9-letter words containing a, m, b
- immovably — incapable of being moved; fixed; stationary.
- immutable — not mutable; unchangeable; changeless.
- immutably — In an immutable manner. In a way that cannot be varied, or changed.
- impacable — (obsolete) Not to be appeased or quieted.
- impliable — (archaic) Not pliable; inflexible; unyielding.
- imposable — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- impotable — (rare) Not drinkable.
- imputable — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
- imputably — In an imputable manner; by imputation.
- in ambush — If someone is lying in ambush, they are hiding and waiting for someone, usually to attack them.
- inhambane — a seaport in SE Mozambique.
- inumbrate — (obsolete) To shade; to darken.
- 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.
- jambalaya — a dish of Creole origin, consisting of rice cooked with ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish, herbs, spices, and vegetables, especially tomatoes, onions, and peppers.
- jamborees — Plural form of jamboree.
- jambstone — a stone, or one of the stones, forming one jamb of an opening.
- jambuster — (Canada, Manitoba and northwestern Ontario) A doughnut filled with jam.
- james bay — the S arm of Hudson Bay, in E Canada between Ontario and Quebec provinces. 300 miles (483 km) long; 160 miles (258 km) wide.
- jeroboams — Plural form of jeroboam.
- jump bail — property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- jump ball — a ball tossed into the air above and between two opposing players by the referee in putting the ball into play.
- kabbalism — The study of the Kabbalah.
- kachumber — a salad of chopped onion, tomato, cucumber, and (sometimes) other vegetables, typically seasoned with chilli and coriander, served as an accompaniment to a main meal
- la boheme — an opera (1896) by Giacomo Puccini.
- la cumbre — Uspallata Pass.
- labelmate — a musician or singer who makes records for the same company as another
- labialism — a tendency, sometimes habitual, to make sounds labial, as in pronouncing the l in love as a w- like sound.
- laborsome — Alternative form of laboursome.
- labourism — Support for the labour movement, the development of a collective organization of working people to campaign for better working conditions and treatment.
- laburnums — any of several small trees belonging to the genus Laburnum, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of pendulous yellow flowers, especially L. alpinum, the Scotch laburnum.
- lamb chop — cutlets of young sheep's meat
- lamb down — to persuade (someone) to spend all his money
- lambaréné — a town in W Gabon on the Ogooué River: site of the hospital built by Albert Schweitzer, who died and was buried there (1965). Pop: 9000 (2003 est)
- lambasted — to beat or whip severely.
- lambastes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lambaste.
- lambative — (archaic) Taken by licking with the tongue.
- lambdamoo — (games) The most frequently used server software for running a MOO and also the nerve-center (of sorts) of the MOO community.
- lambently — In a lambent manner, brightly.
- lambitive — a medicine that is taken by licking it with the tongue
- lambrusco — a semisweet, lightly effervescent red wine from Italy.
- lambskins — Plural form of lambskin.
- lambswool — Fine wool from a young sheep, used to make knitted garments, blankets, etc., with a soft texture.
- lamebrain — a dunce; booby; fool.
- laminable — capable of being laminated.
- lampblack — a fine black pigment consisting of almost pure carbon collected as soot from the smoke of burning oil, gas, etc.
- lampbrush — (rare) A form of brush, containing loops of material, used for dusting light fittings.
- lima bean — a bean, Phaseolus limensis, having a broad, flat, edible seed.
- limitable — Able to be limited.
- lombardia — a region of N central Italy, bordering on the Alps: dominated by prosperous lordships and city-states during the Middle Ages; later ruled by Spain and then by Austria before becoming part of Italy in 1859; intensively cultivated and in parts highly industrialized. Pop: 9 108 645 (2003 est). Area: 23 804 sq km (9284 sq miles)