9-letter words containing o, r, a, i
- borgesian — of Jorge Luis Borges or his works
- botanizer — a person who botanizes
- bourguiba — Habib ben Ali (hæˈbɪb bɛn ˈɑːlɪ). 1903–2000, Tunisian statesman: president of Tunisia (1957–87); a moderate and an advocate of gradual social change. He was deposed in a coup and kept under house arrest for the rest of his life
- bouvardia — a genus of flowering herbs and shrubs of the family Rubiaceae, native to tropical parts of Central America
- brainfood — any foodstuff containing nutrients thought to promote brain function, such as oily fish which is rich in omega-3 oils
- brainwork — intellectual effort
- brainworm — a microscopic, parasitic roundworm that infests the brain of large hoofed animals, as deer.
- branchio- — gills
- briarroot — the hard woody root of the briar, used for making tobacco pipes
- briarwood — any of several woods used to make tobacco pipes
- bricolage — the jumbled effect produced by the close proximity of buildings from different periods and in different architectural styles
- broadbill — any passerine bird of the family Eurylaimidae, of tropical Africa and Asia, having bright plumage and a short wide bill
- broadbrim — a broad-brimmed hat, esp one worn by the Quakers in the 17th century
- broadline — a company that deals in high volume at the cheaper end of a product line
- broadside — A broadside is a strong written or spoken attack on a person or institution.
- broadtail — the highly valued black wavy fur obtained from the skins of newly born karakul lambs; caracul
- broadwife — a female slave whose husband was owned by another master.
- broadwise — breadthwise
- bromantic — noting or pertaining to a bromance: You might call this movie a bromantic comedy.
- bromatium — any of the swollen hyphal tips of certain fungi, on which ants can feed.
- bromelain — an enzyme derived from pineapple, used as an anti-inflammatory agent in homeopathy and as a meat tenderizer in the food industry
- bromeliad — any plant of the tropical American family Bromeliaceae, typically epiphytes with a rosette of fleshy leaves. The family includes the pineapple and Spanish moss
- brominate — to treat or react with bromine
- bronchial — Bronchial means affecting or concerned with the bronchial tubes.
- browallia — any plant of the Browallia genus of South American flowering plants
- c rations — tinned food formerly issued in packs to US soldiers
- cabriolet — A cabriolet is a type of car with two doors and a convertible top.
- cactiform — resembling a cactus
- cafe noir — black coffee
- cairngorm — a smoky yellow, grey, or brown variety of quartz, used as a gemstone
- calciform — Having the form of calx, chalk or lime.
- caliatour — a tropical dyewood, possibly red sandalwood
- calorific — The calorific value of something, or its calorific content, is the number of calories it contains.
- camarillo — a city in SW California.
- cambiform — resembling a cambium
- cannonier — Alternative form of cannoneer.
- canonizer — a person who canonizes
- canonries — Plural form of canonry.
- cantorial — of or relating to a precentor
- capacitor — A capacitor is a device for accumulating electric charge.
- caparison — a decorated covering for a horse or other animal, esp (formerly) for a warhorse
- capriccio — a lively piece composed freely and without adhering to the rules for any specific musical form
- capricorn — Capricorn is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a goat. People who are born approximately between the 22nd of December and the 19th of January come under this sign.
- caprifole — honeysuckle
- capriform — resembling a goat
- caprioled — Simple past tense and past participle of capriole.
- caprioles — Plural form of capriole.
- captopril — an ACE inhibitor used to treat high blood pressure and congestive heart failure
- car radio — a radio built into the dashboard of an automobile
- carangoid — resembling a fish of the family Carangidae; carangid.