of Karnataka, in SW India.
- bangarang — A commotion.
- banisters — the railing and supporting balusters on a staircase; balustrade
- bank barn — a barn built into the side of a hill or with earth banked around it, often a two-story barn thus having a ground-level entrance for each story.
- bank card — A bank card is a plastic card which your bank gives you so you can get money from your bank account using a cash machine. It is also called an ATM card in American English. In Britain, you also use bank cards to prove who you are when you pay for something by cheque.
- bank giro — a British giro system operated by clearing banks to enable customers to pay sums of money to others by credit transfer
- bank raid — an attack on a bank, often involving firearms and violence, with the aim of stealing money or other valuables
- bank rate — The bank rate is the rate of interest at which a bank lends money, especially the minimum rate of interest that banks are allowed to charge, which is decided from time to time by the country's central bank.
- bankerish — resembling or befitting a banker, especially in being perceived as reserved and conservative in dress and demeanor: a model of bankerish decorum.
- bankrolls — Plural form of bankroll.
- bankrupts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt.
- banner ad — A banner ad is a large advertisement on a website that stretches across the top or down the side of the window. It usually contains a link to the advertiser's website.
- bannerets — Plural form of banneret.
- bannerman — a person who carries a flag or banner; standard-bearer.
- bannerols — Plural form of bannerol.
- bannister — Sir Roger (Gilbert). born 1929, British athlete and doctor: first man to run a mile in under four minutes (1954)