9-letter words containing n, o, a, e
- bandoneon — a type of square concertina, esp used in Argentina
- bang goes — that is the end of
- bangalore — a city in S India, capital of Karnataka state: printing, textiles, pharmaceuticals. Pop: 4 292 223 (2001)
- banjolele — a four-stringed musical instrument with a neck like a ukulele and a body like a banjo
- bank note — a promissory note issued by a bank, payable on demand: it is a form of paper money
- banknotes — Plural form of banknote.
- bannerols — Plural form of bannerol.
- 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
- barbotine — a type of clay paste used in making decorated pottery
- barcelona — the chief port of Spain, on the NE Mediterranean coast: seat of the Republican government during the Civil War (1936–39); the commercial capital of Spain. Pop: 1 582 738 (2003 est)
- bareboned — short of resources
- barenboim — Daniel. born 1942, Israeli concert pianist and conductor, born in Argentina
- baritones — Plural form of baritone.
- baronetcy — the rank, position, or patent of a baronet
- barperson — a person who serves in a pub: used esp in advertisements
- bastioned — Furnished with a bastion; having bastions.
- batswomen — Plural form of batswoman.
- 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.
- 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.
- beaconage — a number or system of beacons.
- beaconing — a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- 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).
- beanpoles — Plural form of beanpole.
- bear down — If someone or something bears down on you, they move quickly towards you in a threatening way.
- beat down — When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
- beat-down — to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly.
- beaverton — a town in NW Oregon.
- bel canto — a style of singing characterized by beauty of tone rather than dramatic power
- belafonte — Harry, born 1922, U.S. singer and actor.
- belomancy — the art of divination using arrows
- ben hogan — Ben, 1912–97, U.S. golfer.
- beta iron — a nonmagnetic allotrope of pure iron stable between 770°C and 910°C
- biconcave — (of a lens) having concave faces on both sides; concavo-concave
- bioparent — a biological parent
- bioweapon — Bioweapons are biological weapons.
- bladebone — the scapula, or shoulder blade.
- blue roan — a horse having a black coat sprinkled with white hairs
- boanerges — a nickname applied by Jesus to James and John in Mark 3:17
- boat neck — a high slitlike neckline of a garment that extends onto the shoulders
- bobbejaan — a baboon
- boilerman — a man who looks after boilers
- bojangles — Bill ("Bojangles") 1878–1949, U.S. tap dancer.
- bombasine — bombazine.
- bombazeen — a twill fabric constructed of a silk or rayon warp and worsted filling, often dyed black for mourning wear.
- bombazine — a twilled fabric, esp one with a silk warp and worsted weft, formerly worn dyed black for mourning
- bombinate — to make a buzzing noise
- bona fide — If something or someone is bona fide, they are genuine or real.
- bonaparte — Jérôme (ʒerom), brother of Napoleon I. 1784–1860, king of Westphalia (1807–13)