9-letter words containing a, m, b, i, s
- frambesia — yaws.
- framboise — raspberry.
- gambrinus — a mythical Flemish king, the reputed inventor of beer.
- globalism — the attitude or policy of placing the interests of the entire world above those of individual nations.
- herbalism — The study or practice of the medicinal and therapeutic use of plants, now especially as a form of alternative medicine.
- imposable — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- in ambush — If someone is lying in ambush, they are hiding and waiting for someone, usually to attack them.
- islamabad — Islamic Republic of, a republic in S Asia, between India and Afghanistan: formerly part of British India; known as West Pakistan from 1947–71 to distinguish it from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). 310,403 sq. mi. (803,881 sq. km). Capital: Islamabad.
- istambuli — a native or inhabitant of Istanbul.
- kabbalism — The study of the Kabbalah.
- labialism — a tendency, sometimes habitual, to make sounds labial, as in pronouncing the l in love as a w- like sound.
- labourism — Support for the labour movement, the development of a collective organization of working people to campaign for better working conditions and treatment.
- lambskins — Plural form of lambskin.
- mailboxes — Plural form of mailbox.
- mandibles — Plural form of mandible.
- marimbist — A player of the marimba.
- memsahibs — Plural form of memsahib.
- metabasis — (rhetoric) A change from one subject to another.
- microbars — Plural form of microbar.
- midbrains — Plural form of midbrain.
- millibars — Plural form of millibar.
- minibeast — (informal) An insect / bug etc.
- mirabilis — (botany) Any of the plant genus Mirabilis; a four-o'clock.
- misbecame — Simple past tense and past participle of misbecome.
- misbefall — (transitive, obsolete) Of an event, to happen unfortunately to (a person).
- misbehave — to behave badly or improperly: The children misbehaved during our visit.
- miserable — wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
- miserably — wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
- mislabels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mislabel.
- mislabour — to labour wrongly
- monobasic — Chemistry. (of an acid) containing one replaceable hydrogen atom.
- rabbinism — the beliefs, practices, and precepts of the rabbis of the Talmudic period.
- ramblings — If you describe a speech or piece of writing as someone's ramblings, you are saying that it is meaningless because the person who said or wrote it was very confused or insane.
- sabbatism — sabbath observance
- salambria — a river in N Greece, in Thessaly, flowing E to the Gulf of Salonika. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- sawtimber — trees suitable for sawing into planks, boards, etc.
- semiurban — of, relating to, or designating a city or town.
- shambling — to walk or go awkwardly; shuffle.
- shambolic — very disorganized; messy or confused: I’ve had a shambolic year, the worst ever.
- 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.
- skimboard — a type of short, rounded surfboard used for riding in shallow water.
- slimeball — thin, glutinous mud.
- snap brim — a hat brim that can be turned up or down.
- subatomic — of or relating to a process that occurs within an atom.
- subclimax — the development of an ecological community to a stage short of the expected climax because of some factor, as repeated fires in a forest, that arrests the normal succession.
- subfamily — Biology. a category of related genera within a family.
- sublimate — Psychology. to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- submarine — a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
- submatrix — a set of certain rows and columns of a given matrix.
- submittal — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).