9-letter words containing s, e, c
- backstage — In a theatre, backstage refers to the areas behind the stage.
- backswept — slanting backwards
- bacterias — (US) Plural form of bacteria.
- bacterins — a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.
- balancers — Plural form of balancer.
- balconies — Plural form of balcony.
- 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.
- 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.
- basicness — Quality or degree of being basic.
- bass clef — the clef that establishes F a fifth below middle C on the fourth line of the staff
- beachside — situated near a beach
- bechstein — Karl. 1826–1900, German piano maker; founder (1853) of the Bechstein company of piano manufacturers in Berlin
- bedcovers — Plural form of bedcover.
- beechmast — collective term for beech nuts, esp when lying on the ground
- beechnuts — Plural form of beechnut.
- beefcakes — Plural form of beefcake.
- belgicism — a word or expression used by Belgians when speaking French or Dutch
- bellicose — You use bellicose to refer to aggressive actions or behaviour that are likely to start an argument or a fight.
- benchless — without a bench or benches
- benchrest — a tablelike support for a target rifle used in target practice.
- bescatter — to scatter or strew about
- beseeched — to implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.
- bespeckle — to mark with speckles
- best-case — being the best that can possibly be expected; optimal
- bev curls — long locks of hair, considered to be typical of a certain kind of unfashionable male
- biocenose — a situation in which organisms live together in mutual dependence
- bioethics — the study of ethical problems arising from biological research and its applications in such fields as organ transplantation, genetic engineering, or artificial insemination
- bisection — to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts.
- bisectrix — the bisector of the angle between the optic axes of a crystal
- bisulcate — marked by two grooves
- bit slice — (of central processing units) able to be built up in sections to form complete central processing units with various word lengths
- bitchfest — a malicious and spiteful discussion of people, events, etc
- 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)
- blackness — Blackness is the state of being very dark.
- 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.
- bluecurls — a name for the plant Trichostema dichotomum
- borescope — a long narrow optical device used to inspect the interior of a tight space
- box score — In baseball and basketball, a box score is a printed table of statistics showing how each player performed in a game.
- boxercise — a system of sustained exercises combining boxing movements with aerobic activities
- bracelets — a slang name for handcuffs
- braincase — the part of the cranium that protects the brain
- brash ice — small, floating fragments of sea ice or river ice.
- briefcase — A briefcase is a case used for carrying documents in.