9-letter words containing e, m, b, r, a
- biohermal — a carbonate rock formation, in the form of an ancient reef or hummock, consisting of the fossilized remains of corals, algae, mollusks, and other sedentary marine life, and commonly surrounded by rock of a different lithology.
- biomarker — a distinct biochemical, genetic, or molecular characteristic or substance that is an indicator of a particular biological condition or process: a blood test to measure protein biomarkers for cancer.
- birlieman — a judge dealing with local law
- birthname — a name given at birth
- bitstream — a sequence of digital data transmitted electronically
- blackmore — R(ichard) D(oddridge). 1825–1900, English novelist; author of Lorna Doone (1869)
- blue army — an organization maintaining a directory of tradesmen and checking on the quality of the service they provide.
- boilerman — a man who looks after boilers
- bombarded — to attack or batter with artillery fire.
- bombarder — a person or thing which bombards
- bombaster — a person who stuffs or pads
- boogerman — South Midland and Southern U.S. bogeyman.
- bookmaker — A bookmaker is a person whose job is to take your money when you bet and to pay you money if you win.
- boomerang — A boomerang is a curved piece of wood which comes back to you if you throw it in the correct way. Boomerangs were first used by the people who were living in Australia when Europeans arrived there.
- bootmaker — a person who makes boots and shoes for a living
- botmaster — (chat) The owner of a bot.
- box frame — Architecture. a monolithic reinforced-concrete structure having walls and floors in the form of slabs.
- brainstem — the stalklike part of the brain consisting of the medulla oblongata, the midbrain, and the pons Varolii
- brakesman — a pithead winch operator
- breadroom — a room or compartment where bread is kept, esp on a ship
- breakroom — a room in a workplace that is set aside for employees to use during a break from work, as to relax, socialize, or eat.
- breaktime — a period of rest or recreation, esp at school
- bregmatic — of or relating to the bregma
- bridemaid — a bridesmaid
- bridgeman — a person who works on a bridge or on the construction of bridges.
- bromelain — an enzyme derived from pineapple, used as an anti-inflammatory agent in homeopathy and as a meat tenderizer in the food industry
- bromeliad — any plant of the tropical American family Bromeliaceae, typically epiphytes with a rosette of fleshy leaves. The family includes the pineapple and Spanish moss
- brominate — to treat or react with bromine
- broodmare — mare for breeding
- broomrape — any orobanchaceous plant of the genus Orobanche: brownish small-flowered leafless parasites on the roots of other plants, esp on legumes
- brummagem — something that is cheap and flashy, esp imitation jewellery
- byrewoman — a woman who works in a byre
- cablegram — a message sent by undersea cable
- calembour — a pun
- cambering — a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
- cambridge — city in E Mass., across the Charles River from Boston: pop. 101,000
- camembert — Camembert is a type of cheese that comes from Northern France. It is soft and creamy with a white skin.
- carambole — to make a carom
- carbamate — a salt or ester of carbamic acid. The salts contain the monovalent ion NH2COO–, and the esters contain the group NH2COO–
- carbamide — urea.
- carbenium — (organic chemistry, informal) Any carbocation.
- chambered — having a chamber inside it in which the body of an important person was laid to rest
- chamberer — someone who attends to a bed chamber; chambermaid or chamberlain
- chamberys — a city in and the capital of Savoie, in SE France.
- clambered — an act or instance of clambering.
- clamberer — A person who clambers.
- combaters — Plural form of combater.
- crammable — able to be crammed or stuffed full
- crossbeam — A crossbeam is a long, thick bar of wood, metal, or concrete that is placed between two walls or other structures, especially in order to support the roof of a building.
- cube farm — an office which is divided up by mid-height partitions to create separate work spaces