9-letter words containing r, e, m, a
- aztreonam — A synthetic monobactam originally isolated from Chromobacterium violaceum, similar in action to penicillin.
- babymaker — Somebody who gives birth to a baby.
- bacterium — Bacterium is the singular of bacteria.
- baia-mare — city in NW Romania: pop. 150,000
- baltimore — a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)
- bannerman — a person who carries a flag or banner; standard-bearer.
- bar gemel — a charge consisting of two barrulets separated by an area the width of a barrulet.
- barenboim — Daniel. born 1942, Israeli concert pianist and conductor, born in Argentina
- barm cake — a round flat soft bread roll
- barmaster — (historical) A local judge among miners.
- barmecide — lavish or plentiful in imagination only; illusory; sham
- barminess — the quality of being barmy; craziness
- barometer — A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure and shows when the weather is changing.
- barometre — (nonstandard) Alternative form of barometer.
- barometry — the process of measuring atmospheric pressure.
- barrymore — a US family of actors, esp Ethel (1879–1959), John (1882–1942), Lionel (1878–1954), and Drew (born 1975)
- barthelme — Donald, 1931–89, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
- base form — the simplest form of a word, to which inflections may be added
- bear arms — A person's right to bear arms is their right to own and use guns, as a means of defence.
- beaumaris — a resort in N Wales, on the island of Anglesey: 13th-century castle. Pop: 1513 (2001)
- beclamour — to clamour excessively
- bedwarmer — a metal pan containing hot coals, formerly used to warm a bed
- beggardom — beggary (def 2).
- beglamour — to endow with glamour
- benchmark — A benchmark is something whose quality or quantity is known and which can therefore be used as a standard with which other things can be compared.
- bergamask — person from Bergamo
- bermudian — a native or inhabitant of Bermuda
- besmeared — to smear all over; bedaub.
- besmearer — someone who besmears
- bicameral — (of a legislature) consisting of two chambers
- biohermal — a carbonate rock formation, in the form of an ancient reef or hummock, consisting of the fossilized remains of corals, algae, mollusks, and other sedentary marine life, and commonly surrounded by rock of a different lithology.
- biomarker — a distinct biochemical, genetic, or molecular characteristic or substance that is an indicator of a particular biological condition or process: a blood test to measure protein biomarkers for cancer.
- birlieman — a judge dealing with local law
- birthname — a name given at birth
- bitstream — a sequence of digital data transmitted electronically
- blackmore — R(ichard) D(oddridge). 1825–1900, English novelist; author of Lorna Doone (1869)
- blue army — an organization maintaining a directory of tradesmen and checking on the quality of the service they provide.
- boilerman — a man who looks after boilers
- bombarded — to attack or batter with artillery fire.
- bombarder — a person or thing which bombards
- bombaster — a person who stuffs or pads
- boogerman — South Midland and Southern U.S. bogeyman.
- bookmaker — A bookmaker is a person whose job is to take your money when you bet and to pay you money if you win.
- boomerang — A boomerang is a curved piece of wood which comes back to you if you throw it in the correct way. Boomerangs were first used by the people who were living in Australia when Europeans arrived there.
- bootmaker — a person who makes boots and shoes for a living
- botmaster — (chat) The owner of a bot.
- box frame — Architecture. a monolithic reinforced-concrete structure having walls and floors in the form of slabs.
- brainstem — the stalklike part of the brain consisting of the medulla oblongata, the midbrain, and the pons Varolii
- brakesman — a pithead winch operator
- breadroom — a room or compartment where bread is kept, esp on a ship