9-letter words containing b, r, o, e
- overbuild — to erect too many buildings in (an area).
- overbuilt — Simple past tense and past participle of overbuild.
- owensboro — a city in NW Kentucky, on the Ohio River.
- paderborn — a city in North Rhine–Westphalia, in NW Germany.
- parboiled — to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
- pepperbox — a small box with perforations in the top, for sprinkling pepper.
- perborate — a salt of perboric acid, as sodium perborate, NaBO 3 ⋅4H 2 O, used for bleaching, disinfecting, etc.
- perfboard — hardboard with perforations into which pegs or hooks can be inserted for hanging or displaying objects.
- peribolos — a colonnade or wall surrounding a Classical temple
- peribonca — a river in central Quebec, Canada, flowing S to Lake St. John. 280 miles (451 km) long.
- pokeberry — the berry of the pokeweed.
- porbeagle — a shark of the genus Lamna, especially L. nasus, a large, voracious species of the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans.
- portobelo — a small port in Panama, on the Caribbean northeast of Colón: the most important port in South America in colonial times; declined with the opening of the Panama Canal. Pop: 3300 (1997)
- potboiler — a mediocre work of literature or art produced merely for financial gain.
- pourboire — a gratuity; tip.
- powerboat — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- preabsorb — to absorb beforehand or in advance
- prebiotic — of or relating to chemicals or environmental conditions existing before the development of the first living things.
- premorbid — suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.: a morbid interest in death.
- preobtain — to obtain in advance
- prepueblo — belonging to the period before the Pueblo Indians
- presbyope — a person with presbyopia
- press box — a press section, especially at a sports event.
- probative — serving or designed for testing or trial.
- proembryo — any of the stages prior to embryo formation in plants
- proscribe — to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
- proverbed — a short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought; adage; saw.
- pureblood — an individual, especially an animal, whose ancestry consists of a single strain or type unmixed with any other.
- quebracho — any of several tropical American trees of the genus Schinopsis, having very hard wood, especially S. lorentzii, the wood and bark of which are important in tanning and dyeing.
- raceabout — a small, sloop-rigged racing yacht with a short bowsprit.
- rainbowed — containing, resembling, or involving a rainbow
- raise hob — to cause mischief or disturbance
- ramble on — to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner: They rambled through the shops until closing time.
- rare book — a book that is distinguished by its early printing date, its limited issue, the special character of the edition or binding, or its historical interest.
- rattlebox — any of various tropical and subtropical leguminous plants that have inflated pods within which the seeds rattle
- raw-boned — having little flesh, especially on a large-boned frame; gaunt.
- razorable — able to be shaved
- re-absorb — to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up: A sponge absorbs water.
- re-embody — to embody again
- re-obtain — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- rebellion — open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler.
- reblochon — a soft French cheese
- reblossom — (of a plant or flower) to blossom again
- reboation — a repeated bellowing sound
- rebounder — a player who excels in gaining hold of rebounds.
- recombine — to bring into or join in a close union or whole; unite: She combined the ingredients to make the cake. They combined the two companies.
- redoubler — a person who redoubles
- redoubted — dreaded; formidable.
- removable — that may be removed.
- rent book — a document that acts as a record of the regular amounts of money that you have paid as rent for accommodation