9-letter words containing t, b, a
- artmobile — a truck trailer outfitted to transport and exhibit works of art in areas without access to museums.
- asbestine — Mineralogy. a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles.
- asbestoid — Mineralogy. a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles.
- asbestous — having the look, structure or qualities of asbestos
- ascerbate — Misspelling of acerbate.
- ascorbate — a salt of ascorbic acid
- ashburton — 1st Baron, Baring, Alexander.
- ashtabula — a port in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- astrolabe — an instrument used by early astronomers to measure the altitude of stars and planets and also as a navigational aid. It consists of a graduated circular disc with a movable sighting device
- at bottom — You use at bottom to emphasize that you are stating what you think is the real nature of something or the real truth about a situation.
- atabalipa — Atahualpa.
- athabasca — river rising in the Rocky Mountains of SW Alberta, Canada, and flowing northeast into Lake Athabasca: 765 mi (1,231 km)
- athabaska — a river in W Canada, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing northeast to Lake Athabaska. Length: 1230 km (765 miles)
- atom bomb — atomic bomb
- atom-bomb — to bomb (a target) with an atomic bomb.
- attenable — Alternative form of attainable.
- attleboro — a city in SE Massachusetts.
- attribute — If you attribute something to an event or situation, you think that it was caused by that event or situation.
- aubrietia — any trailing purple-flowered plant of the genus Aubrieta, native to European mountains but widely planted in rock gardens: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- auditable — able to be audited
- auger bit — an auger having a square tang at its upper end and rotated by a brace, used for boring through wood.
- autobahns — Plural form of autobahn.
- autophoby — the reluctance to refer to oneself or be egotistical
- avertable — Preventable.
- avertible — Capable of being averted; preventable.
- b battery — the power source for the plate and screen-grid electrodes of electron tubes in battery-operated equipment
- babacoote — a species of large lemur, Lichanotus brevicaudatus, native to Madagascar
- babbitted — Simple past tense and past participle of babbitt.
- babbittry — the attitude and behavior of a Babbitt.
- babington — Anthony 1561–86, English conspirator, executed for organizing an unsuccessful plot (1586) to assassinate Elizabeth I and place Mary, Queen of Scots, on the English throne
- baby bath — a plastic bath used for bathing a baby
- baby seat — a seat anchored to the body of the car, with straps to buckle across the baby
- baby spot — a small spotlight, usually 250–400 watts, used to highlight a specific section of a stage setting or acting area.
- baby step — (in the game of giant steps) the shortest step permitted a player, executed by placing the heel of one foot against the toe of the other and drawing the back foot up to the front foot.
- baby talk — Baby talk is the language used by babies when they are just learning to speak, or the way in which some adults speak when they are talking to babies.
- bacchante — a priestess or female votary of Bacchus
- bacchants — Plural form of bacchant.
- back rest — a support for the back of something
- back seat — a seat at the back, esp of a vehicle
- back talk — If you refer to something that someone says as backtalk, you mean that it is rude or shows a lack of respect. You use backtalk especially to refer to things said by a child or by someone who is below you in rank or status.
- back vent — (in plumbing) a vent situated on the sewer side of a trap.
- back-talk — an impudent response; impudence.
- backbeats — Plural form of backbeat.
- backbiter — to attack the character or reputation of (a person who is not present).
- backbites — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backbite.
- backblast — A dangerous blast of hot air behind a rocket or missile when it is fired.
- backcloth — A backcloth is a large piece of cloth, often with scenery or buildings painted on it, that is hung at the back of a stage while a play is being performed.
- 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.
- backdated — Put an earlier date to (a document or agreement) than the actual one.
- backdates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backdate.