9-letter words containing b, n, u
- rootbound — (of a pot plant) having outgrown its pot, so that the roots are cramped and tangled
- rope burn — a burn on the skin caused by friction from a rope
- roundball — basketball
- rub along — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- rub it in — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- rubbering — Also called India rubber, natural rubber, gum, gum elastic, caoutchouc. a highly elastic solid substance, light cream or dark amber in color, polymerized by the drying and coagulation of the latex or milky juice of rubber trees and plants, especially Hevea and Ficus species.
- rubensian — Peter Paul [pee-ter pawl;; Flemish pey-tuh r poul] /ˈpi tər pɔl;; Flemish ˈpeɪ tər paʊl/ (Show IPA), 1577–1640, Flemish painter.
- rubescent — becoming red; blushing.
- rubrician — an expert in or close adherent to liturgical rubrics.
- rumble on — If you say that something such as an argument rumbles on, you mean that it continues for a long time after it should have been settled.
- sainsbury — David John, Baron. born 1940, British businessman and politician, chief executive of the Sainsbury supermarket chain (1992–98); science minister (1998–2006)
- san bruno — a city in W California, S of San Francisco.
- scrubbing — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
- scrubdown — an act or instance of scrubbing, especially a thorough washing of a surface or object: The decks of the ship get a scrubdown every morning.
- scrubland — land on which the natural vegetation is chiefly scrub.
- semiurban — of, relating to, or designating a city or town.
- shelburne — William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2nd Earl of, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, William Petty Fizmaurice Lansdowne.
- shrubland — land covered by shrubs
- shubunkin — a multicoloured goldfish, Carassius auratus, with black spots and red patches
- sideburns — If a man has sideburns, he has a strip of hair growing down the side of each cheek.
- ski bunny — a female who greatly enjoys skiing
- skunkbird — a North American songbird with a black-and-white striped back, also known as a bobolink
- slow burn — a gradual building up of anger, as opposed to an immediate outburst: I did a slow burn as the conversation progressed.
- smogbound — surrounded by smog.
- snowbound — shut in or immobilized by snow.
- snowbrush — a brush for clearing snow (from a car, path, etc)
- snuff-box — a box for holding snuff, especially one small enough to be carried in the pocket.
- softbound — book: paperback
- sound bow — that part of a bell against which the tongue strikes.
- soundbite — short statement, quotation
- stingbull — Trachinus draco, a species of fish with venomous spines on their dorsal fins that are capable of wounding humans
- stink bug — any of numerous broad, flat bugs of the family Pentatomidae, that emit a disagreeable odor.
- stub nail — a short, thick nail.
- stumbling — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- subaction — an act of subduing
- subagency — an organization, company, or bureau that provides some service for another: a welfare agency.
- subalpine — pertaining to the regions at the foot of the Alps.
- subaltern — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- subbranch — a subordinate branch or a branch of a branch, as of a bank, business, or the like.
- subcantor — a deputy to a cantor
- subcasing — a rough casing for a doorway or window.
- subcenter — a secondary or subordinate center, as in the location of a business.
- subcentre — a secondary centre
- subcolony — a colony established by an existing colony
- subconsul — an assistant to a consul
- subcounty — a division of a county
- subdeacon — a member of the clerical order next below that of deacon.
- subentire — (of parts of plants) slightly indented
- subgenres — a lesser or subordinate genre: a subgenre of popular fiction.
- subincise — to perform a subincision