9-letter words containing st
- biestings — beestings
- big beast — an important or powerful person
- big stick — force or the threat of using force
- big style — to a great degree or extent
- bilestone — gallstone.
- biologist — a specialist in biology.
- biostable — resistant to the effects of microorganisms
- biostatic — the branch of biology dealing with the structure of organisms in relation to their functions (opposed to biodynamics).
- biostrome — a rock layer consisting of a deposit of organic material, such as fossils
- bitchfest — a malicious and spiteful discussion of people, events, etc
- bitstream — a sequence of digital data transmitted electronically
- bitterest — having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
- blacklist — If someone is on a blacklist, they are seen by a government or other organization as being one of a number of people who cannot be trusted or who have done something wrong.
- blast off — When a space rocket blasts off, it leaves the ground at the start of its journey.
- blast out — If music or noise is blasting out, loud music or noise is being produced.
- blastemal — of or relating to blastema
- blastment — shrivelling up due to something in the air
- blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- blockbust — to encourage the sale of property by means of blockbusting
- 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.
- bloquiste — (in Canada) a member or supporter of the Bloc Québécois
- blow past — To blow out despite a safeguard. "The server blew past the 5K reserve buffer."
- blue stem — a disease of raspberries and blackberries, characterized by blue discoloration of the stem, wilting, and discoloration and decay of the roots, caused by a fungus, Verticillium alboatrum.
- bluestone — a blue-grey sandstone containing much clay, used for building and paving
- blustered — to roar and be tumultuous, as wind.
- blutwurst — a German blood sausage
- boa vista — a town in N Brazil, capital of the state of Roraima, on the Rio Branco. Pop: 275 000 (2005 est)
- boastless — without boasting
- bolstered — a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
- bombaster — a person who stuffs or pads
- bombastic — If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- bondstone — a long stone or brick laid in a wall as a header
- book list — a list of books, especially a list of recommended or required readings.
- book post — a special system and rate for posting books
- book rest — a support for an open book, usually holding it at a slight angle.
- bookstack — Usually, bookstacks. stack (def 4).
- bookstall — A bookstall is a long table from which books and magazines are sold, for example at a conference or in a street market.
- bookstand — a cradle for holding an open book so that it may be read comfortably
- bookstore — A bookstore is a shop where books are sold.
- boom-bust — relating to a supposed cycle in which periods of prosperity and growth alternate with periods of recession
- bootstrap — If you bootstrap an organization or an activity, you set it up or achieve it alone, using very few resources.
- bop stack — A BOP stack is one of two or more units which control well pressure, and contain the wellhead and blowout preventers.
- bostonian — a person from Boston
- botmaster — (chat) The owner of a bot.
- bowstring — the string of an archer's bow, usually consisting of three strands of hemp
- box stall — a small stall with four walls for holding a horse
- box stoop — a high stoop reached by a flight or flights of steps alongside the building front.
- box store — a retail store that sells a limited assortment of basic grocery items, often, as at a warehouse, displayed in their original cartons in order to lower costs and prices.
- bra strap — a strap for fastening a bra
- braillist — a person who transcribes or creates Braille