9-letter words containing a, b, y
- ballyhoos — Plural form of ballyhoo.
- ballymena — a district in central Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim. Pop: 59 516 (2003 est). Area: 634 sq km (247 sq miles)
- baneberry — any ranunculaceous plant of the genus Actaea, esp A. spicata, which has small white flowers and red or white poisonous berries
- banefully — In a baneful way.
- bang tidy — of exceptionally good quality
- baptistry — a part of a Christian church in which baptisms are carried out
- barbarity — If you refer to someone's behaviour as barbarity, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel.
- barebelly — a sheep with a defective growth of wool on its belly and legs.
- barnyards — Plural form of barnyard.
- barometry — the process of measuring atmospheric pressure.
- baronetcy — the rank, position, or patent of a baronet
- baroquely — in a baroque fashion
- barotropy — a state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density do not intersect but are parallel.
- barr body — a structure found on the inside of the nuclear membrane of female cells that takes a dark stain and indicates by its presence the sex of the individual
- barreleye — any of the bathypelagic fishes of the family Opisthoproctidae, especially Macropinna microstoma, having telescoping eyes.
- barrymore — a US family of actors, esp Ethel (1879–1959), John (1882–1942), Lionel (1878–1954), and Drew (born 1975)
- base year — a year used as an index for some phenomenon measured in other years
- bashfully — In a bashful manner.
- basic dye — a dye soluble in acid and insoluble in basic solution, consisting mostly of amino or imino compounds of xanthene or triarylmethane: used mainly for inks, carbon paper, and typewriter ribbon.
- basically — You use basically for emphasis when you are stating an opinion, or when you are making an important statement about something.
- bastardly — of no value; worthless.
- bastardry — malicious or cruel behaviour
- bathybius — a gelatinous substance discovered on the Atlantic seabed, originally thought to be protoplasm, but later discovered to be inorganic
- battology — the unnecessary repetition of words
- batty boy — a male homosexual
- bay shore — a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- bay state — Massachusetts
- baybars i — 1223–77, sultan of Egypt and Syria (1260–77), of the Mameluke dynasty
- 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.
- bead-ruby — a N temperate liliaceous plant with small white bell-shaped flowers and small red berries
- beady eye — keen watchfulness that may be somewhat hostile
- beamingly — in a beaming manner
- beamishly — in a beamish manner; smilingly; radiantly
- bearberry — a trailing evergreen ericaceous shrub, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, with small pinkish-white flowers, red berries, and astringent leaves
- beardsley — Aubrey (Vincent). 1872–98, English illustrator: noted for his stylized black-and-white illustrations, esp those for Oscar Wilde's Salome and Pope's Rape of the Lock
- bearishly — In a bearish manner.
- beautyful — Misspelling of beautiful.
- belatedly — coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time: belated birthday greetings.
- belly pan — a plate enclosing the bottom of an automotive vehicle or the like below the chassis.
- bellyache — Bellyache is a pain inside your abdomen, especially in your stomach.
- bellyband — a strap around the belly of a draught animal, holding the shafts of a vehicle
- belomancy — the art of divination using arrows
- berdyansk — a city in S Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov.
- berdyayev — Nikolai Aleksandrovich (nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsandrəvitʃ). 1874–1948, Russian philosopher. Although he was a Marxist, his Christian views led him to criticize Soviet communism and he was forced into exile (1922)
- bestially — of, relating to, or having the form of a beast: the belief that a person could assume bestial form after death; the bestial signs of the zodiac.
- bharatiya — of or relating to India
- bialystok — a city in E Poland.
- biaxially — in a biaxial way
- białystok — a city in E Poland: belonged to Prussia (1795–1807) and to Russia (1807–1919). Pop: 315 000 (2005 est)
- big daddy — someone or something dominantly important, powerful, wealthy, or, often, paternalistic