9-letter words containing l, o, e, r
- biohermal — a carbonate rock formation, in the form of an ancient reef or hummock, consisting of the fossilized remains of corals, algae, mollusks, and other sedentary marine life, and commonly surrounded by rock of a different lithology.
- bjoerling — Jussi [yoo s-ee] /ˈyʊs i/ (Show IPA), 1911–60, Swedish tenor.
- blackmore — R(ichard) D(oddridge). 1825–1900, English novelist; author of Lorna Doone (1869)
- bladework — skilful use of a blade, esp with reference to rowing
- blepharo- — eyelid, eyelids
- bloatware — computer software with an excessive number of unnecessary features and, often, unnecessarily high memory and disc space requirements
- blood red — of the deep-red color of blood: a fiery, blood-red sunset.
- blood-red — Something that is blood-red is bright red in colour.
- blootered — intoxicated; drunk
- blow over — If something such as trouble or an argument blows over, it ends without any serious consequences.
- blue roan — a horse having a black coat sprinkled with white hairs
- boardlike — resembling a board
- boil over — When a liquid that is being heated boils over, it rises and flows over the edge of the container.
- boil-over — an unexpected result.
- boilerman — a man who looks after boilers
- bolometer — a sensitive instrument for measuring radiant energy by the increase in the resistance of an electrical conductor
- bolstered — a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
- booklover — a person who enjoys reading books.
- bordelais — a wine-growing region in SW France, in Gironde.
- boulanger — Georges (ʒɔrʒ). 1837–91, French general and minister of war (1886–87). Accused of attempting a coup d'état, he fled to Belgium, where he committed suicide
- boulderer — a rock climber
- boulevard — A boulevard is a wide street in a city, usually with trees along each side.
- bowl over — To bowl someone over means to push into them and make them fall to the ground.
- box elder — a medium-sized fast-growing widely cultivated North American maple, Acer negundo, which has compound leaves with lobed leaflets
- boxholder — a person who has rented or subscribed for a box, as at a theatrical performance, sporting event, or the like.
- bracteole — a secondary bract subtending a flower within an inflorescence
- brazelton — Brazelton behavioral scale: a test widely used to evaluate infants' responses to environmental stimuli.
- bricolage — the jumbled effect produced by the close proximity of buildings from different periods and in different architectural styles
- briolette — a pear-shaped gem cut with long triangular facets
- broadleaf — any tobacco plant having broad leaves, used esp in making cigars
- broadline — a company that deals in high volume at the cheaper end of a product line
- bromelain — an enzyme derived from pineapple, used as an anti-inflammatory agent in homeopathy and as a meat tenderizer in the food industry
- bromeliad — any plant of the tropical American family Bromeliaceae, typically epiphytes with a rosette of fleshy leaves. The family includes the pineapple and Spanish moss
- bromfield — Louis, 1896–1956, U.S. novelist.
- broodless — with no brood
- brooklike — resembling a brook
- brooklime — either of two blue-flowered scrophulariaceous trailing plants, Veronica americana of North America or V. beccabunga of Europe and Asia, growing in moist places
- brookline — suburb of Boston, in E Mass.: pop. 57,000
- brotherly — A man's brotherly feelings are feelings of love and loyalty which you expect a brother to show.
- brown ale — a rich ale made with brown or dark malt
- browsable — able to be browsed
- bull rope — any of various ropes for holding objects to prevent them from rubbing against or striking other objects.
- bulldozer — A bulldozer is a large vehicle with a broad metal blade at the front, which is used for knocking down buildings or moving large amounts of earth.
- burladero — a safe area for the bull-fighter in a bull ring
- caballero — a Spanish gentleman
- cabriolet — A cabriolet is a type of car with two doors and a convertible top.
- calembour — a pun
- calfdozer — a small bulldozer
- call-over — a preliminary hearing
- caprifole — honeysuckle