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9-letter words containing o, b, t

  • bluemouth — a deep water fish, Helicolenus dactylopterus
  • bluepoint — a type of small oyster named after Blue Point, New York
  • bluestone — a blue-grey sandstone containing much clay, used for building and paving
  • bluetooth — Bluetooth is a technology that allows computers, mobile phones and other devices to communicate with each other without being connected by wires.
  • blurt out — If someone blurts something out, they blurt it.
  • boa vista — a town in N Brazil, capital of the state of Roraima, on the Rio Branco. Pop: 275 000 (2005 est)
  • board out — If someone in your care is boarded out, they are sent to stay with someone else.
  • boastless — without boasting
  • boat deck — the deck of a ship on which the lifeboats are kept
  • boat hook — a hook mounted at the end of a pole, used to pull or push boats toward or away from a landing, to pick up a mooring, etc.
  • boat nail — a nail with a convex head and a chisel point.
  • boat neck — a high slitlike neckline of a garment that extends onto the shoulders
  • boat ride — a ride in a boat
  • boat shoe — a shoe, usually in a style somewhat like a moccasin, with a rubber sole suitable for walking on the deck of a boat
  • boat tail — a body style in which the rear end of the vehicle tapers to a point or a cone.
  • boat trip — a trip in a boat
  • boathouse — A boathouse is a building at the edge of a lake, in which boats are kept.
  • 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
  • bob skate — an ice skate with two parallel blades
  • bobtailed — having the tail cut short
  • bode plot — A Bode plot is the graph of amplitude (in decibels) and phase against frequency (in logarithmic format).
  • bodements — a foreboding or omen; presentiment.
  • body belt — a wide belt used to support the back, or to provide protection or warmth
  • body part — a part of a human body
  • body type — type used in the main text of printed matter, generally less than 14 points.
  • bogo-sort — (algorithm, humour)   /boh"goh-sort"/ (Or "stupid-sort") The archetypical perversely awful algorithm (as opposed to bubble sort, which is merely the generic *bad* algorithm). Bogo-sort is equivalent to repeatedly throwing a deck of cards in the air, picking them up at random, and then testing whether they are in order. It serves as a sort of canonical example of awfulness. Looking at a program and seeing a dumb algorithm, one might say "Oh, I see, this program uses bogo-sort." Also known as "monkey sort" after the Infinite Monkey Theorem. Compare brute force, Lasherism.
  • bogometer — (humour)   /boh-gom'-*t-er/ A notional instrument for measuring bogosity. Compare the "wankometer" described in the wank entry.
  • bogue out — /bohg owt/ To become bogus, suddenly and unexpectedly. "His talk was relatively sane until somebody asked him a trick question; then he bogued out and did nothing but flame afterward." See also bogosity.
  • bohr atom — See under Bohr theory.
  • bold type — a weight of type characterized by thick heavy lines, as the entry words in a dictionary
  • bolection — a stepped moulding covering and projecting beyond the joint between two members having surfaces at different levels
  • bolometer — a sensitive instrument for measuring radiant energy by the increase in the resistance of an electrical conductor
  • bolstered — a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
  • bolt boat — a boat suitable for use in rough seas.
  • bolt down — fasten, secure sth
  • bolt hole — a hole in the ground, protected opening in bushes, etc., into which an animal can flee when pursued or frightened.
  • bolt-hole — If you say that someone has a bolt-hole to go to, you mean that there is somewhere that they can go when they want to get away from people that they know.
  • boltzmann — Ludwig (ˈluːtvɪç). 1844–1906, Austrian physicist. He established the principle of the equipartition of energy and developed the kinetic theory of gases with J. C. Maxwell
  • bomb belt — a belt carrying explosives which is worn around the waist by a suicide bomber
  • bomb site — A bomb site is an empty area where a bomb has destroyed all the buildings.
  • bombaster — a person who stuffs or pads
  • bombastic — If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
  • bombilate — to make a buzzing noise
  • bombinate — to make a buzzing noise
  • bombsight — a mechanical or electronic device in an aircraft for aiming bombs
  • bonaparte — Jérôme (ʒerom), brother of Napoleon I. 1784–1860, king of Westphalia (1807–13)
  • bondstone — a long stone or brick laid in a wall as a header
  • bonetired — completely exhausted
  • bonington — Sir Chris(tian John Storey). born 1934, British mountaineer and writer; led 1970 Annapurna I and 1975 Everest expeditions; reached Everest summit in 1985
  • bontebuck — bontebok.
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