9-letter words containing n, s
- bacterins — a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.
- bad lands — a deeply eroded barren region of SW South Dakota and NW Nebraska
- badinages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badinage.
- bagginess — The characteristic of being baggy.
- baigneuse — a day bed of the Empire period, having a back sloping and curving to form a rounded head and foot.
- baisemain — a kissing of the hand; thus, a sign of respect
- bakestone — a flat stone placed in or near an oven or fire, for baking cakes on
- balancers — Plural form of balancer.
- balanitis — inflammation of the glans penis, usually due to infection
- balconies — Plural form of balcony.
- balkanise — to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.
- balkanism — to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.
- balkiness — The state or quality of being balky.
- balklines — Plural form of balkline.
- ballonets — Plural form of ballonet.
- balminess — mild and refreshing; soft; soothing: balmy weather.
- band list — a list of Canadian Indians formally recognized as belonging to a band
- banda sea — a part of the Pacific in Indonesia, between Sulawesi and New Guinea
- bandannas — Plural form of bandanna.
- bandboxes — Plural form of bandbox.
- bandiness — the quality of being bandy
- bandished — Simple past tense and past participle of bandish.
- bandmates — Plural form of bandmate.
- bandobust — (in India and Pakistan) an arrangement
- bandshape — (physics) The shape (distribution of strengths with frequency) of a band of electromagnetic radiation.
- bandshell — a type of bandstand enclosed at the back
- bandstand — A bandstand is a platform with a roof where a military band or a brass band can play in the open air.
- bang goes — that is the end of
- banishing — Present participle of banish.
- banisters — the railing and supporting balusters on a staircase; balustrade
- 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.
- bannerets — Plural form of banneret.
- 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)
- 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.
- 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.
- barasinga — a species of deer, Cervus duvaucelii, native to India and Nepal, known for the many-pointed nature of its antlers
- baritones — Plural form of baritone.
- barminess — the quality of being barmy; craziness
- barnacles — nose pincers for controlling an unruly horse
- barnstorm — When people such as politicians or performers barnstorm, they travel around the country making speeches or giving shows.