9-letter words containing d, r
- baud barf — (jargon) /bawd barf/ The garbage one gets on the display screen when using a modem connection with some protocol setting (especially line speed) incorrect, or when someone picks up a voice extension on the same line, or when really bad line noise disrupts the connection. Baud barf is not completely random, by the way; hackers with a lot of serial-line experience can usually tell whether the device at the other end is expecting a higher or lower speed than the terminal is set to. *Really* experienced ones can identify particular speeds.
- baud rate — a rate of data transmission measured in baud
- bavardage — idle chattering
- be rid of — to be freed from or relieved of (something undesirable)
- be warned — If someone says to you 'be warned', they are advising you to be cautious, because there are risks that you may not have thought about.
- bead tree — Barbados pride (def 1).
- bead-ruby — a N temperate liliaceous plant with small white bell-shaped flowers and small red berries
- bean curd — Bean curd is a soft white or brown food made from soya beans.
- bear down — If someone or something bears down on you, they move quickly towards you in a threatening way.
- bear raid — an attempt to force down the price of a security or commodity by sustained selling
- beardfish — any of several fishes of the family Polymyxiidae, found in the deeper waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, having a pair of long barbels under the chin.
- beardless — without a beard
- beardsley — Aubrey (Vincent). 1872–98, English illustrator: noted for his stylized black-and-white illustrations, esp those for Oscar Wilde's Salome and Pope's Rape of the Lock
- bed board — a thin, stiff board placed on a bed under the mattress to lend added support for the body
- bed chair — an adjustable frame for assisting invalids to sit up in bed.
- bed liner — a stiff, durable plastic lining used to protect the bed and side walls of the cargo space of some pickup trucks
- bedcovers — Plural form of bedcover.
- bedrabble — to drench or muddy.
- bedraggle — to make (hair, clothing, etc) limp, untidy, or dirty, as with rain or mud
- bedridden — Someone who is bedridden is so ill or has such a severe disability that they cannot get out of bed.
- bedroomed — (When preceded by a number) Having the indicated number of bedrooms.
- bedsitter — A bedsitter is the same as a bedsit.
- bedspread — A bedspread is a decorative cover which is put over a bed, on top of the sheets and blankets.
- bedspring — a spring that supports a mattress
- bedstraws — Plural form of bedstraw.
- bedwarmer — a metal pan containing hot coals, formerly used to warm a bed
- bedwetter — a person, usually a child, who urinates while sleeping, especially habitually.
- bee bread — a mixture of pollen and honey stored by bees and fed to their young.
- bee-bread — a mixture of pollen and honey stored by bees and fed to their young.
- beef road — a road used for transporting cattle
- beggardom — beggary (def 2).
- begrudged — to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone): She begrudged her friend the award.
- begrudger — a dissatisfied person
- belvedere — a building, such as a summerhouse or roofed gallery, sited to command a fine view
- belvidere — a city in N Illinois.
- berdichev — a city in W central Ukraine, SW of Kiev.
- berdyansk — a city in S Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov.
- berdyayev — Nikolai Aleksandrovich (nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsandrəvitʃ). 1874–1948, Russian philosopher. Although he was a Marxist, his Christian views led him to criticize Soviet communism and he was forced into exile (1922)
- beresford — Bruce. born 1940, Australian film director. His films include The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972), Breaker Morant (1980), Driving Miss Daisy (1989) and Evelyn (2002)
- berg wind — a hot dry wind in South Africa blowing from the plateau down to the coast
- bergander — a species of European duck; sheldrake
- bermudian — a native or inhabitant of Bermuda
- bernhardi — Friedrich A. J. von [free-drikh fuh n] /ˈfri drɪx fən/ (Show IPA), 1849–1930, German general.
- bernhardt — Sarah. original name Rosine Bernard. 1844–1923, French actress, regarded as one of the greatest tragic actresses of all time
- besmeared — to smear all over; bedaub.
- bestirred — to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.
- betrothed — If you are betrothed to someone, you have agreed to marry them.
- beveridge — William Henry, 1st Baron Beveridge. 1879–1963, British economist, whose Report on Social Insurance and Allied Services (1942) formed the basis of social-security legislation in Britain
- bezoardic — relating to bezoar
- bid price — The bid price of a particular stock or share is the price that investors are willing to pay for it.