9-letter words containing r, a, b
- babbittry — the attitude and behavior of a Babbitt.
- babirusas — Plural form of babirusa.
- baboonery — uncouth or brutish behaviour
- baby farm — a place that houses and takes care of babies for a fee.
- baby girl — a female baby
- babymaker — Somebody who gives birth to a baby.
- babyproof — made safe for babies to come into contact with
- bacciform — shaped like a berry
- bacharach — Burt. born 1928, US composer of popular songs, usually with lyricist Hal David
- bachelors — Plural form of bachelor.
- bachelour — Obsolete form of bachelor.
- bacillary — of, relating to, or caused by bacilli
- back door — a door at the rear or side of a building
- back four — the defensive players in many modern team formations: usually two fullbacks and two centre backs
- back gear — (in a lathe) one of several gears for driving the headstock at various speeds.
- back rest — a support for the back of something
- back road — A back road is a small country road with very little traffic.
- back room — a place where research or planning is done, esp secret research in wartime
- back yard — an area, usually paved, at the rear of a building
- back-door — secret; furtive; illicit; indirect.
- backbiter — to attack the character or reputation of (a person who is not present).
- backboard — In basketball, the backboard is the flat board above each of the baskets.
- backcourt — In sports such tennis and badminton, the backcourt is the section of each side of the court that is furthest from the net. In basketball, the backcourt is the rear part of the court, where the defense plays. You can also use backcourt to refer to the members of a team who play mainly in this part of the court.
- backcross — to mate (a hybrid of the first generation) with one of its parents
- backdraft — an explosive surge in a fire produced by the sudden mixing of air with other combustible gases.
- backdrops — Plural form of backdrop.
- backer-up — a supporter; backer; second.
- backfired — Simple past tense and past participle of backfire.
- backfires — Plural form of backfire.
- backorder — Commerce. an order or part of an order waiting to be filled.
- backprint — The mark or impression left by a person's back having been pressed against a surface.
- backrests — Plural form of backrest.
- backroads — Plural form of backroad.
- backronym — an existing word turned into an acronym by creating an apt phrase whose initial letters match the word, as to help remember it or offer a theory of its origin. For example, rap has been said to be a backronym of “rhythm and poetry.”.
- backrooms — Plural form of backroom.
- backround — Misspelling of background.
- backshore — the area of a beach above the usual high tide mark
- backspeir — to cross-examine, interrogate
- backstory — the events which take place before, and which help to bring about, the events portrayed in a film
- backstrap — A pull strap extending the backstay of a boot or shoe.
- backsword — a person who uses the backsword
- backtrace — (computing) A stack trace.
- backtrack — If you backtrack on a statement or decision you have made, you do or say something that shows that you no longer agree with it or support it.
- backwards — If you move or look backwards, you move or look in the direction that your back is facing.
- backwater — A backwater is a place that is isolated.
- backwords — Plural form of backword.
- backyards — Plural form of backyard.
- bacterial — Bacterial is used to describe things that relate to or are caused by bacteria.
- bacterias — (US) Plural form of bacteria.
- bacterins — a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.