9-letter words containing n, a, b
- battalion — A battalion is a large group of soldiers that consists of three or more companies.
- batteling — Alternative form of battling.
- battement — extension of one leg forwards, sideways, or backwards, either once or repeatedly
- batten on — If you say that someone battens on a particular person or thing, you disapprove of the fact that they become successful by forming a close connection with that person or thing.
- battening — to thrive by feeding; grow fat.
- battering — If something takes a battering, it suffers very badly as a result of a particular event or action.
- battiness — the characteristic of being batty; craziness; insanity; eccentricity
- batu khan — d. 1255, Mongol conqueror: leader of the Golden Horde (grandson of Genghis Khan).
- bauhinias — Plural form of bauhinia.
- baulkline — a straight line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game
- bawdiness — indecent; lewd; obscene: another of his bawdy stories.
- bayoneted — a daggerlike steel weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand-to-hand combat.
- bazillion — a very large, indefinite number
- bc neliac — Version of NELIAC, post 1962. Sammet 1969, p.197.
- be warned — If someone says to you 'be warned', they are advising you to be cautious, because there are risks that you may not have thought about.
- beaconage — a number or system of beacons.
- beaconing — a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- beam wind — a wind blowing against a vessel from a direction at right angles to its keel.
- beam-ends — the ends of a vessel's beams
- beaminess — the quality of beaming
- beamingly — in a beaming manner
- bean ball — a pitch aimed at the batter's head, in violation of the rules
- bean curd — Bean curd is a soft white or brown food made from soya beans.
- bean shot — refined copper having a shotlike form from being thrown into water in a molten state.
- bean town — Boston, Mass. (used as a nickname).
- bean tree — any of various trees having beanlike pods, such as the catalpa and carob
- beaneries — Plural form of beanery.
- beanfeast — A beanfeast is a party or other social event.
- beanpoles — Plural form of beanpole.
- beanstalk — the stem of a bean plant
- bear down — If someone or something bears down on you, they move quickly towards you in a threatening way.
- bearnaise — rich sauce made from egg yolks, lemon juice or wine vinegar, butter, shallots, herbs, and seasoning
- bearskins — Plural form of bearskin.
- beastings — beestings
- beat down — When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
- beat-down — to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly.
- beaten-up — A beaten-up car or other object is old and in bad condition.
- beatenest — most remarkable or unusual: This is the beatinest town I ever did see.
- beatinest — most remarkable or unusual: This is the beatinest town I ever did see.
- beaverton — a town in NW Oregon.
- becalming — Present participle of becalm.
- bed-stand — night table.
- bedaubing — Present participle of bedaub.
- bee plant — any of various plants much visited by bees for nectar and pollen
- beernaert — Auguste Marie François [French oh-gyst ma-ree frahn-swa] /French oʊˈgüst maˈri frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1829–1912, Belgian statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1909.
- befalling — A happening; occurrence; chance; event.
- beggaring — a person who begs alms or lives by begging.
- beguinage — a convent for members of the Beguine sisterhood
- beheading — the action of decapitating someone
- bel canto — a style of singing characterized by beauty of tone rather than dramatic power