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9-letter words containing b, o, c

  • crossable — able to be crossed
  • crossband — (in furniture) a layer of wood beneath, and with its grain at right angles to, the veneer
  • crossbars — Plural form of crossbar.
  • crossbeam — A crossbeam is a long, thick bar of wood, metal, or concrete that is placed between two walls or other structures, especially in order to support the roof of a building.
  • crossbill — any of various widely distributed finches of the genus Loxia, such as L. curvirostra, that occur in coniferous woods and have a bill with crossed mandible tips for feeding on conifer seeds
  • crossbite — a dental condition in which the lower teeth are in front of the upper teeth
  • crossbows — Plural form of crossbow.
  • crossbred — (of plants or animals) produced as a result of crossbreeding
  • crossbuck — (in the US) a white cross-shaped road sign used at railway crossings
  • crosstabs — Simple language for statistical analysis of tabular data. "User's Manual for the CROSSTABS System", Cambridge Computer Assoc (Feb 1977).
  • crotonbug — species of cockroach
  • crow-bill — a type of forceps used to extract bullets, etc, from wounds
  • crowberry — a low-growing N temperate evergreen shrub, Empetrum nigrum, with small purplish flowers and black berry-like fruit: family Empetraceae
  • cryobanks — Plural form of cryobank.
  • cryocable — a highly conducting electrical cable cooled with a refrigerant such as liquid nitrogen
  • cryoprobe — a surgical instrument with an extremely cold tip, used in cryosurgery to destroy tissue
  • cub scout — a member of a junior branch (for those aged 8–11 years) of the Scout Association
  • cubbyhole — A cubbyhole is a very small room or space for storing things.
  • cube root — The cube root of a number is another number that makes the first number when it is multiplied by itself twice. For example, the cube root of 8 is 2.
  • cupboards — Plural form of cupboard.
  • cupboardy — (rare) Cupboardlike: for example small, fusty or poorly lit.
  • curb roof — a roof having two or more slopes on each side of the ridge
  • curbstone — A curbstone is one of the stones that form a curb.
  • currycomb — a square comb consisting of rows of small teeth, used for grooming horses
  • cut above — to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object: He cut his finger.
  • cyberbook — (science fiction) A digital or electronic equivalent of a book.
  • cybergoth — (uncountable) A subculture combining elements of goth and rave culture, typically involving energetic electronic music and brightly coloured, futuristic clothing.
  • cyberporn — any pornography accessible online or on the internet
  • cybershop — Purchase or shop for goods and services on a website.
  • cybersoul — The supposed equivalent of a soul in cyberspace.
  • cymbiform — having the shape of a boat
  • cynophobe — A person with cynophobia.
  • daybeacon — an unlighted navigational beacon used as a daymark.
  • debouched — Simple past tense and past participle of debouche.
  • debouches — to march out from a narrow or confined place into open country, as a body of troops: The platoon debouched from the defile into the plain.
  • deck bolt — a flat-headed bolt for fastening down deck planking.
  • decodable — Able to be read using a certain set of reading knowledge.
  • dicky bow — a bow tie
  • discoboli — Plural form of discobolus.
  • door-buck — a sawhorse.
  • douchebag — a small syringe having detachable nozzles for fluid injections, used chiefly for vaginal lavage and for enemas.
  • drop back — a lowering, as of prices or standards, especially to a previous level: Auto manufacturers requested a dropback in emissions standards.
  • duckboard — a board or boards laid as a track or floor over wet or muddy ground.
  • dutch bob — a hair style consisting of bangs cut straight across the forehead and the rest of the hair cut to a uniform length just below the ears.
  • ebionitic — relating to the Ebionites or their teachings
  • eco-bling — equipment that is energy-efficient but less effective than simpler technology
  • eco-label — a label marking products which are produced in a way that limits damage to the environment
  • ecobabble — (informal, derogatory) Vacuous speech about environmental concerns.
  • ecophobia — Fear of one\u2019s home.
  • ectoblast — the ectoderm.
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