9-letter words containing a, b, s
- sharpbill — a passerine bird, Oxyruncus cristatus, of New World tropical forests, having greenish plumage and a pointed bill, related to the tyrant flycatchers.
- sheboygan — a port in E Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.
- sheddable — to pour forth (water or other liquid), as a fountain.
- shellback — an old sailor.
- shellbark — the shagbark tree.
- shewbread — the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
- shiftable — able or designed to be shifted, changed, or removed: shiftable furniture.
- shillaber — a shill or someone who poses as a satisfied customer in order to encourage other buyers or participants
- shipboard — Archaic. the deck or side of a ship. the situation of being on a ship.
- shippable — being in a suitable form or condition for shipping1 .
- shirtband — a band of material sewn into a shirt for stiffening, finishing, or the like, as a neckband to which the collar is sewn or buttoned.
- shoeblack — bootblack.
- shootable — suitable for being shot
- shopboard — a shop counter or work bench
- showbread — the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
- shrubland — land covered by shrubs
- sibilance — hissing.
- sibilator — someone who whistles
- side band — the band of frequencies at the sides of the carrier frequency of a modulated signal.
- sideboard — a piece of furniture, as in a dining room, often with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding articles of table service.
- sidetable — a small table at the side of a room
- signboard — a board bearing a sign.
- simarouba — any tropical American tree belonging to the genus Simaruba, of the quassia family, having pinnate leaves, a fleshy fruit, and a root whose bark contains an appetite stimulant.
- sissy bar — a tall, looplike frame fitted to the rear of a bicycle or motorcycle saddle, functioning chiefly as a backrest.
- sitz bath — a chairlike bathtub in which the thighs and hips are immersed in warm water, usually as part of a therapeutic treatment.
- sitz-bath — a chairlike bathtub in which the thighs and hips are immersed in warm water, usually as part of a therapeutic treatment.
- skimboard — a type of short, rounded surfboard used for riding in shallow water.
- skippable — able to be skipped, omitted, or passed over without loss; unimportant.
- slab cake — a large square or rectangular-shaped cake
- slabstone — a paving stone in the form of a slab; flagstone
- slam-bang — with noisy violence: He drove slam-bang through the garage door.
- slap bang — exactly
- slap bass — a rock or jazz style of playing the electric or double bass in which the strings are plucked and released so as to vibrate sharply against the fretboard or fingerboard
- slap-bang — slam-bang.
- slat back — a chair back having two or more horizontal slats between upright posts.
- sleazebag — a sleazy person; sleaze.
- slice bar — a long-handled instrument with a blade at the end, for clearing away or breaking up clinkers, coal, etc., in a furnace.
- sligo bay — an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean situated in the NW Republic of Ireland
- slimeball — thin, glutinous mud.
- slingback — Also called sling. a woman's shoe with an open back and a strap or sling encircling the heel of the foot to keep the shoe secure.
- smack dab — Smack dab is used in expressions such as 'smack dab in the middle' of somewhere to mean exactly in that place.
- smack-dab — directly; squarely: smack-dab in the middle.
- smart mob — a large group of people mobilized by social media to meet in a public place typically for the purpose of social or political protest.
- smellable — to perceive the odor or scent of through the nose by means of the olfactory nerves; inhale the odor of: I smell something burning.
- snack bar — a lunchroom or restaurant where light meals are sold.
- snakebird — anhinga.
- snakebite — the bite of a snake, especially of one that is venomous.
- snap back — a sudden rebound or recovery.
- snap bean — a crisp bean pod, as a green bean or a wax bean, that is easily broken into pieces for cooking.
- snap brim — a hat brim that can be turned up or down.