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.