9-letter words containing a, b, u, t, s
- buttstrap — (in metal construction) a plate which overlaps and fastens two pieces butted together.
- clubmates — Plural form of clubmate.
- cobaltous — of or containing cobalt in the divalent state
- cubatures — Plural form of cubature.
- debutants — Plural form of debutant.
- drawtubes — Plural form of drawtube.
- drumbeats — Plural form of drumbeat.
- 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
- eastabout — in, to, or towards the east
- eastbound — traveling, proceeding, or headed east: an eastbound train.
- fabritius — Carel [kah-ruh l] /ˈkɑ rəl/ (Show IPA), 1622–54, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- fabulists — Plural form of fabulist.
- 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.
- flashtube — electronic flash.
- gadabouts — Plural form of gadabout.
- gastropub — a bar that serves good food and high-quality alcoholic beverages.
- grubstake — provisions, gear, etc., furnished to a prospector on condition of participating in the profits of any discoveries.
- houseboat — a flat-bottomed, bargelike boat fitted for use as a floating dwelling but not for rough water.
- incubates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incubate.
- intubates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intubate.
- isobutane — a colorless, flammable gas, C 4 H 10 , used as a fuel, as a refrigerant, and in the manufacture of gasoline by alkylation.
- istambuli — a native or inhabitant of Istanbul.
- jambuster — (Canada, Manitoba and northwestern Ontario) A doughnut filled with jam.
- jubilates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jubilate.
- labourist — a member or supporter of the Labour party.
- layabouts — Plural form of layabout.
- marabouts — Plural form of marabout.
- nanotubes — Plural form of nanotube.
- obfuscate — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- obscurant — a person who strives to prevent the increase and spread of knowledge.
- outboards — Plural form of outboard.
- outbreaks — Plural form of outbreak.
- pulsebeat — pulse1 (def 1).
- salubrity — favorable to or promoting health; healthful: salubrious air.
- saturable — capable of being saturated.
- sauceboat — a low, boat-shaped container for serving sauce or gravy, typically having a handle at one end and a long, wide lip at the other end.
- scrutable — capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.
- see about — to perceive with the eyes; look at.
- set about — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- star ruby — a ruby that resembles a starlike figure in reflected light because of its crystalline structure
- starburst — a pattern of lines or rays radiating from a central point.
- stirabout — porridge.
- stub axle — a short axle that carries one of the front steered wheels of a motor vehicle and is capable of limited angular movement about a kingpin
- stub nail — a short, thick nail.
- studiable — application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection: long hours of study.
- suability — liable to be sued; capable of being sued.
- subaction — an act of subduing
- subaltern — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.