9-letter words containing t, i, b
- bergy bit — a small iceberg, somewhat larger than a growler.
- bernstein — Leonard. 1918–90, US conductor and composer, whose works include The Age of Anxiety (1949), the score of the musical West Side Story (1957), and Mass (1971)
- bertillon — Alphonse [al-fons,, -fonz;; French al-fawns] /ˈæl fɒns,, -fɒnz;; French alˈfɔ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1853–1914, French anthropologist: devised Bertillon system.
- besetting — tempting, harassing, or assailing (esp in the phrase besetting sin)
- best girl — one's sweetheart
- bestially — of, relating to, or having the form of a beast: the belief that a person could assume bestial form after death; the bestial signs of the zodiac.
- bestirred — to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.
- beta iron — a nonmagnetic allotrope of pure iron stable between 770°C and 910°C
- beta line — beta (def 6).
- betatopic — (of atoms) differing in proton number by one, theoretically as a result of emission of a beta particle
- bethankit — (used as part of a grace spoken before a meal) God be thanked!
- bethsaida — a ruined town in N Israel, near the N shore of the Sea of Galilee
- betsiboka — a river in central Madagascar, flowing NW to the Mozambique Channel. About 200 miles (320 km) long.
- bettering — of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
- bewitched — to affect by witchcraft or magic; cast a spell over.
- bewitcher — a person who enchants or bewitches
- bharatiya — of or relating to India
- bialystok — a city in E Poland.
- biathlete — an athlete taking part in a biathlon
- białystok — a city in E Poland: belonged to Prussia (1795–1807) and to Russia (1807–1919). Pop: 315 000 (2005 est)
- biblicist — a biblical scholar
- bibliotic — relating to bibliotics
- bicaudate — having two tails or taillike appendages.
- bicentric — having two centres
- bicipital — having two heads
- bicoastal — Someone or something that is bicoastal lives or occurs on both the east coast and the west coast of the U.S.
- bicompact — compact1 (def 7).
- bicyclist — A bicyclist is someone who enjoys cycling.
- bidentate — having two teeth or toothlike parts or processes
- bierstadt — Albert1830-1902; U.S. painter, born in Germany
- bierstube — a tavern or café offering German or German-style atmosphere, décor, food, beer, etc.
- biestings — beestings
- bifoliate — having only two leaves
- biformity — having or combining two forms, as a centaur or mermaid.
- bifurcate — If something such as a line or path bifurcates or is bifurcated, it divides into two parts which go in different directions.
- big beast — an important or powerful person
- big mouth — If you say that someone is a big mouth or that they have a big mouth, you mean that they tell other people things that should have been kept secret.
- big night — an important and usually anticipated evening
- big skate — See under skate2 .
- big stick — force or the threat of using force
- big style — to a great degree or extent
- 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.
- bigotedly — in a bigoted manner
- bigotgate — an incident in the 2010 British general election in which the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, described in private a voter he had met as a ‘bigoted woman’ not realizing that his radio microphone was still on and that his comments were being recorded
- bijection — a mathematical function or mapping that is both an injection and a surjection and therefore has an inverse
- bijective — (of a function, relation, etc) associating two sets in such a way that every member of each set is uniquely paired with a member of the other
- bike path — A bike path is a special path on which people can travel by bicycle separately from motor vehicles.
- bilabiate — divided into two lips
- bilateral — Bilateral negotiations, meetings, or agreements, involve only the two groups or countries that are directly concerned.
- bile duct — the duct that conveys bile from the liver and the gall bladder to the duodenum