9-letter words containing b, o, c
- emboscata — a sudden attack or raid
- embraceor — a person guilty of embracery
- embrocate — (medicine, transitive) To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge.
- embryonic — Of or relating to an embryo.
- embryotic — Embryonic.
- encodable — able to be encoded
- escribano — a clerk or scribe
- etobicoke — city in SE Ontario, Canada: part of metropolitan Toronto: pop. 329,000
- eurobeach — a beach that has been designated as suitable for bathing from because it meets the limits set by European Union regulations for bacteria in bathing areas
- excambion — an exchange, esp of land
- fabaceous — belonging to the Fabaceae, an alternative name for the plant family Leguminosae.
- fibonacci — Leonardo (leoˈnardo), also called Leonardo of Pisa. ?1170–?1250, Italian mathematician: popularized the decimal system in Europe
- fibrocyte — an inactive fibroblast
- fine-comb — to use a fine-tooth comb on.
- fluoboric — containing the univalent group BF 4 − .
- fly block — (in a Spanish burton or the like) a block, supported by a runner, through which the hauling part of the fall is rove.
- fob watch — a pocket watch that is attached to a waistcoat by a chain or ribbon
- focusable — Capable of being focused.
- forceable — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
- forecabin — the forward cabin on a vessel
- gin block — a block having a large sheave in an open metal frame, used especially to support a cargo whip.
- go back n — (networking) A data link layer protocol.
- go public — of, relating to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a public nuisance.
- gobstruck — (slang, chiefly, UK) gobsmacked; astonished; astounded.
- goldbrick — Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
- golf club — any of various long-handled clubs with wooden or metal heads, for hitting the ball in golf. Compare iron (def 5), wood1 (def 8).
- gorbachev — Mikhail S(ergeyevich) [mi-kahyl sur-gey-uh-vich,, mi-keyl;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel syir-gye-yi-vyich] /mɪˈkaɪl sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ,, mɪˈkeɪl;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1985–91; president of the Soviet Union 1988–91; Nobel Peace Prize 1990.
- gynobasic — an elevation of the receptacle of a flower, bearing the gynoecium.
- hecatombs — Plural form of hecatomb.
- hold back — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- holdbacks — Plural form of holdback.
- honeycomb — a structure of rows of hexagonal wax cells, formed by bees in their hive for the storage of honey, pollen, and their eggs.
- hoop back — a chair back having the uprights and crest rail in a continuous arched form.
- horseback — the back of a horse.
- hypobaric — (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity lower than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hyperbaric (def 1).
- ice block — a flavoured frozen water ice: in Australia and New Zealand, sometimes on a stick
- iceboater — a person who races iceboats, especially as a hobby or in competition.
- incubator — an apparatus in which eggs are hatched artificially.
- invocable — to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for: to invoke God's mercy.
- isobathic — having the same depth.
- jackboots — Plural form of jackboot.
- jacobinic — Of or relating to the Jacobins of France; revolutionary.
- jacobsite — a rare magnetic mineral, manganese iron oxide, MnFe 2 O 4 , similar to magnetite.
- job corps — an organization within the Department of Labor that operates rural conservation camps and urban training centers for poor youths.
- jobcentre — Alternative spelling of Jobcentre.
- katabolic — Alternative form of catabolic.
- kickabout — An informal amateur game of football/soccer.
- kickboard — a buoyant, usually small board that is used to support the arms of a swimmer, used chiefly in practicing kicking movements.
- kickboxer — someone who practises kickboxing
- knob lock — a lock having a spring bolt moved by a knob or knobs, and a dead bolt moved by a key.