9-letter words containing i, s, r
- brimstone — Brimstone is the same as sulphur.
- brimstony — of, relating to or resembling brimstone; sulphurous
- brineless — without brine
- briskness — quick and active; lively: brisk trading; a brisk walk.
- bristling — Bristling means thick, hairy, and rough. It is used to describe things such as moustaches, beards, or eyebrows.
- briticism — a custom, linguistic usage, or other feature peculiar to Britain or its people
- britisher — In American English or old-fashioned British English, British people are sometimes informally referred to as Britishers.
- britishes — of or relating to Great Britain or its inhabitants.
- broadside — A broadside is a strong written or spoken attack on a person or institution.
- broadwise — breadthwise
- broccolis — a form of a cultivated cruciferous plant, Brassica oleracea botrytis, whose leafy stalks and clusters of usually green buds are eaten as a vegetable.
- bromeosin — eosin (def 1).
- bronxites — the, a borough of New York City, N of Manhattan. 43.4 sq. mi. (112 sq. km).
- brookings — Robert Somers [suhm-erz] /ˈsʌm ərz/ (Show IPA), 1850–1932, U.S. merchant and philanthropist.
- brunswick — a former duchy (1635–1918) and state (1918–46) of central Germany, now part of the state of Lower Saxony; formerly (1949–90) part of West Germany
- brushfire — a fire in bushes and scrub
- brutalism — an austere style of architecture characterized by emphasis on such structural materials as undressed concrete and unconcealed service pipes
- bucuresti — Bucharest
- buprestid — any beetle of the mainly tropical family Buprestidae, the adults of which are brilliantly coloured and the larvae of which bore into and cause damage to trees, roots, etc
- burnished — You can describe something as burnished when it is bright or smooth.
- burnsides — thick side whiskers worn with a moustache and clean-shaven chin
- bursarial — of, relating to, or paid by a bursar or bursary
- bursiform — shaped like a pouch or sac
- buteshire — (until 1975) a county of SW Scotland, consisting of islands in the Firth of Clyde and Kilbrannan Sound: formerly part of Strathclyde region (1975–96), now part of Argyll and Bute council area
- by rights — If something is not the case but you think that it should be, you can say that by rights it should be the case.
- c rations — tinned food formerly issued in packs to US soldiers
- caesarian — of or relating to a Cesarean.
- caesarism — an autocratic system of government
- cagebirds — Plural form of cagebird.
- callipers — an instrument for measuring internal or external dimensions, consisting of two steel legs hinged together
- calvaries — Plural form of calvary.
- campfires — Plural form of campfire.
- campshirt — a loose, short-sleeved shirt or blouse with an open collar
- camstairy — perverse or unruly
- canisters — Plural form of canister.
- canneries — Plural form of cannery.
- cannister — Misspelling of canister.
- canonries — Plural form of canonry.
- cantharis — Spanish fly (sense 1)
- caparison — a decorated covering for a horse or other animal, esp (formerly) for a warhorse
- caprifigs — Plural form of caprifig.
- caprioles — Plural form of capriole.
- carangids — Plural form of carangid.
- carbolise — phenolate (def 2).
- carbonise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of carbonize.
- cardigans — Plural form of cardigan.
- cardinals — of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal significance.
- careerism — devotion to a successful career, often at the expense of one's personal life, ethics, etc.
- careerist — Careerist people are ambitious and think that their career is more important than anything else.
- caressing — an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.