9-letter words containing b, r, u, t
- by nature — essentially or innately
- by repute — If you know someone by repute, you have never met them but you have heard or read about them.
- by return — by the next post back to the sender
- byproduct — A byproduct is something that is produced during the manufacture or processing of another product.
- carburate — carburet.
- club root — a disease of plants of the cabbage family, caused by a slime mold (Plasmodiophora brassicae) and characterized by swellings of the roots
- combretum — any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Combretum, native mainly to tropical and subtropical Africa and producing attractive flowers
- combustor — the combustion system of a jet engine or ramjet, comprising the combustion chamber, the fuel injection apparatus, and the igniter
- courbette — A movement in dressage in which the horse makes a series of jumps on the hind legs with the forelegs in the air.
- crotonbug — species of cockroach
- crumbiest — Superlative form of crumby.
- cubatures — Plural form of cubature.
- cube root — The cube root of a number is another number that makes the first number when it is multiplied by itself twice. For example, the cube root of 8 is 2.
- cucurbits — Plural form of cucurbit.
- curbstone — A curbstone is one of the stones that form a curb.
- cybernaut — a person who is an expert in or uses the internet a lot
- danburite — a rare mineral, calcium borosilicate, CaB 2 Si 2 O 8 , occurring in pegmatite in yellow or colorless crystals resembling topaz.
- debenture — A debenture is a type of savings bond which offers a fixed rate of interest over a long period. Debentures are usually issued by a company or a government agency.
- disturbed — marked by symptoms of mental illness: a disturbed personality.
- disturber — Someone or something that disturbs; a disrupter.
- downburst — a strong downward current of air from a cumulonimbus cloud, often associated with intense thunderstorms.
- drag bunt — an in-motion bunt for a base hit usually attempted by a left-handed batter, who starts for first base while trailing the bat to meet the ball, without squaring around, in order to catch the infield by surprise. Compare sacrifice (def 6).
- drawtubes — Plural form of drawtube.
- drumbeats — Plural form of drumbeat.
- dumbarton — Also, Dunbarton [duhn-bahr-tn] /dʌnˈbɑr tn/ (Show IPA). Also called Dumbartonshire [duhm-bahr-tn-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈbɑr tnˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in W Scotland.
- dunbarton — former county of W Scotland
- exuberant — Filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement.
- exuberate — (obsolete) To abound; to be in great abundance.
- fabritius — Carel [kah-ruh l] /ˈkɑ rəl/ (Show IPA), 1622–54, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- fabulator — a person who fabulates, a story-teller
- faribault — a city in SE Minnesota.
- fitchburg — a city in N Massachusetts.
- four bits — 50 cents.
- fruit bat — any fruit-eating bat, especially of the suborder Megachiroptera, of tropical regions throughout the Old World, typically having erect, catlike ears and large eyes adapted for night vision, and either tailless or with a rudimentary tail, the numerous species ranging in wingspan from 10 inches to 5 feet (25 cm to 1.5 meters).
- fulbright — (James) William, 1905–95, U.S. politician: senator 1945–74.
- gastropub — a bar that serves good food and high-quality alcoholic beverages.
- germ tube — a tube produced by a germinating spore, such as the pollen tube produced by a pollen grain
- gobstruck — (slang, chiefly, UK) gobsmacked; astonished; astounded.
- grout box — a conical object of expanded metal, buried in poured concrete with an anchor bolt held in its inner and smaller end.
- grubstake — provisions, gear, etc., furnished to a prospector on condition of participating in the profits of any discoveries.
- gutenberg — Johannes [yoh-hahn-uh s] /yoʊˈhɑn əs/ (Show IPA), (Johann Gensfleisch) c1400–68, German printer: credited with invention of printing from movable type.
- heartburn — an uneasy burning sensation in the stomach, typically extending toward the esophagus, and sometimes associated with the eructation of an acid fluid.
- hereabout — about this place; in this neighborhood.
- hubristic — excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.
- humbert i — (Umberto I) 1844–1900, king of Italy 1878–1900.
- incubator — an apparatus in which eggs are hatched artificially.
- interclub — a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- intraclub — Within a club.
- inumbrate — (obsolete) To shade; to darken.
- jambuster — (Canada, Manitoba and northwestern Ontario) A doughnut filled with jam.