9-letter words containing i, s, a, c
- backspeir — to cross-examine, interrogate
- backswing — the movement of a club, bat, or racket backwards, away from the intended point of contact, in preparation for making a stroke
- bacterias — (US) Plural form of bacteria.
- bacterins — a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.
- balconies — Plural form of balcony.
- ballastic — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- ballistic — Ballistic means relating to ballistics.
- balsamico — Balsamic vinegar.
- baptistic — Of or for baptism; baptismal.
- barachois — (in the Atlantic Provinces of Canada) a shallow lagoon formed by a sand bar
- barbicels — Plural form of barbicel.
- basic dye — a dye soluble in acid and insoluble in basic solution, consisting mostly of amino or imino compounds of xanthene or triarylmethane: used mainly for inks, carbon paper, and typewriter ribbon.
- basically — You use basically for emphasis when you are stating an opinion, or when you are making an important statement about something.
- basicness — Quality or degree of being basic.
- basilical — royal, regal
- basilican — basilic (def 2).
- basilicas — Plural form of basilica.
- basilicon — any of a variety of healing ointments applied to wounds in early medicine, commonly using lard or oil, resin, and wax
- beachside — situated near a beach
- bibacious — tending to drink in excess
- bicoastal — Someone or something that is bicoastal lives or occurs on both the east coast and the west coast of the U.S.
- biosocial — relating to the interaction of biological and social elements
- biostatic — the branch of biology dealing with the structure of organisms in relation to their functions (opposed to biodynamics).
- bisulcate — marked by two grooves
- blackfish — a minnow-like Alaskan freshwater fish, Dallia pectoralis, related to the pikes and thought to be able to survive prolonged freezing
- blacklist — If someone is on a blacklist, they are seen by a government or other organization as being one of a number of people who cannot be trusted or who have done something wrong.
- bodacious — If you say that someone or something is bodacious, you mean that they are very good or impressive.
- bombastic — If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- braincase — the part of the cranium that protects the brain
- brainsick — relating to or caused by insanity; crazy; mad
- brash ice — small, floating fragments of sea ice or river ice.
- briefcase — A briefcase is a case used for carrying documents in.
- busticate — to break
- c rations — tinned food formerly issued in packs to US soldiers
- cabbalism — cabala.
- cabbalist — cabala.
- caciquism — (esp in Spanish America) government by local political bosses
- cacoepist — One who engages in cacoepy, especially frequently.
- caddisfly — any small mothlike insect of the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of hairy wings and aquatic larvae (caddisworms)
- caddishly — in a caddish manner
- cadetship — a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- caesarian — of or relating to a Cesarean.
- caesarism — an autocratic system of government
- caesionid — (zoology) Any member of the Caesionidae.
- cagebirds — Plural form of cagebird.
- cagelings — Plural form of cageling.
- caithness — (until 1975) a county of NE Scotland, now part of Highland
- caladiums — Plural form of caladium.
- calamites — Plural form of calamite.
- calcifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calcify.