9-letter words containing m, o, t
- autotimer — a device for turning a system on and off automatically at times predetermined by advance setting
- auxometer — an instrument measuring the magnifying power of lenses
- awesomest — Superlative form of awesome.
- axiomatic — If something is axiomatic, it seems to be obviously true.
- aztreonam — A synthetic monobactam originally isolated from Chromobacterium violaceum, similar in action to penicillin.
- bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- bad-mouth — If someone bad-mouths you, they say unpleasant things about you, especially when you are not there to defend yourself.
- badminton — Badminton is a game played by two or four players on a rectangular court with a high net across the middle. The players try to score points by hitting a small object called a shuttlecock across the net using a racket.
- badmouths — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth.
- baltimore — a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)
- barnstorm — When people such as politicians or performers barnstorm, they travel around the country making speeches or giving shows.
- barometer — A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure and shows when the weather is changing.
- barometre — (nonstandard) Alternative form of barometer.
- barometry — the process of measuring atmospheric pressure.
- bath bomb — a ball of carbonates and scent that is placed in bath water to dissolve and impart supposedly therapeutic properties to the water
- bathrooms — Plural form of bathroom.
- batmobile — (slang) To proceed in a fast, urgent, or reckless way, especially in a vehicle.
- batswoman — a female batsman
- batswomen — Plural form of batswoman.
- be mother — to pour the tea
- bell moth — any moth of the family Tortricidae, which when at rest resemble the shape of a bell
- bemonster — to treat as a monster
- bergstrom — Sune (ˈsʊnə). 1916–2004, Swedish biochemist; shared the Nobel prize for medicine and physiology (1982) for work on prostaglandin
- bicompact — compact1 (def 7).
- biformity — having or combining two forms, as a centaur or mermaid.
- big mouth — If you say that someone is a big mouth or that they have a big mouth, you mean that they tell other people things that should have been kept secret.
- bimonthly — A bimonthly event or publication happens or appears every two months.
- bimotored — having two engines.
- biometric — Biometric tests and devices use biological information about a person to create a detailed record of their personal characteristics.
- biorhythm — a cyclically recurring pattern of physiological states in an organism or organ, such as alpha rhythm or circadian rhythm; believed by some to affect physical and mental states and behaviour
- biostrome — a rock layer consisting of a deposit of organic material, such as fossils
- blimp out — to become greatly overweight
- bluemouth — a deep water fish, Helicolenus dactylopterus
- bodements — a foreboding or omen; presentiment.
- bogometer — (humour) /boh-gom'-*t-er/ A notional instrument for measuring bogosity. Compare the "wankometer" described in the wank entry.
- bohr atom — See under Bohr theory.
- bolometer — a sensitive instrument for measuring radiant energy by the increase in the resistance of an electrical conductor
- 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 belt — a belt carrying explosives which is worn around the waist by a suicide bomber
- bomb site — A bomb site is an empty area where a bomb has destroyed all the buildings.
- 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.
- bombilate — to make a buzzing noise
- bombinate — to make a buzzing noise
- bombsight — a mechanical or electronic device in an aircraft for aiming bombs
- boom shot — a shot taken by a camera on a boom.
- boom time — a period in which there is a surge of prosperity for a person, place, or industry
- boom town — A boom town is a town which has rapidly become very rich and full of people, usually because industry or business has developed there.
- boom-bust — relating to a supposed cycle in which periods of prosperity and growth alternate with periods of recession
- boot camp — In the United States, a boot camp is a camp where people who have just joined the army, navy, or marines are trained.