9-letter words containing b
- acerbated — Simple past tense and past participle of acerbate.
- acerbates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acerbate.
- acrobatic — An acrobatic movement or display involves difficult physical acts such as jumping and balancing, especially in a circus.
- acrophobe — a person who is abnormally afraid of heights
- ad verbum — word for word; verbatim
- adam bede — a novel (1859) by George Eliot.
- adaptable — If you describe a person or animal as adaptable, you mean that they are able to change their ideas or behaviour in order to deal with new situations.
- adaptably — In an adaptable manner.
- adherable — having the ability to adhere
- adiabatic — (of a thermodynamic process) taking place without loss or gain of heat
- adlibbing — to improvise all or part of (a speech, a piece of music, etc.): to ad-lib one's lines.
- admirable — An admirable quality or action is one that deserves to be praised and admired.
- admirably — worthy of admiration; inspiring approval, reverence, or affection.
- adobelike — made using a material similar to adobe
- adoptable — able to be adopted
- adorkable — socially inept or unfashionable in a charming or endearing way
- adsorbant — Adsorbent.
- adsorbate — a substance that has been or is to be adsorbed on a surface
- adsorbent — capable of adsorption
- adsorbing — Present participle of adsorb.
- adumbrant — Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance; shadowing forth.
- adumbrate — to outline; give a faint indication of
- adverbial — Adverbial means relating to adverbs or like an adverb.
- advisable — If you tell someone that it is advisable to do something, you are suggesting that they should do it, because it is sensible or is likely to achieve the result they want.
- advisably — Wisely, in an advisable manner.
- aerobatic — (used with a plural verb) stunts performed in flight by an airplane, glider, or the like.
- aerobiont — an organism that requires oxygen to survive
- aerobrake — to perform aerobraking
- aerophobe — a person who suffers from aerophobia
- affixable — Capable of being affixed.
- afro-comb — a comb with a handle and long teeth used esp on curly hair
- afterbeat — a secondary, weaker half of a musical beat.
- afterbody — any discarded part that continues to trail a satellite, rocket, etc, in orbit
- agreeable — If something is agreeable, it is pleasant and you enjoy it.
- agreeably — to one's liking; pleasing: agreeable manners; an agreeable sensation.
- ahmedabad — a city in W India, in Gujarat: famous for its mosque. Pop: 3 515 361 (2001)
- air blast — a jet of air produced mechanically.
- air brake — Air brakes are brakes which are used on heavy vehicles such as buses and trains and which are operated by means of compressed air.
- air brick — a ceramic or metal unit the size of a brick, open at the sides for admitting air to a building interior.
- air-bound — stopped up by air.
- airbrakes — Plural form of airbrake.
- airbricks — Plural form of airbrick.
- airbursts — Plural form of airburst.
- airmobile — capable of being moved by air, esp by helicopter
- aitchbone — the rump bone or floor of the pelvis in cattle
- akwa ibom — a state of Nigeria, on the Gulf of Guinea. Capital: Uyo. Pop: 3 920 208 (2006). Area: 7081 sq km (2734 sq miles)
- al farabi — died a.d. 950, Arab philosopher.
- al-farabi — Mohammed ibn Tarkhan. died 950, Muslim philosopher, physician, and mathematician, of central Asian origin
- alabamian — of or relating to Alabama or its inhabitants
- alabamine — (formerly) astatine. Symbol: Ab.