9-letter words containing n, a, b
- belafonte — Harry, born 1922, U.S. singer and actor.
- belly pan — a plate enclosing the bottom of an automotive vehicle or the like below the chassis.
- bellyband — a strap around the belly of a draught animal, holding the shafts of a vehicle
- belomancy — the art of divination using arrows
- bemelmans — Ludwig [luhd-wig,, loo d-] /ˈlʌd wɪg,, ˈlʊd-/ (Show IPA), 1898–1962, U.S. humorous satirist and painter; born in Austria: author and illustrator of children's books.
- ben bella — Mohammed Ahmed (ˈɑːmɪd). 1916–2012, Algerian statesman: first prime minister (1962–65) and president (1963–65) of independent Algeria: overthrown and imprisoned (1965–80)
- ben hogan — Ben, 1912–97, U.S. golfer.
- benchland — a stretch of level ground at the foot of mountains
- benchmark — A benchmark is something whose quality or quantity is known and which can therefore be used as a standard with which other things can be compared.
- bengalese — Bengali adjective
- bengaline — a heavy corded fabric, esp silk with woollen or cotton cord
- bengaluru — a state in S India. 70,051 sq. mi. (191,791 sq. km). Capital: Bengaluru.
- benignant — kind; gracious, as a king to his subjects
- benjamins — hundred-dollar bills
- bentgrass — any perennial grass of the genus Agrostis, esp A. tenuis, which has a spreading panicle of tiny flowers. Some species are planted for hay or in lawns
- benzamine — eucaine.
- berdyansk — a city in S Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov.
- bereaving — to deprive and make desolate, especially by death (usually followed by of): Illness bereaved them of their mother.
- bergander — a species of European duck; sheldrake
- bermudian — a native or inhabitant of Bermuda
- bernhardi — Friedrich A. J. von [free-drikh fuh n] /ˈfri drɪx fən/ (Show IPA), 1849–1930, German general.
- bernhardt — Sarah. original name Rosine Bernard. 1844–1923, French actress, regarded as one of the greatest tragic actresses of all time
- bespangle — to cover or adorn with or as if with spangles
- beta iron — a nonmagnetic allotrope of pure iron stable between 770°C and 910°C
- beta line — beta (def 6).
- bethankit — (used as part of a grace spoken before a meal) God be thanked!
- bhaunagar — a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India.
- bhavnagar — a port in W India, in S Gujarat. Pop: 510 958 (2001)
- bhutanese — a native or inhabitant of Bhutan
- bi-annual — occurring twice a year; semiannual.
- bi-endian — Silicon schizophrenia. Processors and other chips that have can be switched to work in big-endian or little-endian mode. The PowerPC chip has this ability, which allows it to run the little-endian Windows NT, or the big-endian Mac OS/PPC.
- biangular — having two angles or corners.
- biconcave — (of a lens) having concave faces on both sides; concavo-concave
- biconical — an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- bidentate — having two teeth or toothlike parts or processes
- bigeminal — happening in pairs
- biguanide — any of a class of compounds some of which are used in the treatment of certain forms of diabetes
- bike lane — A bike lane is a part of the road which is intended to be used only by people riding bicycles.
- bilineate — marked with two usually parallel lines.
- bilingual — Bilingual means involving or using two languages.
- billabong — a backwater channel that forms a lagoon or pool
- bin laden — Osama (əʊˈsɑːmə). 1957–2011, Saudi-born leader of the al-Qaida terrorist network: presumed architect of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington of September 11 2001. Killed by US Special Forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan
- binervate — (of leaves) having two longitudinal ribs
- binocular — involving, relating to, seeing with or intended for both eyes
- binominal — of or denoting the binomial nomenclature
- binovular — relating to or derived from two different ova
- binuclear — having two nuclei
- bioparent — a biological parent
- bioweapon — Bioweapons are biological weapons.
- bipinnate — (of pinnate leaves) having the leaflets themselves divided into smaller leaflets