9-letter words containing b, r, o, d
- formboard — a board or slab serving as a form for poured concrete.
- foulbrood — any of several bacterial diseases of honeybee larvae, characterized by the putrefying of body tissues.
- freeboard — Nautical. the distance between the level of the water and the upper surface of the freeboard deck amidships at the side of a hull: regulated by the agencies of various countries according to the construction of the hull, the type of cargo carried, the area of the world in which it sails, the type of water, and the season of the year. Compare load line. (on a cargo vessel) the distance between the uppermost deck considered fully watertight and the official load line. the portion of the side of a hull that is above the water.
- fretboard — a fingerboard with frets, as on a guitar.
- gameboard — A portable surface on which a game is played, and which is marked for play of that game.
- gangboard — a raised walk on a sailing ship, crossing the waist and connecting the forecastle directly with the quarterdeck.
- garderobe — a wardrobe or its contents.
- godesberg — a city in W Germany, SE of Bonn.
- goldbrick — Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
- goldsboro — a city in E North Carolina.
- gray body — any body that emits radiation at each wavelength in a constant ratio less than unity to that emitted by a black body at the same temperature.
- grey body — a body that emits radiation in constant proportion to the corresponding black-body radiation
- harboured — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- hard boot — (operating system) A boot which resets the entire system. The phrase has connations of hostility toward, or frustration with, the computer being booted. For example, "I'll have to hard boot this losing Sun", or "I recommend booting it hard". Hard boots are often performed with a power cycle. Contrast soft boot. See also cold boot and reboot
- hard-boil — to boil (an egg) until the yolk and white have become firm or solid.
- hardboard — a material made from wood fibers compressed into sheets, having many household and industrial uses.
- hardbound — (of a book) bound with a stiff cover, usually of cloth or leather; casebound.
- headboard — a board forming the head of anything, especially of a bed.
- herd-book — a book containing the pedigrees of breeds of pigs, cattle, etc
- herdbooks — Plural form of herdbook.
- holderbat — a bracket that supports a pipe and fastens it to a wall or surface
- honeybird — Any of several drab honeyguides, of the genus Prodotiscus, from sub-Saharan Africa.
- hybridoma — a hybrid cell made in the laboratory by fusing a normal cell with a cancer cell, usually a myeloma or lymphoma, in order to combine desired features of each, as the ability of the cancer cell to multiply rapidly with the ability of the normal cell to dictate the production of a specific antibody.
- hybridous — of or relating to a hybrid
- hydrobomb — an aerial torpedo equipped with a rocket engine that propels it after the torpedo has entered the water.
- interbond — (chemistry) Between bonds.
- ironbound — bound with iron.
- jaborandi — any of several South American shrubs belonging to the genus Pilocarpus, of the rue family.
- job order — a written order to a worker or group of workers to perform a certain job.
- jobholder — a person who has a regular or steady job.
- keyboards — Plural form of keyboard.
- kickboard — a buoyant, usually small board that is used to support the arms of a swimmer, used chiefly in practicing kicking movements.
- kirovabad — a city in NW Azerbaijan.
- kiteboard — A specialized light weight wakeboard used for kiteboarding.
- kneeboard — a short board for surfing or water-skiing in a kneeling position.
- labor day — (in the U.S.) a legal holiday, commonly the first Monday in September, in honor of labor.
- landboard — a narrow board, with wheels larger than those on a skateboard, usually ridden while standing
- langobard — Lombard1 (def 2).
- lapboards — Plural form of lapboard.
- leeboards — Plural form of leeboard.
- lensboard — the usually removable front panel of a view camera or enlarger on which the lens is mounted.
- lobstered — Simple past tense and past participle of lobster.
- lombardia — a region of N central Italy, bordering on the Alps: dominated by prosperous lordships and city-states during the Middle Ages; later ruled by Spain and then by Austria before becoming part of Italy in 1859; intensively cultivated and in parts highly industrialized. Pop: 9 108 645 (2003 est). Area: 23 804 sq km (9284 sq miles)
- lombardic — a native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
- longbeard — bellarmine.
- longboard — A type of long surfboard.
- longobard — Lombard1 (def 2).
- love bird — any of various small parrots, especially of the genus Agapornis, of Africa, noted for the affection shown one another and often kept as pets.
- lovebirds — any of various small parrots, especially of the genus Agapornis, of Africa, noted for the affection shown one another and often kept as pets.
- low board — a diving board 1 meter (3.2 feet) above the water.