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9-letter words containing n, a, b

  • bang goes — that is the end of
  • bang into — a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
  • bang path — 1.   (communications)   An old-style UUCP electronic-mail address naming a sequence of hosts through which a message must pass to get from some assumed-reachable location to the addressee (a "source route"). So called because each hop is signified by a bang sign (exclamation mark). Thus, for example, the path ...!bigsite!foovax!barbox!me directs people to route their mail to computer bigsite (presumably a well-known location accessible to everybody) and from there through the computer foovax to the account of user me on barbox. Before autorouting mailers became commonplace, people often published compound bang addresses using the convention (see glob) to give paths from *several* big computers, in the hope that one's correspondent might be able to get mail to one of them reliably. e.g. ...!{seismo, ut-sally, ihnp4}!rice!beta!gamma!me Bang paths of 8 to 10 hops were not uncommon in 1981. Late-night dial-up UUCP links would cause week-long transmission times. Bang paths were often selected by both transmission time and reliability, as messages would often get lost. 2.   (operating system)   A shebang.
  • bang tidy — of exceptionally good quality
  • bang-bang — war and fighting, esp involving ammunition
  • bangalore — a city in S India, capital of Karnataka state: printing, textiles, pharmaceuticals. Pop: 4 292 223 (2001)
  • bangaluru — a city in and the capital of Karnataka, in SW India.
  • bangarang — A commotion.
  • bangweulu — shallow lake in N Zambia: including swamps, 3,800 sq mi (9,842 sq km)
  • banishing — Present participle of banish.
  • banisters — the railing and supporting balusters on a staircase; balustrade
  • banjolele — a four-stringed musical instrument with a neck like a ukulele and a body like a banjo
  • bank barn — a barn built into the side of a hill or with earth banked around it, often a two-story barn thus having a ground-level entrance for each story.
  • bank bill — a bill of exchange drawn by one bank on another
  • bank card — A bank card is a plastic card which your bank gives you so you can get money from your bank account using a cash machine. It is also called an ATM card in American English. In Britain, you also use bank cards to prove who you are when you pay for something by cheque.
  • bank giro — a British giro system operated by clearing banks to enable customers to pay sums of money to others by credit transfer
  • bank loan — a sum of money borrowed by a customer or business from a bank, often for a specific purpose, such as buying a car
  • bank note — a promissory note issued by a bank, payable on demand: it is a form of paper money
  • bank raid — an attack on a bank, often involving firearms and violence, with the aim of stealing money or other valuables
  • bank rate — The bank rate is the rate of interest at which a bank lends money, especially the minimum rate of interest that banks are allowed to charge, which is decided from time to time by the country's central bank.
  • bank shot — Basketball. a shot into the basket, made by rebounding the ball off the backboard.
  • bankbooks — Plural form of bankbook.
  • bankerish — resembling or befitting a banker, especially in being perceived as reserved and conservative in dress and demeanor: a model of bankerish decorum.
  • banknotes — Plural form of banknote.
  • bankrolls — Plural form of bankroll.
  • bankrupts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt.
  • bankstown — a city in SE Australia, a suburb of Sydney.
  • banner ad — A banner ad is a large advertisement on a website that stretches across the top or down the side of the window. It usually contains a link to the advertiser's website.
  • bannerets — Plural form of banneret.
  • bannerman — a person who carries a flag or banner; standard-bearer.
  • bannerols — Plural form of bannerol.
  • bannister — Sir Roger (Gilbert). born 1929, British athlete and doctor: first man to run a mile in under four minutes (1954)
  • banqueted — Simple past tense and past participle of banquet.
  • banqueter — A guest at a banquet.
  • banquette — A banquette is a long, low, cushioned seat. Banquettes are usually long enough for more than one person to sit on at a time.
  • bantering — teasing or facetious, or characterized by facetiousness
  • bantustan — (formerly, in South Africa) an area reserved for occupation by a Black African people, with limited self-government; abolished in 1993
  • baptisand — Alternative spelling of baptizand.
  • baptising — Present participle of baptise.
  • baptizand — A person about to submit to baptism.
  • baptizing — Present participle of baptize.
  • bar snack — a light quick meal, such as a sandwich or pie, served in a bar
  • bar-spoon — a long-handled spoon, usually having the capacity of a teaspoon, used for mixing or measuring ingredients for alcoholic drinks.
  • baragouin — incomprehensible language; gibberish
  • barasinga — a species of deer, Cervus duvaucelii, native to India and Nepal, known for the many-pointed nature of its antlers
  • barbadian — Barbadian means belonging or relating to Barbados or its people.
  • barbarian — In former times, barbarians were people from other countries who were thought to be uncivilized and violent.
  • barbering — The trade of and practice of shaving and cutting hair.
  • barberton — a city in NE Ohio.
  • barbitone — a long-acting barbiturate used medicinally, usually in the form of the sodium salt, as a sedative or hypnotic
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