9-letter words containing e, o, a
- barbotine — a type of clay paste used in making decorated pottery
- barcarole — a Venetian boat song in a time of six or twelve quaver beats to the bar
- barcelona — the chief port of Spain, on the NE Mediterranean coast: seat of the Republican government during the Civil War (1936–39); the commercial capital of Spain. Pop: 1 582 738 (2003 est)
- bare-root — of or relating to a tree or shrub prepared for transplanting by having all or most of the soil removed from about its roots.
- bareboned — short of resources
- barenboim — Daniel. born 1942, Israeli concert pianist and conductor, born in Argentina
- bargepole — a long pole used to propel a barge
- barhopped — Simple past tense and past participle of barhop.
- baritones — Plural form of baritone.
- barklouse — any of numerous insects of the order Psocoptera that live on the bark of trees and other plants.
- barometer — A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure and shows when the weather is changing.
- barometre — (nonstandard) Alternative form of barometer.
- barometry — the process of measuring atmospheric pressure.
- baronetcy — the rank, position, or patent of a baronet
- barophile — An organism that lives and thrives under high barometric pressure; a form of extremophile.
- baroquely — in a baroque fashion
- baroscope — any instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, esp a manometer with one side open to the atmosphere
- barouches — Plural form of barouche.
- barperson — a person who serves in a pub: used esp in advertisements
- barrymore — a US family of actors, esp Ethel (1879–1959), John (1882–1942), Lionel (1878–1954), and Drew (born 1975)
- base coat — the first coat of paint applied to a prepared surface
- base form — the simplest form of a word, to which inflections may be added
- base load — the more or less constant part of the total load on an electrical power-supply system
- baseboard — A baseboard is a narrow length of wood which goes along the bottom of a wall in a room and makes a border between the walls and the floor.
- basestock — Refined petroleum oil with no additives.
- basophile — Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
- bastioned — Furnished with a bastion; having bastions.
- batchelor — (British) alternative spelling of bachelor.
- bathhouse — A bathhouse is a public or private building containing baths and often other facilities such as a sauna.
- batholite — (obsolete) alternative name of batholith.
- bathrobes — Plural form of bathrobe.
- batmobile — (slang) To proceed in a fast, urgent, or reckless way, especially in a vehicle.
- 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.
- bay shore — a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- 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.
- beachcomb — to search for and collect objects such as seashells and driftwood along the seashore
- beachgoer — a person who goes to the beach, esp frequently
- beaconage — a number or system of beacons.
- beaconing — a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- beadhouse — an almshouse in which inhabitants were expected to pray for the soul of the founder
- beadledom — petty officialdom
- beam hole — a hole in the shield of a nuclear reactor through which a beam of radiation, esp of neutrons, is allowed to escape for experimental purposes
- 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).
- beanpoles — Plural form of beanpole.
- bear down — If someone or something bears down on you, they move quickly towards you in a threatening way.
- beasthood — the state of beasts, the condition of being a beast
- beat down — When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
- beat-down — to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly.