9-letter words containing et
- bletherer — someone who blathers
- bluetooth — Bluetooth is a technology that allows computers, mobile phones and other devices to communicate with each other without being connected by wires.
- 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
- bonetired — completely exhausted
- borghetto — (in Italy) a settlement outside a city's walls
- bosanquet — Bernard, 1848–1923, English philosopher and writer.
- bracelets — a slang name for handcuffs
- bracketed — a support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice, etc.
- branchlet — a small branch
- brandreth — a gridiron, iron trivet, or tripod
- bretylium — a substance, C 18 H 24 BrNO 3 S, used to treat acute ventricular arrhythmias and suppress ventricular fibrillation.
- brevetted — a commission promoting a military officer to a higher rank without increase of pay and with limited exercise of the higher rank, often granted as an honor immediately before retirement.
- bridgeton — a city in SW New Jersey.
- briolette — a pear-shaped gem cut with long triangular facets
- briquette — a small brick made of compressed coal dust, sawdust, charcoal, etc, used for fuel
- brochette — a skewer or small spit, used for holding pieces of meat, etc, while roasting or grilling
- bubbletop — a transparent dome, usually made of plastic or bulletproof glass, that serves as the roof or part of the roof of an automotive vehicle.
- bucketful — A bucketful of something is the amount contained in a bucket.
- buckteeth — a projecting tooth, especially an upper front tooth.
- budgetary — A budgetary matter or policy is concerned with the amount of money that is available to a country or organization, and how it is to be spent.
- budgeteer — a person who makes a budget, esp in politics or business
- budgeting — financial planning
- buffeting — response of an aircraft structure to buffet, esp an irregular oscillation of the tail
- bulleting — a small metal projectile, part of a cartridge, for firing from small arms.
- by return — by the next post back to the sender
- by-street — a side street or a private or obscure street; byway.
- cabaletta — a short aria with a repetitive rhythm
- cabernets — Plural form of cabernet.
- cabinetry — cabinets collectively
- cabriolet — A cabriolet is a type of car with two doors and a convertible top.
- cacoethes — an uncontrollable urge or desire, esp for something harmful; mania
- cadetship — a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- cafeteria — A cafeteria is a restaurant where you choose your food from a counter and take it to your table after paying for it. Cafeterias are usually found in public buildings such as hospitals and stores.
- cafetiere — A cafetière is a type of coffee pot that has a disk with small holes in it attached to the lid. You push the lid down to separate the liquid from the ground coffee when it is ready to drink.
- camouflet — a type of bomb that is used during a siege to collapse an enemy's tunnel
- canaletto — original name Giovanni Antonio Canale. 1697–1768, Italian painter and etcher, noted particularly for his highly detailed paintings of cities, esp Venice, which are marked by strong contrasts of light and shade
- canonchet — (Nanuntenoo) died 1676, Narragansett leader: executed by colonists.
- canzonets — Plural form of canzonet.
- caponette — a capon produced by the administration of a synthetic sex hormone.
- caporetto — Italian village (now in Slovenia): scene of a battle of WWI in which the Italian army was defeated by Austro-German forces (1917)
- caretaken — looked after
- caretaker — A caretaker is a person whose job it is to look after a large building such as a school or a block of flats or apartments, and deal with small repairs to it.
- carpetbag — a travelling bag originally made of carpeting
- carpeting — You use carpeting to refer to a carpet, or to the type of material that is used to make carpets.
- cassettes — Plural form of cassette.
- cassoulet — a stew originating from France, made from haricot beans and goose, duck, pork, etc
- castanets — Castanets are a Spanish musical instrument consisting of two small round pieces of wood or plastic held together by a cord. You hold the castanets in your hand and knock the pieces together with your fingers.
- catheters — Plural form of catheter.
- cavaletti — bars supported on low stands used in dressage and horse jumping