9-letter words containing t, e, m
- barometer — A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure and shows when the weather is changing.
- barometre — (nonstandard) Alternative form of barometer.
- barometry — the process of measuring atmospheric pressure.
- barthelme — Donald, 1931–89, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
- basements — Plural form of basement.
- bashments — Plural form of bashment.
- batchmate — (India) classmate.
- batmobile — (slang) To proceed in a fast, urgent, or reckless way, especially in a vehicle.
- batswomen — Plural form of batswoman.
- battement — extension of one leg forwards, sideways, or backwards, either once or repeatedly
- be mother — to pour the tea
- 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.
- bedlamite — a lunatic; insane person
- beechmast — collective term for beech nuts, esp when lying on the ground
- behmenist — Boehmenist.
- belemnite — any extinct marine cephalopod mollusc of the order Belemnoidea, related to the cuttlefish
- bell moth — any moth of the family Tortricidae, which when at rest resemble the shape of a bell
- bemonster — to treat as a monster
- bergstrom — Sune (ˈsʊnə). 1916–2004, Swedish biochemist; shared the Nobel prize for medicine and physiology (1982) for work on prostaglandin
- besetment — the state or condition of being beset
- betamaxed — (jargon) When a technology is overtaken in the market by inferior but better marketed competition. E.g. "Microsoft betamaxed Apple right out of the market". The Betamex videotape standard lost to VHS.
- bethlehem — a town in the West Bank, near Jerusalem: birthplace of Jesus and early home of King David
- betumbled — thrown into disorder
- bevelment — the process of bevelling
- big-timer — Informal. the highest or most important level in any profession or occupation: She's a talented violinist, but she's not ready for the big time.
- bimotored — having two engines.
- biometric — Biometric tests and devices use biological information about a person to create a detailed record of their personal characteristics.
- biostrome — a rock layer consisting of a deposit of organic material, such as fossils
- birthname — a name given at birth
- bismutite — a mineral, bismuth carbonate, resulting from the alteration of bismuth minerals: a minor source of bismuth.
- bitmapped — composed of or formed by a pattern of pixels to make a bitmap
- bitstream — a sequence of digital data transmitted electronically
- blastemal — of or relating to blastema
- blastment — shrivelling up due to something in the air
- blue stem — a disease of raspberries and blackberries, characterized by blue discoloration of the stem, wilting, and discoloration and decay of the roots, caused by a fungus, Verticillium alboatrum.
- bluemouth — a deep water fish, Helicolenus dactylopterus
- bodements — a foreboding or omen; presentiment.
- bogometer — (humour) /boh-gom'-*t-er/ A notional instrument for measuring bogosity. Compare the "wankometer" described in the wank entry.
- bolometer — a sensitive instrument for measuring radiant energy by the increase in the resistance of an electrical conductor
- bomb belt — a belt carrying explosives which is worn around the waist by a suicide bomber
- bomb site — A bomb site is an empty area where a bomb has destroyed all the buildings.
- bombaster — a person who stuffs or pads
- bombilate — to make a buzzing noise
- bombinate — to make a buzzing noise
- boom time — a period in which there is a surge of prosperity for a person, place, or industry
- bootmaker — a person who makes boots and shoes for a living
- botmaster — (chat) The owner of a bot.
- brainstem — the stalklike part of the brain consisting of the medulla oblongata, the midbrain, and the pons Varolii
- breaktime — a period of rest or recreation, esp at school
- bregmatic — of or relating to the bregma