9-letter words that end in se
- bhutanese — a native or inhabitant of Bhutan
- big house — a penitentiary (usually preceded by the).
- big noise — Someone who is a big noise has an important position in a group or organization.
- biocenose — a situation in which organisms live together in mutual dependence
- birdhouse — a small shelter or box for birds to nest in
- boathouse — A boathouse is a building at the edge of a lake, in which boats are kept.
- bob-fosse — Robert Louis ("Bob") 1927–87, U.S. dancer, choreographer, and theater and film director.
- bolognese — of or relating to Bologna or its inhabitants
- bonilasse — an attractive young woman
- booklouse — any small insect of the order Psocoptera, esp Trogium pulsatorium (common booklouse), a wingless species that feeds on bookbinding paste, etc
- boxercise — a system of sustained exercises combining boxing movements with aerobic activities
- braincase — the part of the cranium that protects the brain
- brewhouse — a brewery
- briefcase — A briefcase is a case used for carrying documents in.
- brighouse — a town in N England, in Calderdale unitary authority, West Yorkshire: machine tools, textiles, engineering. Pop: 32 360 (2001)
- broadwise — breadthwise
- bull nose — a disease of pigs resulting in deformity of the nose, caused by infection with the bacterium Bordatella bronchiseptica
- bunkhouse — (in the US and Canada) a building containing the sleeping quarters of workers on a ranch
- by a nose — by the length of the animal's nose in horse racing, etc.
- calaboose — a prison; jail
- calabrese — a variety of green sprouting broccoli
- calculose — calculous
- camelcase — the convention of writing compound words or phrases with no spaces and an initial lowercase or uppercase letter, with each remaining word element beginning with an uppercase letter: iPod and WikiAnswers are both spelled in camel case.
- cantonese — Cantonese means belonging or relating to the Chinese provinces of Canton (Guangdong in Mandarin).
- cantonise — divide into cantons
- capsulise — Alt form capsulize.
- car chase — when one car is in quick pursuit of another
- carbolise — phenolate (def 2).
- carbonise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of carbonize.
- carnalise — sensualise
- carthorse — A carthorse is a large, powerful horse that is used to pull carts or farm machinery.
- casualise — make (a regular employee) into a casual worker
- catechise — to instruct orally by means of questions and answers, especially in Christian doctrine.
- catharise — purify
- cauterise — to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, especially for curative purposes; treat with a cautery.
- cellhouse — a prison building containing separate cells, each usually intended for one or two prisoners.
- cellulase — any enzyme that converts cellulose to the disaccharide cellobiose
- cellulose — Cellulose is a substance that exists in the cell walls of plants and is used to make paper, plastic, and various fabrics and fibres.
- cespitose — growing in dense, matlike clumps without creeping stems, as moss, grass, etc.
- ceylonese — of or relating to Ceylon or its inhabitants
- chanteuse — a female singer, esp in a nightclub or cabaret
- charmeuse — a lightweight fabric with a satin-like finish
- chitinase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that hydrolyzes chitin.
- chophouse — a restaurant specializing in steaks, grills, chops, etc
- chordwise — in the direction of an aerofoil chord
- cicatrise — (transitive) To heal a wound through scarring (by causing a scar or cicatrix to form).
- climatise — in Australia, adapt or become accustomed to a new climate or environment
- clockwise — When something is moving clockwise, it is moving in a circle in the same direction as the hands on a clock.
- clubhouse — A clubhouse is a place where the members of a club, especially a sports club, meet.
- coagulase — any enzyme that causes coagulation of blood