9-letter words containing t, e, b, i
- bacterize — to subject to bacterial action
- bacteroid — resembling a bacterium
- ballistae — an ancient military engine for throwing stones or other missiles.
- ballister — (obsolete) A crossbow.
- ballsiest — Superlative form of ballsy.
- baltimore — a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)
- banisters — the railing and supporting balusters on a staircase; balustrade
- bannister — Sir Roger (Gilbert). born 1929, British athlete and doctor: first man to run a mile in under four minutes (1954)
- bantering — teasing or facetious, or characterized by facetiousness
- barberite — an alloy of about 88 percent copper, 5 percent nickel, 5 percent tin, and 2 percent silicon, resistant to sea water and sulfuric acid.
- barbitone — a long-acting barbiturate used medicinally, usually in the form of the sodium salt, as a sedative or hypnotic
- barbotine — a type of clay paste used in making decorated pottery
- baritones — Plural form of baritone.
- barrister — In England and Wales, a barrister is a lawyer who represents clients in the higher courts of law. Compare solicitor.
- bartering — Present participle of barter.
- basaltine — a black or brown-green mineral (Ca, Mg, Fe)SiO3
- base unit — any of the fundamental units in a system of measurement. The base SI units are the metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole
- basipetal — (of leaves and flowers) produced in order from the apex downwards so that the youngest are at the base
- bassanite — (mineral) A saline evaporite, consisting of calcium sulphate, found at Vesuvius.
- bassinets — Plural form of bassinet.
- bastilles — Plural form of bastille.
- bastinade — bastinado.
- bastioned — Furnished with a bastion; having bastions.
- batholite — (obsolete) alternative name of batholith.
- batmobile — (slang) To proceed in a fast, urgent, or reckless way, especially in a vehicle.
- batteling — Alternative form of battling.
- battening — to thrive by feeding; grow fat.
- batteries — a beating together of the calves or feet during a leap.
- battering — If something takes a battering, it suffers very badly as a result of a particular event or action.
- battiness — the characteristic of being batty; craziness; insanity; eccentricity
- be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- bear with — If you ask someone to bear with you, you are asking them to be patient.
- beastings — beestings
- beastlier — Comparative form of beastly.
- beastlike — resembling a beast
- beat time — If you beat time to a piece of music, you move your hand or foot up and down in time with the music. A conductor beats time to show the choir or orchestra how fast they should sing or play the music.
- beatified — to make blissfully happy.
- beatifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beatify.
- beatinest — most remarkable or unusual: This is the beatinest town I ever did see.
- beatitude — supreme blessedness or happiness
- beautiful — A beautiful person is very attractive to look at.
- bebington — a town in NW England, in Wirral unitary authority, Merseyside: docks and chemical works. Pop: 57 066 (2001)
- bechstein — Karl. 1826–1900, German piano maker; founder (1853) of the Bechstein company of piano manufacturers in Berlin
- bedighted — Simple past tense and past participle of bedight.
- bedlamite — a lunatic; insane person
- bedsitter — A bedsitter is the same as a bedsit.
- bee-sting — a sting from a bee
- beestings — the first milk secreted by the mammary glands of a cow or similar animal immediately after giving birth; colostrum
- befitting — proper or right; suitable
- begetting — (especially of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring).