9-letter words containing c, a, b, o
- boot camp — In the United States, a boot camp is a camp where people who have just joined the army, navy, or marines are trained.
- bootblack — a person whose work is shining shoes and boots
- bop stack — A BOP stack is one of two or more units which control well pressure, and contain the wellhead and blowout preventers.
- boschvark — a bush pig of S Africa
- botanical — Botanical books, research, and activities relate to the scientific study of plants.
- boy racer — British journalists sometimes refer to young men who drive very fast, especially in expensive and powerful cars, as boy racers.
- brabancon — one of a variety of the Brussels griffon having a short, smooth coat.
- bracteole — a secondary bract subtending a flower within an inflorescence
- branchio- — gills
- bricolage — the jumbled effect produced by the close proximity of buildings from different periods and in different architectural styles
- broach to — to turn or swing so that the beam faces the waves and wind and there is danger of swamping or capsizing
- broachers — Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
- broadcast — A broadcast is a programme, performance, or speech on the radio or on television.
- bromantic — noting or pertaining to a bromance: You might call this movie a bromantic comedy.
- bronchial — Bronchial means affecting or concerned with the bronchial tubes.
- buckboard — an open four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with the seat attached to a flexible board between the front and rear axles
- bush coat — a belted, hip-length, shirtlike jacket, usually with four patch pockets and a notched collar, adapted from the hunting coat customarily worn in the African bush.
- caballero — a Spanish gentleman
- cabassous — Plural form of cabassou.
- cabin boy — a boy who waits on the officers and passengers of a ship
- cable box — an electronic device that allows cable television channels to be viewed by a subscriber.
- cabo rojo — a city in SW Puerto Rico.
- cabochons — Plural form of cabochon.
- cabriolet — A cabriolet is a type of car with two doors and a convertible top.
- calabogus — a mixed drink containing rum, spruce beer, and molasses
- calaboose — a prison; jail
- calembour — a pun
- callboard — a notice board listing opportunities for performers
- cambiform — resembling a cambium
- cambodian — of or relating to Cambodia or its inhabitants
- canalboat — a long narrow boat used on canals, esp for carrying freight
- cancelbot — a computer program that deletes unwanted mailings to internet usergroups
- candomble — any of a number of similar religious cults in Brazil that combine elements of Roman Catholicism with elements of West African, esp Yoruba, and South American Indian religions
- canoeable — (of a river, etc) able to be navigated in a canoe
- canrobert — François Certain [frahn-swa ser-tan] /frɑ̃ˈswa sɛrˈtɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1809–95, French marshal.
- carambola — a tree, Averrhoa carambola, probably native to Brazil but cultivated in the tropics, esp SE Asia, for its edible fruit
- carambole — to make a carom
- carbachol — a cholinergic agent, C6H15ClN2O2, used for various ophthalmic purposes, such as the treating of glaucoma
- carbamino — relating to the compound produced when carbon dioxide reacts with an amino group
- carbanion — a negatively charged organic ion in which most of the negative charge is localized on a carbon atom
- carbazole — a colourless insoluble solid obtained from coal tar and used in the production of some dyes. Formula: C12H9N
- carbolise — phenolate (def 2).
- carbolize — to treat or sterilize with phenol
- carbon 12 — the isotopic carbon atom that comprises 99 percent of naturally occurring carbon, and that since 1961 has been used as the standard for atomic weight by representing a unit of 12.00000.
- carbon 13 — the stable isotope of carbon having an atomic mass number 13, used as a tracer.
- carbon 14 — radiocarbon (def 1).
- carbonade — a stew of beef and onions cooked in beer
- carbonado — a piece of meat, fish, etc, scored and grilled
- carbonara — a sauce, containing cream, bacon, cheese and egg, that is usually served with pasta
- carbonari — a secret political society with liberal republican aims, originating in S Italy about 1811 and particularly engaged in the struggle for Italian unification