9-letter words containing n, a, b, i
- baignoire — a theatre box on the lowest level
- bail bond — a surety bond (money or property) offered or deposited by a defendant or other persons to ensure the defendant's appearance at trial
- bairnlike — childlike
- baisemain — a kissing of the hand; thus, a sign of respect
- bajillion — an extremely large but unspecified number, quantity, or amount
- balancing — the process of achieving or maintaining equilibrium
- balanitis — inflammation of the glans penis, usually due to infection
- balconied — That has a balcony attached.
- balconies — Plural form of balcony.
- baldachin — a richly ornamented silk and gold brocade
- baldaquin — Also, baudekin. Textiles. a silk brocade interwoven with gold or silver threads, used chiefly for ceremonial purposes.
- baldwin i — 1058–1118, crusader and first king of Jerusalem (1100–18), who captured Acre (1104), Beirut (1109), and Sidon (1110)
- balk ring — A balk ring is a rotating part of a gearbox that prevents the gears from engaging too early.
- balkanise — to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.
- balkanism — to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.
- balkanize — to divide (a territory) into small warring states
- balkiness — The state or quality of being balky.
- balkingly — in a balking manner
- balklines — Plural form of balkline.
- ballerina — A ballerina is a woman ballet dancer.
- balloting — voting in an election
- ballotini — small glass beads used in reflective paints
- ballpoint — A ballpoint or a ballpoint pen is a pen with a very small metal ball at the end which transfers the ink from the pen onto a surface.
- balminess — mild and refreshing; soft; soothing: balmy weather.
- balzarine — a light cotton and wool fabric used for dress-making
- banalized — to render or make banal; trivialize: Television has often been accused of banalizing even the most serious subjects.
- banbridge — a district in S Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 43 083 (2003 est). Area: 442 sq km (170 sq miles)
- band list — a list of Canadian Indians formally recognized as belonging to a band
- band mill — a powered machine having two pulleys for a saw band or a file band; band saw.
- bandaging — Strips of cloth or other material used to create a bandage.
- bandelier — Adolph Francis Alphonse, 1840–1914, U.S. anthropologist, archaeologist, and historian, born in Switzerland.
- bandicoot — any agile terrestrial marsupial of the family Peramelidae of Australia and New Guinea. They have a long pointed muzzle and a long tail and feed mainly on small invertebrates
- bandiness — the quality of being bandy
- bandished — Simple past tense and past participle of bandish.
- bandolier — a soldier's broad shoulder belt having small pockets or loops for cartridges
- bandoline — a glutinous hair dressing, used (esp formerly) to keep the hair in place
- bandurria — a Spanish musical instrument of the guitar family with six pairs of double strings.
- bandwidth — A bandwidth is the range of frequencies used for a particular telecommunications signal, radio transmission, or computer network.
- bang into — a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- bang tidy — of exceptionally good quality
- banishing — Present participle of banish.
- banisters — the railing and supporting balusters on a staircase; balustrade
- bank bill — a bill of exchange drawn by one bank on another
- bank giro — a British giro system operated by clearing banks to enable customers to pay sums of money to others by credit transfer
- bank raid — an attack on a bank, often involving firearms and violence, with the aim of stealing money or other valuables
- bankerish — resembling or befitting a banker, especially in being perceived as reserved and conservative in dress and demeanor: a model of bankerish decorum.
- bannister — Sir Roger (Gilbert). born 1929, British athlete and doctor: first man to run a mile in under four minutes (1954)
- bantering — teasing or facetious, or characterized by facetiousness
- baptisand — Alternative spelling of baptizand.
- baptising — Present participle of baptise.