9-letter words containing e, n, t, o
- argentous — of or containing silver in the monovalent state
- arternoon — Eye dialect of afternoon.
- arytenoid — denoting either of two small cartilages of the larynx that are attached to the vocal cords
- assertion — a positive statement, usually made without an attempt at furnishing evidence
- assonated — Simple past tense and past participle of assonate.
- astounded — If you are astounded by something, you are very shocked or surprised that it could exist or happen.
- asyndeton — the omission of a conjunction between the parts of a sentence
- atonement — If you do something as an atonement for doing something wrong, you do it to show that you are sorry.
- attention — If you give someone or something your attention, you look at it, listen to it, or think about it carefully.
- attollent — (of muscle action) lifting up or raising
- attorneys — Plural form of attorney.
- attornies — Plural form of attorny.
- auctioned — Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- augmentor — a person or thing that augments.
- aureation — (rhetoric) The enhancement of the seriousness of a topic by the use of elaborate circumlocutions or polysyllabic or Latinate words for it.
- auto-tune — (sometimes lowercase) to alter (recorded audio) to correct pitch and timing or create a melody.
- autocrine — relating to self-stimulation, through the production of a factor and a specific receptor for it
- autogenic — Self-produced.
- autophone — (archaic) idiophone.
- ayr stone — a fine-grained stone used for polishing marble and as a whetstone.
- aztreonam — A synthetic monobactam originally isolated from Chromobacterium violaceum, similar in action to penicillin.
- bakestone — a flat stone placed in or near an oven or fire, for baking cakes on
- ballonets — Plural form of ballonet.
- bank note — a promissory note issued by a bank, payable on demand: it is a form of paper money
- banknotes — Plural form of banknote.
- barberton — a city in NE Ohio.
- barbitone — a long-acting barbiturate used medicinally, usually in the form of the sodium salt, as a sedative or hypnotic
- barbotine — a type of clay paste used in making decorated pottery
- baritones — Plural form of baritone.
- baronetcy — the rank, position, or patent of a baronet
- bastioned — Furnished with a bastion; having bastions.
- batswomen — Plural form of batswoman.
- batten on — If you say that someone battens on a particular person or thing, you disapprove of the fact that they become successful by forming a close connection with that person or thing.
- bayoneted — a daggerlike steel weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand-to-hand combat.
- bean shot — refined copper having a shotlike form from being thrown into water in a molten state.
- bean town — Boston, Mass. (used as a nickname).
- beat down — When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
- beat-down — to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly.
- beaverton — a town in NW Oregon.
- bebington — a town in NW England, in Wirral unitary authority, Merseyside: docks and chemical works. Pop: 57 066 (2001)
- bed stone — the fixed lower member of a pair of millstones. Compare runner (def 12).
- beethoven — Ludwig van (ˈluːtvɪç fan). 1770–1827, German composer, who greatly extended the form and scope of symphonic and chamber music, bridging the classical and romantic traditions. His works include nine symphonies, 32 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets, five piano concertos, a violin concerto, two masses, the opera Fidelio (1805), and choral music
- befortune — to happen, befall, come about
- bel canto — a style of singing characterized by beauty of tone rather than dramatic power
- belafonte — Harry, born 1922, U.S. singer and actor.
- belection — bolection.
- belitoeng — an island in Indonesia, between Borneo and Sumatra. 1866 sq. mi. (4833 sq. km).
- belt down — a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- bemonster — to treat as a monster
- benevento — a city in S Italy, in N Campania: at various times under Samnite, Roman, Lombard, Saracen, Norman, and papal rule. Pop: 61 791 (2001)