9-letter words containing b, e, f
- half-blue — the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- halfbeaks — Plural form of halfbeak.
- hoofbeats — Plural form of hoofbeat.
- ibuprofen — a white powder, C 13 H 18 O 2 , used especially in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic.
- inaffable — Not affable; reserved in social intercourse.
- ineffable — incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable joy.
- ineffably — incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable joy.
- inferable — to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence: They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice.
- inferably — to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence: They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice.
- infusible — capable of being infused.
- job offer — an offer of employment
- knife box — a box, often ornamental and sometimes closed with a lid, for containing table knives.
- kobe beef — meat from the Japanese cattle (Kobe cattle) which are specially raised to produce a beef that is highly prized for its extreme tenderness.
- leafbirds — Plural form of leafbird.
- left back — a defending player on the left side of the field
- left bank — a part of Paris, France, on the S bank of the Seine: frequented by artists, writers, and students.
- life belt — a beltlike life preserver.
- life buoy — any of variously formed buoyant devices for supporting a person fallen into the water.
- life-boat — a double-ended ship's boat, constructed, mounted, and provisioned so as to be readily able to rescue and maintain persons from a sinking vessel.
- lifeblood — the blood, considered as essential to maintain life: to spill one's lifeblood in war.
- lifeboats — Plural form of lifeboat.
- misbefall — (transitive, obsolete) Of an event, to happen unfortunately to (a person).
- misbelief — erroneous belief; false opinion.
- noble fir — a fir, Abies procera, of the northwestern U.S., which may grow to a height of 250 feet (76 meters).
- nonbelief — (religion) Failure to believe; lack of religion.
- obfuscate — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- objectify — to present as an object, especially of sight, touch, or other physical sense; make objective; externalize.
- off break — a bowled ball that spins from off to leg on pitching
- off label — of, relating to, or denoting a drug prescribed for a particular indication even though the drug has not yet received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for that disease, condition, or symptom.
- off-label — of, relating to, or denoting a drug prescribed for a particular indication even though the drug has not yet received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for that disease, condition, or symptom.
- offenbach — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1819–80, French composer.
- offerable — able to be offered
- outfumble — to exceed in fumbling
- overbrief — too brief
- perfboard — hardboard with perforations into which pegs or hooks can be inserted for hanging or displaying objects.
- prefabbed — prefabricated.
- quaffable — (informal, usually referring to wine) Easy to drink.
- rebukeful — (of a person) quick to scold or reprimand
- referable — to direct for information or anything required: He referred me to books on astrology.
- refinable — to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum.
- refurbish — to furbish again; renovate; brighten: to refurbish the lobby.
- refutable — to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
- riflebird — any of several birds of paradise of Australia, having a long bill, dark plumage, and elaborate courtship displays.
- sablefish — a large, blackish food fish, Anoplopoma fimbria, inhabiting waters of the North Pacific.
- salt beef — beef that has been preserved in salt
- self-bias — voltage developed on an electrode in a vacuum tube circuit as a result of current flowing through a resistor in a lead to the cathode or to a grid.
- shiftable — able or designed to be shifted, changed, or removed: shiftable furniture.
- sniffable — capable of being sniffed
- softbench — An IPSE from Hewlett-Packard.
- sub-chief — the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority: the chief of police.