9-letter words containing b, o, c
- stock boy — a boy or man responsible for replenishing stock, as on the shelves of a grocery store.
- sub-stock — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- subaction — an act of subduing
- subatomic — of or relating to a process that occurs within an atom.
- subcantor — a deputy to a cantor
- subcolony — a colony established by an existing colony
- subconsul — an assistant to a consul
- subcortex — Anatomy, Zoology. the outer region of an organ or structure, as the outer portion of the kidney. the cerebral cortex.
- subcostal — below the rib
- subcounty — a division of a county
- subdeacon — a member of the clerical order next below that of deacon.
- submicron — (of particles) being less than a micron in overall dimensions.
- submucosa — the layer of connective tissue located beneath the mucous membrane.
- suboctave — an octave below another octave
- subocular — below or under the eye
- suboffice — a branch or local office of a business
- suboscine — of or relating to birds of the suborder Suboscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising the supposedly more primitive members of the order, with less well developed vocal organs than the oscine birds.
- subsector — Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- subsocial — without a definite social structure.
- succubous — (of leaves) overlapping, with the base of each leaf covering part of that under it.
- sun block — a substance that provides a high degree of protection against sunburn, often preventing most tanning as well as burning, as by obstructing the penetration of ultraviolet rays.
- symbiotic — living in symbiosis, or having an interdependent relationship: Many people feel the relationship between humans and dogs is symbiotic.
- symbolics — the branch of theology dealing with the study of the history and meaning of church creeds and confessions.
- tackboard — a large board, usually made of cork or soft wood, on which notices can be tacked.
- ter borch — Gerard [kh-ey-rahrt] /xˈeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1617–81, Dutch painter.
- the boche — Germans collectively, esp German soldiers regarded as the enemy
- thornback — a skate, Raja clavata, of European waters, having short spines on the back and tail.
- throwback — an act of throwing back.
- toothcomb — a comb with fine teeth
- torchable — able to be torched or set alight
- touchable — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
- touchback — a play in which the ball is downed after having been kicked into the end zone by the opposing team or having been recovered or intercepted there, or in which it has been kicked beyond the end zone. Compare safety (def 6a).
- tube sock — a casual sock that is not shaped at the heel.
- tubectomy — salpingectomy.
- tubicolar — living in a self-constructed tube
- unblocked — to obstruct (someone or something) by placing obstacles in the way (sometimes followed by up): to block one's exit; to block up a passage.
- uncobbled — not paved with cobble stones
- uncombine — to break apart; separate; disunite
- vibrionic — of or relating to an infection by a bacterium of the genus Vibrio.
- vocabular — a vocabulary
- voice box — the larynx.
- welsh cob — any of a breed of medium-sized riding horse, developed in Wales, with a thickset body and relatively short legs
- whitecomb — a fungal disease infecting the combs of certain fowls
- woodblock — a block of wood engraved in relief, for printing from; woodcut.
- work back — to work overtime
- workbench — a sturdy table at which an artisan works.
- zoobiotic — parasitic on or living in association with an animal