9-letter words containing e, s, r
- beargrass — a North-West American plant, Xerophyllum tenax, belonging to the lily family but resembling tall grass
- bearishly — In a bearish manner.
- bearnaise — rich sauce made from egg yolks, lemon juice or wine vinegar, butter, shallots, herbs, and seasoning
- bearskins — Plural form of bearskin.
- beastlier — Comparative form of beastly.
- beaumaris — a resort in N Wales, on the island of Anglesey: 13th-century castle. Pop: 1513 (2001)
- bedcovers — Plural form of bedcover.
- 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.
- beer bust — an occasion on which a lot of beer is drunk
- beerhouse — an establishment licensed to serve only liquors fermented from malt, as beer, ale, or the like.
- beersheba — a town in S Israel: commercial centre of the Negev. In biblical times it marked the southern limit of Palestine. Pop: 183 000 (2003 est)
- beetroots — Plural form of beetroot.
- behaviors — manner of behaving or acting.
- bejabbers — bejesus
- bemonster — to treat as a monster
- benchrest — a tablelike support for a target rifle used in target practice.
- bentgrass — any perennial grass of the genus Agrostis, esp A. tenuis, which has a spreading panicle of tiny flowers. Some species are planted for hay or in lawns
- beplaster — to cover in thick plaster
- berdyansk — a city in S Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov.
- 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)
- bergamask — person from Bergamo
- bergstrom — Sune (ˈsʊnə). 1916–2004, Swedish biochemist; shared the Nobel prize for medicine and physiology (1982) for work on prostaglandin
- beriosova — Svetlana (svɪtˈlanə). 1932–98, British ballet dancer, born in Lithuania
- berkshire — a historic county of S England: since reorganization in 1974 the River Thames has marked the N boundary while the Berkshire Downs occupy central parts; the county council was replaced by six unitary authorities in 1998. Area: 1259 sq km (486 sq miles)
- bernstein — Leonard. 1918–90, US conductor and composer, whose works include The Age of Anxiety (1949), the score of the musical West Side Story (1957), and Mass (1971)
- berryless — without berries
- berserker — a member of a class of ancient Norse warriors who worked themselves into a frenzy before battle and fought with insane fury and courage
- berserkly — in a berserk or crazy manner
- berzelius — Baron Jöns Jakob (ˈjœns ˈjɑːkɔp). 1779–1848, Swedish chemist, who invented the present system of chemical symbols and formulas, discovered several elements, and determined the atomic and molecular weight of many substances
- bescatter — to scatter or strew about
- besiegers — to lay siege to.
- beslobber — to slobber over
- besmeared — to smear all over; bedaub.
- besmearer — someone who besmears
- bespatter — to splash all over, as with dirty water
- best girl — one's sweetheart
- bestirred — to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.
- bev curls — long locks of hair, considered to be typical of a certain kind of unfashionable male
- bielersee — German name of Lake of Bienne.
- bierstadt — Albert1830-1902; U.S. painter, born in Germany
- bierstube — a tavern or café offering German or German-style atmosphere, décor, food, beer, etc.
- biofibres — vegetable, animal, or mineral fibres existing in nature which are used by man
- biosensor — a biological device used to detect specific chemical presence
- biosphere — The biosphere is the part of the earth's surface and atmosphere where there are living things.
- biostrome — a rock layer consisting of a deposit of organic material, such as fossils
- birdhouse — a small shelter or box for birds to nest in
- bisectrix — the bisector of the angle between the optic axes of a crystal