9-letter words containing a, b, t, e
- batchelor — (British) alternative spelling of bachelor.
- batchmate — (India) classmate.
- bathhouse — A bathhouse is a public or private building containing baths and often other facilities such as a sauna.
- batholite — (obsolete) alternative name of batholith.
- bathrobes — Plural form of bathrobe.
- bathsheba — the wife of Uriah, who committed adultery with David and later married him and became the mother of his son Solomon (II Samuel 11–12)
- bathwater — water in which a person bathes
- batmobile — (slang) To proceed in a fast, urgent, or reckless way, especially in a vehicle.
- batswomen — Plural form of batswoman.
- batteling — Alternative form of battling.
- battelles — Plural form of battell.
- battement — extension of one leg forwards, sideways, or backwards, either once or repeatedly
- batten on — If you say that someone battens on a particular person or thing, you disapprove of the fact that they become successful by forming a close connection with that person or thing.
- battening — to thrive by feeding; grow fat.
- batterers — Plural form of batterer.
- batteries — a beating together of the calves or feet during a leap.
- battering — If something takes a battering, it suffers very badly as a result of a particular event or action.
- battersea — a district in London, in Wandsworth: noted for its dogs' home, power station (now a leisure centre), and park
- battiness — the characteristic of being batty; craziness; insanity; eccentricity
- battle-ax — a heavy ax with a wide blade, formerly used as a weapon of war
- battleaxe — Alternative spelling of battle-ax.
- battlebus — the coach that transports politicians and their advisers round the country during an election campaign
- baud rate — a rate of data transmission measured in baud
- bay state — Massachusetts
- bayoneted — a daggerlike steel weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand-to-hand combat.
- be seated — to assume a seated position; sit down
- beach hut — a hut used for changing, storing deckchairs, etc
- bead test — a laboratory test used in the identification of certain metals or metal constituents, in which a bead covered with the material is heated in a flame and cooled to observe its properties.
- bead tree — Barbados pride (def 1).
- beadblast — a jet of small glass beads blown from a nozzle under air or steam pressure
- bean shot — refined copper having a shotlike form from being thrown into water in a molten state.
- bean town — Boston, Mass. (used as a nickname).
- bean tree — any of various trees having beanlike pods, such as the catalpa and carob
- beanfeast — A beanfeast is a party or other social event.
- beanstalk — the stem of a bean plant
- bear trap — snare to catch bears
- bear with — If you ask someone to bear with you, you are asking them to be patient.
- beasthood — the state of beasts, the condition of being a beast
- beastings — beestings
- beastlier — Comparative form of beastly.
- beastlike — resembling a beast
- beat back — to force to retreat; drive back
- beat down — When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
- beat time — If you beat time to a piece of music, you move your hand or foot up and down in time with the music. A conductor beats time to show the choir or orchestra how fast they should sing or play the music.
- beat-down — to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly.
- beatboxer — (music) A performer who imitates the sound of musical instruments, especially percussion, with his or her voice.
- beatboxes — Plural form of beatbox.
- beaten-up — A beaten-up car or other object is old and in bad condition.
- beatenest — most remarkable or unusual: This is the beatinest town I ever did see.
- beatified — to make blissfully happy.