9-letter words containing t, i, b
- bad faith — intention to deceive; treachery or dishonesty (esp in the phrase in bad faith)
- bad thing — (jargon) (From the 1930 Sellar & Yeatman parody "1066 And All That") Something that can't possibly result in improvement of the subject. This term is always capitalised, as in "Replacing all of the 9600-baud modems with bicycle couriers would be a Bad Thing". Opposite: Good Thing. British correspondents confirm that Bad Thing and Good Thing (and probably therefore Right Thing and Wrong Thing) come from the book referenced in the etymology, which discusses rulers who were Good Kings but Bad Things. This has apparently created a mainstream idiom on the British side of the pond.
- badminton — Badminton is a game played by two or four players on a rectangular court with a high net across the middle. The players try to score points by hitting a small object called a shuttlecock across the net using a racket.
- balanitis — inflammation of the glans penis, usually due to infection
- balladist — someone who composes or performs ballads
- ballastic — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- ballistae — an ancient military engine for throwing stones or other missiles.
- ballister — (obsolete) A crossbow.
- ballistic — Ballistic means relating to ballistics.
- balloting — voting in an election
- ballotini — small glass beads used in reflective paints
- ballpoint — A ballpoint or a ballpoint pen is a pen with a very small metal ball at the end which transfers the ink from the pen onto a surface.
- ballsiest — Superlative form of ballsy.
- baltimore — a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)
- band list — a list of Canadian Indians formally recognized as belonging to a band
- bandicoot — any agile terrestrial marsupial of the family Peramelidae of Australia and New Guinea. They have a long pointed muzzle and a long tail and feed mainly on small invertebrates
- bandwidth — A bandwidth is the range of frequencies used for a particular telecommunications signal, radio transmission, or computer network.
- bang into — a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- bang tidy — of exceptionally good quality
- 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
- baptisand — Alternative spelling of baptizand.
- baptising — Present participle of baptise.
- baptismal — Baptismal means relating to or connected with baptism.
- baptistic — Of or for baptism; baptismal.
- baptistry — a part of a Christian church in which baptisms are carried out
- baptizand — A person about to submit to baptism.
- baptizing — Present participle of baptize.
- bar ditch — a roadside borrow pit dug for drainage purposes.
- bar joist — a welded steel joist having an open web consisting of a single bent bar running in a zigzag pattern between horizontal upper and lower chords.
- barbarity — If you refer to someone's behaviour as barbarity, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel.
- 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
- bariatric — of or relating to the treatment of obesity
- baritonal — of or relating to a baritone
- baritones — Plural form of baritone.
- barotitis — inflammation of the ear caused by a change in air pressure
- 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.
- bartholdi — Frédéric August. 1834–1904, French sculptor and architect, who designed (1884) the Statue of Liberty
- bartizans — Plural form of bartizan.
- bartokian — characteristic of the music of Béla Bartók: driving, percussive, Bartokian rhythm.
- 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.