9-letter words containing s, h, a, b
- bankerish — resembling or befitting a banker, especially in being perceived as reserved and conservative in dress and demeanor: a model of bankerish decorum.
- barachois — (in the Atlantic Provinces of Canada) a shallow lagoon formed by a sand bar
- barouches — Plural form of barouche.
- base head — a person who is addicted to cocaine
- base path — the prescribed course for a base runner on the field extending in designated areas between the bases.
- bashawism — the combined characteristics of a bashaw, esp haughtiness, imperiousness
- bashed in — crushed or dented from a blow
- bashfully — In a bashful manner.
- bashments — Plural form of bashment.
- basophile — Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
- basophils — Plural form of basophil.
- bass horn — an obsolete wind instrument of low range
- bathhouse — A bathhouse is a public or private building containing baths and often other facilities such as a sauna.
- bathrobes — Plural form of bathrobe.
- bathrooms — Plural form of bathroom.
- bathsheba — the wife of Uriah, who committed adultery with David and later married him and became the mother of his son Solomon (II Samuel 11–12)
- bathybius — a gelatinous substance discovered on the Atlantic seabed, originally thought to be protoplasm, but later discovered to be inorganic
- bauhinias — Plural form of bauhinia.
- bay shore — a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- beachside — situated near a beach
- beadflush — (of paneling) having panels flush with their stiles and rails and surrounded with a flush bead.
- beadhouse — an almshouse in which inhabitants were expected to pray for the soul of the founder
- beamishly — in a beamish manner; smilingly; radiantly
- bean shot — refined copper having a shotlike form from being thrown into water in a molten state.
- beardfish — any of several fishes of the family Polymyxiidae, found in the deeper waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, having a pair of long barbels under the chin.
- bearishly — In a bearish manner.
- beasthood — the state of beasts, the condition of being a beast
- beechmast — collective term for beech nuts, esp when lying on the ground
- beersheba — a town in S Israel: commercial centre of the Negev. In biblical times it marked the southern limit of Palestine. Pop: 183 000 (2003 est)
- behaviors — manner of behaving or acting.
- bethsabee — Bathsheba.
- bethsaida — a ruined town in N Israel, near the N shore of the Sea of Galilee
- bhutanese — a native or inhabitant of Bhutan
- bismillah — the words which preface all except one of the surahs of the Koran, used by Muslims as a blessing before eating or some other action
- blackfish — a minnow-like Alaskan freshwater fish, Dallia pectoralis, related to the pikes and thought to be able to survive prolonged freezing
- blackwash — to present (someone or something) in the worst possible light
- blaspheme — If someone blasphemes, they say rude or disrespectful things about God or religion, or they use God's name as a swear word.
- blasphemy — You can describe something that shows disrespect for God or a religion as blasphemy.
- 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.
- boat shoe — a shoe, usually in a style somewhat like a moccasin, with a rubber sole suitable for walking on the deck of a boat
- boathouse — A boathouse is a building at the edge of a lake, in which boats are kept.
- boschvark — a bush pig of S Africa
- brainwash — If you brainwash someone, you force them to believe something by continually telling them that it is true, and preventing them from thinking about it properly.
- bran mash — a food for horses made with bran and hot water, and sometimes including carrots, molasses, apples, etc
- brash ice — small, floating fragments of sea ice or river ice.
- brashness — impertinent; impudent; tactless: a brash young man.
- brass hat — a top-ranking official, esp a military officer
- broachers — Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
- brushback — a pitch that narrowly misses the batter
- brushland — an area of land characterized by patchy shrubs and bushes