9-letter words containing m, a, b
- bicompact — compact1 (def 7).
- big media — the mainstream media, as television and newspapers: blogs that compete with big media.
- bigeminal — happening in pairs
- binominal — of or denoting the binomial nomenclature
- 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.
- biomarker — a distinct biochemical, genetic, or molecular characteristic or substance that is an indicator of a particular biological condition or process: a blood test to measure protein biomarkers for cancer.
- biomasses — Ecology. the amount of living matter in a given habitat, expressed either as the weight of organisms per unit area or as the volume of organisms per unit volume of habitat.
- bipyramid — a geometrical form consisting of two pyramids with a common polygonal base
- bird farm — an aircraft carrier.
- birlieman — a judge dealing with local law
- birthmark — A birthmark is a mark on someone's skin that has been there since they were born.
- birthname — a name given at birth
- bismillah — the words which preface all except one of the surahs of the Koran, used by Muslims as a blessing before eating or some other action
- bitmapped — composed of or formed by a pattern of pixels to make a bitmap
- bitstream — a sequence of digital data transmitted electronically
- black arm — a type or phase of bacterial blight of cotton, characterized by black, elongated lesions on the stem and branches, caused by a bacterium, Xanthomonas malvacearum.
- black gum — a tall, deciduous tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) with sour purple fruits and leaves that turn scarlet in the fall, found in moist forests of the E U.S.
- blackdamp — air that is low in oxygen content and high in carbon dioxide as a result of an explosion in a mine
- blackgame — a large grouse found in northern Europe and Asia
- blackmail — Blackmail is the action of threatening to reveal a secret about someone, unless they do something you tell them to do, such as giving you money.
- blackmore — R(ichard) D(oddridge). 1825–1900, English novelist; author of Lorna Doone (1869)
- blameable — deserving blame; censurable.
- blameless — Someone who is blameless has not done anything wrong.
- blaspheme — If someone blasphemes, they say rude or disrespectful things about God or religion, or they use God's name as a swear word.
- blasphemy — You can describe something that shows disrespect for God or a religion as blasphemy.
- blastemal — of or relating to blastema
- blastment — shrivelling up due to something in the air
- bloomsday — an annual celebration in Dublin on 16 June of the life of James Joyce and, in particular, his novel Ulysses, which is entirely set in Dublin on 16 June 1904
- blue army — an organization maintaining a directory of tradesmen and checking on the quality of the service they provide.
- blue mass — Also called mercury mass. a preparation of metallic mercury and other ingredients, used for making blue pills.
- boardroom — The boardroom is a room where the board of a company meets.
- body mass — the ratio of a person's weight to their height
- body slam — a wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and hurled to the mat, landing on his or her back.
- body-slam — to lift and throw (someone) to the ground, as in wrestling
- bohr atom — See under Bohr theory.
- boilerman — a man who looks after boilers
- boltzmann — Ludwig (ˈluːtvɪç). 1844–1906, Austrian physicist. He established the principle of the equipartition of energy and developed the kinetic theory of gases with J. C. Maxwell
- bomb hoax — a hoax consisting of telling the authorities that a bomb has been planted in a public place when in fact it hasn't
- bomb rack — a device for carrying bombs in or under the fuselage of an aircraft.
- bombarded — to attack or batter with artillery fire.
- bombarder — a person or thing which bombards
- bombardon — a brass instrument of the tuba type, similar to a sousaphone
- bombasine — bombazine.
- bombaster — a person who stuffs or pads
- 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.
- bombazeen — a twill fabric constructed of a silk or rayon warp and worsted filling, often dyed black for mourning wear.
- bombazine — a twilled fabric, esp one with a silk warp and worsted weft, formerly worn dyed black for mourning
- bombilate — to make a buzzing noise
- bombinate — to make a buzzing noise
- bondwoman — a female serf or slave