9-letter words containing n, s
- behmenist — Boehmenist.
- beingless — having no existence
- beingness — the state of being or existing
- 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.
- bemonster — to treat as a monster
- ben nevis — a mountain in W Scotland, in the Grampian mountains: highest peak in Great Britain. Height: 1345 m (4413 ft)
- benchless — without a bench or benches
- benchrest — a tablelike support for a target rifle used in target practice.
- bendy bus — an articulated bus
- bengalese — Bengali adjective
- beni suef — city in NE Egypt, on the Nile: pop. 152,000
- beni-suef — a city in NW Egypt on the Nile River.
- benjamins — hundred-dollar bills
- bensulide — a selective preemergence herbicide, C 14 H 24 O 4 NPS 3 , used primarily to control crabgrass and broadleaf weeds.
- 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
- berdyansk — a city in S Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov.
- bernstein — Leonard. 1918–90, US conductor and composer, whose works include The Age of Anxiety (1949), the score of the musical West Side Story (1957), and Mass (1971)
- beseeming — to be fit for or worthy of; become: conduct that beseems a gentleman.
- besetment — the state or condition of being beset
- besetting — tempting, harassing, or assailing (esp in the phrase besetting sin)
- bespangle — to cover or adorn with or as if with spangles
- bhikshuni — a female bhikshu; nun.
- bhutanese — a native or inhabitant of Bhutan
- biestings — beestings
- big noise — Someone who is a big noise has an important position in a group or organization.
- bilestone — gallstone.
- biocenose — a situation in which organisms live together in mutual dependence
- biogenous — the production of living organisms from other living organisms.
- bionomics — ecology (sense 1)
- biosensor — a biological device used to detect specific chemical presence
- bisection — to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts.
- bisontine — relating to bison
- bisphenol — a synthetic organic compound used to make plastics and resins
- bissonata — a coarse woolen cloth constructed in plain weave and dyed black or brown, used in the manufacture of clerical vestments.
- blackness — Blackness is the state of being very dark.
- blandness — pleasantly gentle or agreeable: a bland, affable manner.
- blastment — shrivelling up due to something in the air
- bleakness — bare, desolate, and often windswept: a bleak plain.
- blindfish — any of various small fishes, esp the cavefish, that have rudimentary or functionless eyes and occur in subterranean streams
- blindless — (of a window) not being fitted with a blind
- blindness — unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
- blindside — If you say that you were blindsided by something, you mean that it surprised you in a negative way.
- blinglish — a form of spoken English that blends British English with Black youth slang
- blondness — (of hair, skin, etc.) light-colored: the child's soft blond curls.
- blowiness — the quality or extent of being blowy
- bluejeans — jeans made of blue denim
- bluestone — a blue-grey sandstone containing much clay, used for building and paving
- bluntness — having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp: a blunt pencil.
- boanerges — a nickname applied by Jesus to James and John in Mark 3:17
- boatswain — a petty officer on a merchant ship or a warrant officer on a warship who is responsible for the maintenance of the ship and its equipment