9-letter words containing l, a, t, e, r
- avirulent — (esp of bacteria) not virulent
- bacterial — Bacterial is used to describe things that relate to or are caused by bacteria.
- ballaster — someone who supplies ballast for a ship; someone who ballasts
- ballister — (obsolete) A crossbow.
- balloters — Plural form of balloter.
- baltimore — a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)
- balusters — Plural form of baluster.
- barbastel — a type of insectivorous forest bat, Barbastellus communis, native to Europe and known for its hairy lips
- barthelme — Donald, 1931–89, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
- batchelor — (British) alternative spelling of bachelor.
- beastlier — Comparative form of beastly.
- bellatrix — the third brightest star in the constellation Orion
- beplaster — to cover in thick plaster
- betrothal — A betrothal is an agreement to be married.
- bilateral — Bilateral negotiations, meetings, or agreements, involve only the two groups or countries that are directly concerned.
- biliteral — consisting of two letters
- blatherer — someone who blathers
- bloatware — computer software with an excessive number of unnecessary features and, often, unnecessarily high memory and disc space requirements
- bracelets — a slang name for handcuffs
- bracteole — a secondary bract subtending a flower within an inflorescence
- branchlet — a small branch
- brazelton — Brazelton behavioral scale: a test widely used to evaluate infants' responses to environmental stimuli.
- breathful — full of breath; living
- brutalize — If an unpleasant experience brutalizes someone, it makes them cruel or violent.
- butlerage — a butler's position or rank
- cabriolet — A cabriolet is a type of car with two doors and a convertible top.
- calcarate — having a calcar
- calenture — a mild fever of tropical climates, similar in its symptoms to sunstroke
- calibrate — If you calibrate an instrument or tool, you mark or adjust it so that you can use it to measure something accurately.
- call rate — the interest rate on a call loan
- caprylate — a salt of caprylic acid
- carmelite — a member of an order of mendicant friars founded about 1154; White Friar
- carrytale — a gossipmonger
- cartelism — the practice of forming cartels
- cartelist — a member of a cartel, or a supporter of cartelism
- cartelize — to form or be formed into a cartel
- cartilage — Cartilage is a strong, flexible substance in your body, especially around your joints and in your nose.
- cartwheel — If you do a cartwheel, you do a fast, circular movement with your body. You fall sideways, put your hands on the ground, swing your legs over, and return to a standing position.
- castlebar — the county town of Co Mayo, Republic of Ireland; site of the battle (1798) between the French and British known as Castlebar Races. Pop: 11 371 (2002)
- cataloger — a person, normally in a library, who catalogues literary materials
- catalyser — Alternative form of catalyzer.
- catalyzer — That which catalyzes.
- catcaller — a shrill, whistlelike sound or loud raucous shout made to express disapproval at a theater, meeting, etc.
- caterwaul — If a person or animal caterwauls, they make a loud, high, unpleasant noise like the noise that cats make when they fight.
- cathedral — A cathedral is a very large and important church which has a bishop in charge of it.
- celebrant — A celebrant is a person who performs or takes part in a religious ceremony.
- celebrate — If you celebrate, you do something enjoyable because of a special occasion or to mark someone's success.
- centralia — a city in central Illinois.
- centrally — of or forming the center: the central hut in the village.
- centrical — pertaining to or situated at the center; central.