9-letter words containing o, b, d
- base load — the more or less constant part of the total load on an electrical power-supply system
- baseboard — A baseboard is a narrow length of wood which goes along the bottom of a wall in a room and makes a border between the walls and the floor.
- basswoods — Plural form of basswood.
- bastinado — punishment or torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with a stick
- bastioned — Furnished with a bastion; having bastions.
- 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.
- be rid of — to be freed from or relieved of (something undesirable)
- beadhouse — an almshouse in which inhabitants were expected to pray for the soul of the founder
- beadledom — petty officialdom
- bear down — If someone or something bears down on you, they move quickly towards you in a threatening way.
- beasthood — the state of beasts, the condition of being a beast
- beat down — When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
- beat-down — to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly.
- beclouded — Simple past tense and past participle of becloud.
- bed board — a thin, stiff board placed on a bed under the mattress to lend added support for the body
- bed stone — the fixed lower member of a pair of millstones. Compare runner (def 12).
- bedcovers — Plural form of bedcover.
- bedehouse — beadhouse
- bedfellow — You refer to two things or people as bedfellows when they have become associated or related in some way.
- bedroomed — (When preceded by a number) Having the indicated number of bedrooms.
- beechwood — wood from a beech tree
- beef road — a road used for transporting cattle
- beggardom — beggary (def 2).
- begoggled — wearing goggles
- beholding — to observe; look at; see.
- belemnoid — shaped like a dart
- bell toad — a frog, Ascaphus truei, of the northwestern U.S. and adjacent Canada, the male of which has its cloaca modified into a taillike copulatory organ.
- belt down — a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- bench dog — a dog on exhibit at a dog show before and after competition in the show ring.
- benzenoid — similar to benzene
- beresford — Bruce. born 1940, Australian film director. His films include The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972), Breaker Morant (1980), Driving Miss Daisy (1989) and Evelyn (2002)
- betrothed — If you are betrothed to someone, you have agreed to marry them.
- bezoardic — relating to bezoar
- biddeford — a city in SW Maine.
- bifocaled — wearing bifocals
- big board — the quotation board in the New York Stock Exchange
- big-boned — having bones that are unusually massive
- bigotedly — in a bigoted manner
- billboard — A billboard is a very large board on which posters are displayed.
- bimotored — having two engines.
- bind over — If someone is bound over by a court or a judge, they are given an order and must do as the order says for a particular period of time.
- biodiesel — Biodiesel is fuel made from natural sources such as plant oils, that can be used in diesel engines.
- biofueled — running on biofuel
- biohazard — material of biological origin that is hazardous to humans
- biosolids — semisolid or solid organic material obtained from the recycling of sewage, used esp as a fertilizer
- bioturbed — stirred by organisms
- bird food — a mixture of seeds, grains, nuts, etc, suitable for birds to eat
- bird shot — small-sized shot used for shooting birds.
- birdhouse — a small shelter or box for birds to nest in
- bishopdom — the jurisdiction of a bishop