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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.
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