9-letter words containing a, b, s
- dry basis — The dry basis is a measure of how much water is in a solid, which is expressed as the weight of water as a percentage of the completely dry solid.
- dumbass's — a thoroughly stupid person; blockhead.
- dunstable — John, c1390–1453, English composer.
- dust ball — Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. a ball or roll of dust and lint that accumulates indoors, as in corners or under furniture.
- dust bath — the action of a bird of driving dust into its feathers, which may dislodge parasites
- dyushambe — a former name of Dushanbe.
- eastabout — in, to, or towards the east
- eastbound — traveling, proceeding, or headed east: an eastbound train.
- ectoblast — the ectoderm.
- elisabeth — a feminine name
- embalmers — Plural form of embalmer.
- embargoes — Plural form of embargo.
- embarrass — Cause (someone) to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
- embassade — an embassy
- embassage — The business or message of an envoy.
- embassies — Plural form of embassy.
- embattles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embattle.
- emboscata — a sudden attack or raid
- embrasure — (architecture, military) Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement.
- endoblast — Entoblast.
- entoblast — Any of the embryonic blastomeres that develop into the endoderm.
- escabeche — A Spanish dish consisting of fried fish that is marinated and served cold.
- escapable — Able to be escaped or run from.
- escribano — a clerk or scribe
- establish — Set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis.
- estimable — Worthy of great respect.
- estimably — In an estimable manner; deserving of esteem.
- excisable — Liable or subject to excise.
- excusable — Able to be justified or forgiven; forgivable.
- excusably — In an excusable manner or to an excusable degree.
- fabaceous — belonging to the Fabaceae, an alternative name for the plant family Leguminosae.
- fabianism — the theories of economic and social reform advocated by the Fabian Society.
- fabricius — Johan Christian [yoh-hahn kris-chuh n;; Danish yoh-hahn kris-tyahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈkrɪs tʃən;; Danish yoʊˈhɑn ˈkrɪs tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1743–1808, Danish entomologist.
- fabritius — Carel [kah-ruh l] /ˈkɑ rəl/ (Show IPA), 1622–54, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- fabulists — Plural form of fabulist.
- fahlbands — Plural form of fahlband.
- fairbanks — Charles Warren, 1852–1918, political leader: vice president of the U.S. 1905–09.
- fallbacks — Plural form of fallback.
- false bay — a bay in SW South Africa, near the Cape of Good Hope
- false rib — any of the lower five ribs on either side of the body, which are not directly attached to the sternum.
- fast buck — money made easily or quickly and sometimes unscrupulously: He speculated briefly in the commodities market in the hope of making a fast buck.
- fastbacks — Plural form of fastback.
- fastballs — Plural form of fastball.
- feedbacks — Plural form of feedback.
- fiberglas — finespun filaments of glass made into yarn that is woven into textiles, used in woolly masses as insulation, and pressed and molded as plastic material
- firebacks — Plural form of fireback.
- fireballs — Plural form of fireball.
- fireblast — A fiery explosion.
- firebrats — Plural form of firebrat.
- fish ball — a fried ball (or patty) of minced fish, often mixed with mashed potatoes