9-letter words containing e, b
- balakirev — Mily Alexeyevich (ˈmilij alɪkˈsjejɪvitʃ). 1837–1910, Russian composer, whose works include two symphonic poems, two symphonies, and many arrangements of Russian folk songs
- balancers — Plural form of balancer.
- balconied — That has a balcony attached.
- balconies — Plural form of balcony.
- baldfaced — blatant or undisguised
- baldheads — Plural form of baldhead.
- baldmoney — Meum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family.
- baldpated — (archaic) Lacking hair on the head; bald.
- baleboste — a capable, efficient housewife, especially a traditional Jewish one, devoted to maintaining a well-run home.
- balefully — In a baleful manner.
- balikesir — city in NW Asiatic Turkey: pop. 173,000
- balkanise — to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.
- balkanize — to divide (a territory) into small warring states
- balkiness — The state or quality of being balky.
- balklines — Plural form of balkline.
- ball fern — a feathery fern, Davallia trichomanoides, of Malaysia, having rhizomes covered with toothed scales.
- ball game — Ball games are games that are played with a ball such as tennis, baseball, and football.
- ball race — a ball bearing
- ballabile — a dance within a ballet where the chorus perform, with or without the principal dancers
- balladeer — a singer of ballads
- balladier — a person who sings ballads.
- balladize — to make (something) into a ballad; write a ballad about.
- ballasted — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- ballaster — someone who supplies ballast for a ship; someone who ballasts
- balled up — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
- ballerina — A ballerina is a woman ballet dancer.
- ballistae — an ancient military engine for throwing stones or other missiles.
- ballister — (obsolete) A crossbow.
- ballonets — Plural form of ballonet.
- ballooned — Simple past tense and past participle of balloon.
- ballotade — a movement similar to a croupade except that the horse draws in its hind legs so that the iron of the shoes is visible.
- balloters — Plural form of balloter.
- ballsiest — Superlative form of ballsy.
- ballymena — a district in central Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim. Pop: 59 516 (2003 est). Area: 634 sq km (247 sq miles)
- balminess — mild and refreshing; soft; soothing: balmy weather.
- baltimore — a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)
- balusters — Plural form of baluster.
- balzarine — a light cotton and wool fabric used for dress-making
- bamboozle — To bamboozle someone means to confuse them greatly and often trick them.
- banalized — to render or make banal; trivialize: Television has often been accused of banalizing even the most serious subjects.
- banbridge — a district in S Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 43 083 (2003 est). Area: 442 sq km (170 sq miles)
- band-role — a small flag or streamer fastened to a lance, masthead, etc.
- banda sea — a part of the Pacific in Indonesia, between Sulawesi and New Guinea
- bandalore — an old-fashioned type of yo-yo
- bandboxes — Plural form of bandbox.
- bandbrake — a device used to measure the power of brakes
- bandelier — Adolph Francis Alphonse, 1840–1914, U.S. anthropologist, archaeologist, and historian, born in Switzerland.
- banderole — a long narrow flag, usually with forked ends, esp one attached to the masthead of a ship; pennant
- bandiness — the quality of being bandy
- bandished — Simple past tense and past participle of bandish.