9-letter words containing oa
- bomb hoax — a hoax consisting of telling the authorities that a bomb has been planted in a public place when in fact it hasn't
- bran loaf — a rectangular cake whose ingredients include bran and dried fruit
- broach to — to turn or swing so that the beam faces the waves and wind and there is danger of swamping or capsizing
- broachers — Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
- broadband — Broadband is a method of sending many electronic messages at the same time, using a wide range of frequencies.
- broadbill — any passerine bird of the family Eurylaimidae, of tropical Africa and Asia, having bright plumage and a short wide bill
- broadbrim — a broad-brimmed hat, esp one worn by the Quakers in the 17th century
- broadcast — A broadcast is a programme, performance, or speech on the radio or on television.
- broadener — a person who broadens something, a device which broadens something
- broadhead — a flat, triangular, steel arrowhead with sharp edges.
- broadleaf — any tobacco plant having broad leaves, used esp in making cigars
- broadline — a company that deals in high volume at the cheaper end of a product line
- broadloom — of or designating carpets or carpeting woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams
- broadmoor — an institution in Berkshire, England, for housing and treating mentally ill criminals
- broadness — the state or character of being broad: the broadness of the ship; the broadness of his jokes.
- broadside — A broadside is a strong written or spoken attack on a person or institution.
- broadtail — the highly valued black wavy fur obtained from the skins of newly born karakul lambs; caracul
- broadwife — a female slave whose husband was owned by another master.
- broadwise — breadthwise
- buckboard — an open four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with the seat attached to a flexible board between the front and rear axles
- buoy boat — a boat used in whaling for holding and towing the whales killed during a hunt.
- bush coat — a belted, hip-length, shirtlike jacket, usually with four patch pockets and a notched collar, adapted from the hunting coat customarily worn in the African bush.
- bush road — a rough road cut through forested land usually to serve a lumbering, mining, or other commercial company.
- call loan — a loan that is repayable on demand
- callboard — a notice board listing opportunities for performers
- canalboat — a long narrow boat used on canals, esp for carrying freight
- cane toad — a large toad, Rhinella marina, native to Central and South America but introduced into many countries to control insects and other pests of sugar-cane plantations
- cardboard — Cardboard is thick, stiff paper that is used, for example, to make boxes and models.
- cartloads — Plural form of cartload.
- caseloads — Plural form of caseload.
- charcoals — Plural form of charcoal.
- charcoaly — resembling charcoal
- chicagoan — a native or inhabitant of Chicago, Ill.
- chipboard — Chipboard is a hard material made out of very small pieces of wood which have been pressed together. It is often used for making doors and furniture.
- clapboard — A clapboard building has walls which are covered with long narrow pieces of wood, usually painted white.
- clay road — an unsealed and unmetalled road in a rural area
- clinoaxis — in a monoclinic crystal, the lateral axis which forms an oblique angle with the vertical axis
- clipboard — A clipboard is a board with a clip at the top. It is used to hold together pieces of paper that you need to carry around, and provides a firm base for writing.
- cloacitis — inflammation of the cloaca in birds, including domestic fowl, and other animals with a common opening of the urinary and gastrointestinal tracts
- cloakroom — In a public building, the cloakroom is the place where people can leave their coats, umbrellas, and so on.
- coach box — the seat of a coachman on a horse-drawn carriage or coach
- coach dog — Dalmatian
- coachable — capable of being coached
- coachline — a decorative line on the bodywork of a motor vehicle
- coachload — A coachload of people is a group of people who are travelling somewhere together in a coach.
- coachwhip — a coachwhip snake
- coachwood — an Australian tree, Ceratopetalum apetalum, yielding light aromatic wood used for furniture, turnery, etc
- coachwork — the design and manufacture of car bodies
- coadapted — adapted to one another
- coadjutor — a bishop appointed as assistant to a diocesan bishop