9-letter words containing od
- beasthood — the state of beasts, the condition of being a beast
- beechwood — wood from a beech tree
- biodiesel — Biodiesel is fuel made from natural sources such as plant oils, that can be used in diesel engines.
- bird food — a mixture of seeds, grains, nuts, etc, suitable for birds to eat
- black rod — (in Britain) an officer of the House of Lords and of the Order of the Garter, whose main duty is summoning the Commons at the opening and proroguing of Parliament
- blackbody — a hypothetical body that would be capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it
- blackwood — a tall Australian acacia tree, A. melanoxylon, having small clusters of flowers and curved pods and yielding highly valued black timber
- blood gas — a gas, as oxygen or carbon dioxide, that is dissolved in plasma.
- blood red — of the deep-red color of blood: a fiery, blood-red sunset.
- blood-red — Something that is blood-red is bright red in colour.
- 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
- bloodless — A bloodless coup or victory is one in which nobody is killed.
- bloodlike — resembling blood
- bloodline — A person's bloodline is their ancestors over many generations, and the characteristics they are believed to have inherited from these ancestors.
- 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.
- bloodnoun — a bullfrog, especially Rana catesbeiana.
- bloodroot — a North American papaveraceous plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, having a single whitish flower and a fleshy red root that yields a red dye
- bloodshed — Bloodshed is violence in which people are killed or wounded.
- 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.
- bloodwood — any of several species of Australian eucalyptus that exude a red sap
- bloodworm — the red wormlike aquatic larva of the midge, Chironomus plumosus, which lives at the bottom of stagnant pools and ditches
- 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
- blueblood — an aristocratic person
- boda-boda — a bicycle taxi
- bodacious — If you say that someone or something is bodacious, you mean that they are very good or impressive.
- bode plot — A Bode plot is the graph of amplitude (in decibels) and phase against frequency (in logarithmic format).
- bodeguero — a wine-seller or grocer
- bodements — a foreboding or omen; presentiment.
- bodenheim — Maxwell, 1892–1954, U.S. poet and novelist.
- bodh gaya — a village in central Bihar, in NE India: site of tree under which Siddhartha became the Buddha.
- body belt — a wide belt used to support the back, or to provide protection or warmth
- body blow — A body blow is something that causes great disappointment and difficulty to someone who is trying to achieve something.
- body cell — somatic cell.
- body copy — the main part of an advertisement, as opposed to headlines, etc
- body drop — a judo throw executed by grabbing the opponent as one is turning one's back and then extending a leg to pull the opponent down over it.
- body hair — hair that grows on the body as opposed to the head or face
- body mass — the ratio of a person's weight to their height
- body mike — a microphone attached to the body
- body odor — Body odor is an unpleasant smell caused by sweat on a person's body.
- body part — a part of a human body
- body plan — Biology. the basic shape of members of an animal phylum; the general structure each individual organism assumes as it develops. Compare bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry.
- body shop — a place where the bodywork of motor vehicles is built or repaired
- body slam — a wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and hurled to the mat, landing on his or her back.
- body type — type used in the main text of printed matter, generally less than 14 points.
- body wave — Geology. a transverse or longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth (distinguished from surface wave).
- body wrap — a beauty treatment in which the body is covered in lotion and wrapped tightly in strips of cloth in order to promote weight loss or improve skin tone
- body-line — denoting or relating to fast bowling aimed at the batsman's body
- body-mike — to equip with a body mike: The star was body-miked, but he was still inaudible.
- body-slam — to lift and throw (someone) to the ground, as in wrestling