9-letter words containing s, a, b, c
- barachois — (in the Atlantic Provinces of Canada) a shallow lagoon formed by a sand bar
- barbecues — Plural form of barbecue.
- barbicels — Plural form of barbicel.
- barnacles — nose pincers for controlling an unruly horse
- baroscope — any instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, esp a manometer with one side open to the atmosphere
- barouches — Plural form of barouche.
- barrancas — Plural form of barranca.
- base camp — an encampment that serves as a staging area for a larger activity, for example in mountaineering
- base coat — the first coat of paint applied to a prepared surface
- basestock — Refined petroleum oil with no additives.
- basic dye — a dye soluble in acid and insoluble in basic solution, consisting mostly of amino or imino compounds of xanthene or triarylmethane: used mainly for inks, carbon paper, and typewriter ribbon.
- basically — You use basically for emphasis when you are stating an opinion, or when you are making an important statement about something.
- basicness — Quality or degree of being basic.
- basilical — royal, regal
- basilican — basilic (def 2).
- basilicas — Plural form of basilica.
- basilicon — any of a variety of healing ointments applied to wounds in early medicine, commonly using lard or oil, resin, and wax
- bass clef — the clef that establishes F a fifth below middle C on the fourth line of the staff
- beachside — situated near a beach
- beechmast — collective term for beech nuts, esp when lying on the ground
- beefcakes — Plural form of beefcake.
- bescatter — to scatter or strew about
- best-case — being the best that can possibly be expected; optimal
- bibacious — tending to drink in excess
- bicoastal — Someone or something that is bicoastal lives or occurs on both the east coast and the west coast of the U.S.
- biosocial — relating to the interaction of biological and social elements
- biostatic — the branch of biology dealing with the structure of organisms in relation to their functions (opposed to biodynamics).
- bisulcate — marked by two grooves
- black sea — an inland sea between SE Europe and Asia: connected to the Aegean Sea by the Bosporus, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles, and to the Sea of Azov by the Kerch Strait. Area: about 415 000 sq km (160 000 sq miles)
- blackfish — a minnow-like Alaskan freshwater fish, Dallia pectoralis, related to the pikes and thought to be able to survive prolonged freezing
- blacklist — If someone is on a blacklist, they are seen by a government or other organization as being one of a number of people who cannot be trusted or who have done something wrong.
- blackness — Blackness is the state of being very dark.
- blackwash — to present (someone or something) in the worst possible light
- bleachers — The bleachers are a part of an outdoor sports stadium, or the seats in that area, which are usually uncovered and are the least expensive place where people can sit.
- bodacious — If you say that someone or something is bodacious, you mean that they are very good or impressive.
- 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.
- bookstack — Usually, bookstacks. stack (def 4).
- bop stack — A BOP stack is one of two or more units which control well pressure, and contain the wellhead and blowout preventers.
- boschvark — a bush pig of S Africa
- bracelets — a slang name for handcuffs
- braincase — the part of the cranium that protects the brain
- brainsick — relating to or caused by insanity; crazy; mad
- brash ice — small, floating fragments of sea ice or river ice.
- briefcase — A briefcase is a case used for carrying documents in.
- broachers — Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
- broadcast — A broadcast is a programme, performance, or speech on the radio or on television.
- brushback — a pitch that narrowly misses the batter
- bucharest — the capital of Romania, in the southeast. Pop: 1 764 000 (2005 est)
- buckstays — a beam held by stays to the exterior of a masonry wall, as that of a furnace or boiler, to keep the adjacent areas of the wall from being forced outward.
- bud scale — one of the hard protective sometimes hairy or resinous specialized leaves surrounding the buds of certain plants, such as the rhododendron