9-letter words containing n, b, e
- be in for — If you say that someone is in for a shock or a surprise, you mean that they are going to experience it.
- be pie on — to be keen on
- 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.
- bebeerine — an alkaloid, resembling quinine, obtained from the bark of the greenheart and other plants
- bebington — a town in NW England, in Wirral unitary authority, Merseyside: docks and chemical works. Pop: 57 066 (2001)
- bebopping — Present participle of bebop.
- becalming — Present participle of becalm.
- bechstein — Karl. 1826–1900, German piano maker; founder (1853) of the Bechstein company of piano manufacturers in Berlin
- beckoning — a nod, gesture, etc., that signals, directs, summons, indicates agreement, or the like.
- bed linen — Bed linen is sheets and pillowcases.
- bed liner — a stiff, durable plastic lining used to protect the bed and side walls of the cargo space of some pickup trucks
- bed stone — the fixed lower member of a pair of millstones. Compare runner (def 12).
- bed-stand — night table.
- bedaubing — Present participle of bedaub.
- bedecking — Present participle of bedeck.
- bedizened — Dressed up or decorated gaudily.
- bedridden — Someone who is bedridden is so ill or has such a severe disability that they cannot get out of bed.
- bedspring — a spring that supports a mattress
- bee plant — any of various plants much visited by bees for nectar and pollen
- bee-sting — a sting from a bee
- bee-stung — (of the lips) pouting and sensuous
- beechnuts — Plural form of beechnut.
- beefiness — The characteristic of being beefy.
- beelining — Present participle of beeline.
- beer pong — a drinking game in which players attempt to throw Ping-Pong balls into cups of beer, which must then be drunk by their opponents