9-letter words containing e, y, b, r
- hyperbase — (database) An experimental active multi-user database for hypertext systems from the University of Aalborg, written in C++. It is built on the client-server model enabling distributed, concurrent, and shared access from workstations in a local area network. See also EHTS.
- hyperbola — the set of points in a plane whose distances to two fixed points in the plane have a constant difference; a curve consisting of two distinct and similar branches, formed by the intersection of a plane with a right circular cone when the plane makes a greater angle with the base than does the generator of the cone. Equation: x 2 /a 2 − y 2 /b 2 = ±1.
- hyperbole — obvious and intentional exaggeration.
- hypercube — A geometric figure in four or more dimensions that is analogous to a cube in three dimensions.
- imbracery — embracery.
- inebriety — drunkenness; intoxication.
- inferably — to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence: They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice.
- juneberry — the American serviceberry, Amelanchier canadensis.
- keyboards — Plural form of keyboard.
- kimberley — a city in E Cape of Good Hope province, in the central Republic of South Africa: diamond mines.
- knobkerry — A wooden stick like a club, used in southern Africa.
- kreymborg — Alfred, 1883–1966, U.S. poet, playwright, and critic.
- laberynth — Obsolete spelling of labyrinth.
- layerable — one of several items of clothing worn one on top of the other.
- liberally — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- lingberry — The lingonberry.
- lover boy — a man who is successful with women
- lyre back — a back of a chair or the like having a pierced splat in the form of a lyre, often with metal rods representing strings.
- lyrebirds — Plural form of lyrebird.
- lyubertsy — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, SE of Moscow.
- macabrely — In a macabre manner.
- maleberry — swamp andromeda.
- memorably — worth remembering; notable: a memorable speech.
- meyerbeer — Giacomo [jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), (Jakob Liebmann Beer) 1791–1864, German composer.
- miserably — wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
- muybridge — Eadweard [ed-werd] /ˈɛd wərd/ (Show IPA), (Edward James Muggeridge) 1830–1904, U.S. photographer, born in England: pioneered in photographic studies of animals and humans in motion.
- naseberry — the fruit of the sapodilla, Manilkara zapota.
- objectory — (programming) An object-oriented methodology mostly created by Ivar Jacobson.
- obscurely — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- obversely — In an obverse manner.
- over-busy — actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime: busy with her work.
- passer-by — a person passing by.
- passersby — a person passing by.
- pokeberry — the berry of the pokeweed.
- presbyope — a person with presbyopia
- presbyter — (in the early Christian church) an office bearer who exercised teaching, priestly, and administrative functions.
- presbytic — affected by presbyopia
- proembryo — any of the stages prior to embryo formation in plants
- raspberry — the fruit of any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Rubus, of the rose family, consisting of small and juicy red, black, or pale yellow drupelets forming a detachable cap about a convex receptacle.
- razzberry — raspberry (def 4).
- re-embody — to embody again
- red biddy — cheap red wine fortified with methylated spirits
- renewably — in a renewable fashion, in such a way as to be renewable
- repayable — that must be paid back
- reputably — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
- revocably — that may be revoked.
- rover boy — a courageous and principled person who is somewhat naïve and inexperienced.
- rye bread — bread that is made either entirely or partly from rye flour, often with caraway seeds.
- rye-brome — a grass, Bromus secalinus, native to Europe and Asia, having rough leaves and wheatlike ears
- scrape by — If someone scrapes by, they earn just enough money to live on with difficulty.