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9-letter words containing t, o

  • block tin — pure tin, esp when cast into ingots
  • blockbust — to encourage the sale of property by means of blockbusting
  • bloodbath — If you describe an event as a bloodbath, you are emphasizing that a lot of people were killed very violently.
  • bloodgate — an incident during the 2010 Heineken Cup quarter-final in which winger Tom Williams faked a bleeding mouth injury to create a substitution opportunity for his team, the Harlequins
  • bloodlust — If you say that someone is driven by a bloodlust, you mean that they are acting in an extremely violent way because their emotions have been aroused by the events around them.
  • bloodroot — a North American papaveraceous plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, having a single whitish flower and a fleshy red root that yields a red dye
  • bloodshot — If your eyes are bloodshot, the parts that are usually white are red or pink. Your eyes can be bloodshot for a variety of reasons, for example because you are tired or you have drunk too much alcohol.
  • bloodwort — a name given to a number of plants which have red leaves or roots, or which are popularly considered either to draw blood or to reduce bleeding
  • blootered — intoxicated; drunk
  • bloquiste — (in Canada) a member or supporter of the Bloc Québécois
  • blow into — to arrive in or enter (a room, etc) suddenly
  • blow past — To blow out despite a safeguard. "The server blew past the 5K reserve buffer."
  • blow tube — a tube for blowing air or oxygen into a flame to intensify its heat and direct it onto a small area
  • blowtorch — A blowtorch is the same as a blowlamp.
  • blue note — a flattened third or seventh, used frequently in the blues
  • bluemouth — a deep water fish, Helicolenus dactylopterus
  • bluepoint — a type of small oyster named after Blue Point, New York
  • bluestone — a blue-grey sandstone containing much clay, used for building and paving
  • bluetooth — Bluetooth is a technology that allows computers, mobile phones and other devices to communicate with each other without being connected by wires.
  • blurt out — If someone blurts something out, they blurt it.
  • boa vista — a town in N Brazil, capital of the state of Roraima, on the Rio Branco. Pop: 275 000 (2005 est)
  • board out — If someone in your care is boarded out, they are sent to stay with someone else.
  • boastless — without boasting
  • boat deck — the deck of a ship on which the lifeboats are kept
  • boat hook — a hook mounted at the end of a pole, used to pull or push boats toward or away from a landing, to pick up a mooring, etc.
  • boat nail — a nail with a convex head and a chisel point.
  • boat neck — a high slitlike neckline of a garment that extends onto the shoulders
  • boat ride — a ride in a boat
  • boat shoe — a shoe, usually in a style somewhat like a moccasin, with a rubber sole suitable for walking on the deck of a boat
  • boat tail — a body style in which the rear end of the vehicle tapers to a point or a cone.
  • boat trip — a trip in a boat
  • boathouse — A boathouse is a building at the edge of a lake, in which boats are kept.
  • boatswain — a petty officer on a merchant ship or a warrant officer on a warship who is responsible for the maintenance of the ship and its equipment
  • bob skate — an ice skate with two parallel blades
  • bobtailed — having the tail cut short
  • bode plot — A Bode plot is the graph of amplitude (in decibels) and phase against frequency (in logarithmic format).
  • bodements — a foreboding or omen; presentiment.
  • body belt — a wide belt used to support the back, or to provide protection or warmth
  • body part — a part of a human body
  • body type — type used in the main text of printed matter, generally less than 14 points.
  • bogo-sort — (algorithm, humour)   /boh"goh-sort"/ (Or "stupid-sort") The archetypical perversely awful algorithm (as opposed to bubble sort, which is merely the generic *bad* algorithm). Bogo-sort is equivalent to repeatedly throwing a deck of cards in the air, picking them up at random, and then testing whether they are in order. It serves as a sort of canonical example of awfulness. Looking at a program and seeing a dumb algorithm, one might say "Oh, I see, this program uses bogo-sort." Also known as "monkey sort" after the Infinite Monkey Theorem. Compare brute force, Lasherism.
  • bogometer — (humour)   /boh-gom'-*t-er/ A notional instrument for measuring bogosity. Compare the "wankometer" described in the wank entry.
  • bogue out — /bohg owt/ To become bogus, suddenly and unexpectedly. "His talk was relatively sane until somebody asked him a trick question; then he bogued out and did nothing but flame afterward." See also bogosity.
  • bohr atom — See under Bohr theory.
  • bold type — a weight of type characterized by thick heavy lines, as the entry words in a dictionary
  • bolection — a stepped moulding covering and projecting beyond the joint between two members having surfaces at different levels
  • bolometer — a sensitive instrument for measuring radiant energy by the increase in the resistance of an electrical conductor
  • bolstered — a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
  • bolt boat — a boat suitable for use in rough seas.
  • bolt down — fasten, secure sth
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