9-letter words containing d, o, b
- bode plot — A Bode plot is the graph of amplitude (in decibels) and phase against frequency (in logarithmic format).
- bodeguero — a wine-seller or grocer
- bodements — a foreboding or omen; presentiment.
- bodenheim — Maxwell, 1892–1954, U.S. poet and novelist.
- bodh gaya — a village in central Bihar, in NE India: site of tree under which Siddhartha became the Buddha.
- body belt — a wide belt used to support the back, or to provide protection or warmth
- body blow — A body blow is something that causes great disappointment and difficulty to someone who is trying to achieve something.
- body cell — somatic cell.
- body copy — the main part of an advertisement, as opposed to headlines, etc
- body drop — a judo throw executed by grabbing the opponent as one is turning one's back and then extending a leg to pull the opponent down over it.
- body hair — hair that grows on the body as opposed to the head or face
- body mass — the ratio of a person's weight to their height
- body mike — a microphone attached to the body
- body odor — Body odor is an unpleasant smell caused by sweat on a person's body.
- body part — a part of a human body
- body plan — Biology. the basic shape of members of an animal phylum; the general structure each individual organism assumes as it develops. Compare bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry.
- body shop — a place where the bodywork of motor vehicles is built or repaired
- body slam — a wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and hurled to the mat, landing on his or her back.
- body type — type used in the main text of printed matter, generally less than 14 points.
- body wave — Geology. a transverse or longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth (distinguished from surface wave).
- body wrap — a beauty treatment in which the body is covered in lotion and wrapped tightly in strips of cloth in order to promote weight loss or improve skin tone
- body-line — denoting or relating to fast bowling aimed at the batsman's body
- body-mike — to equip with a body mike: The star was body-miked, but he was still inaudible.
- body-slam — to lift and throw (someone) to the ground, as in wrestling
- body-surf — to ride a wave by lying on it without a surfboard
- bodyboard — a surfboard that is shorter and blunter than the standard board and on which the surfer lies rather than stands
- bodycheck — obstruction of another player
- bodyguard — A bodyguard is a person or a group of people employed to protect someone.
- bodyshell — the external shell of a motor vehicle
- bogorodsk — former name of Noginsk.
- boieldieu — François Adrien [frahn-swa a-dree-an] /frɑ̃ˈswa a driˈɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1775–1834, French composer.
- boil down — When you boil down a liquid or food, or when it boils down, it is boiled until there is less of it because some of the water in it has changed into steam or vapour.
- bold face — a weight of type characterized by thick heavy lines, as the entry words in this dictionary
- bold type — a weight of type characterized by thick heavy lines, as the entry words in a dictionary
- bold-face — type or print that has thick, heavy lines, used for emphasis, headings, etc. This is a sample of boldface.
- boldfaced — impudent or forward in manner
- bollywood — the Indian film industry
- bolstered — a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
- bolt down — fasten, secure sth
- bombarded — to attack or batter with artillery fire.
- bombarder — a person or thing which bombards
- bombardon — a brass instrument of the tuba type, similar to a sousaphone
- bombycoid — relating to moths of the family Bombycidae
- bona fide — If something or someone is bona fide, they are genuine or real.
- bonderize — to coat (steel) with an anticorrosive phosphate solution, usually in preparation for the application of paint, enamel, or lacquer.
- bondslave — a person held in bondage.
- bondstone — a long stone or brick laid in a wall as a header
- bondwoman — a female serf or slave
- bone idle — very idle; extremely lazy
- bonetired — completely exhausted