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9-letter words containing b, o, k

  • rock boot — a tight-fitting rock-climbing boot with a canvas or suede upper and smooth rubber sole, designed to give good grip on small holds
  • rock crab — any of several crabs that live along rocky beaches, especially those of the genus Cancer, as C. irroratus, of the eastern coast of North America, having the rear legs modified for running.
  • rockbound — surrounded or covered by rocks
  • roll back — to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
  • roll book — a book in which attendance records are kept, as of students or employees.
  • roughback — any of several large American flatfishes having rough skin, especially Hippoglossoides platessoides, a species of plaice.
  • rubtsovsk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Asia.
  • rule book — A rule book is a book containing the official rules for a particular game, job, or organization.
  • scrapbook — an album in which pictures, newspaper clippings, etc., may be pasted or mounted.
  • scrub oak — any of several oaks, as Quercus ilicifolia and Q. prinoides, characterized by a scrubby manner of growth, usually found in dry, rocky soil.
  • shankbone — a large bone in the lower leg between the knee and the foot of an animal; the tibia
  • shoeblack — bootblack.
  • skimboard — a type of short, rounded surfboard used for riding in shallow water.
  • skimobile — snowmobile (def 1).
  • skip-bomb — to attack (a target) by skip bombing.
  • smokebush — a plant, Cotinus coggygria, with purple leaves and small flowers that turn grey-white before they fall
  • snow bank — a long raised mass of fallen snow
  • snowblink — a white luminosity on the underside of clouds, caused by the reflection of light from a snow surface.
  • soil bank — a plan providing cash payments to farmers who cut production of certain surplus crops in favor of soil-enriching ones.
  • springbok — a gazelle, Antidorcas marsupialis, of southern Africa, noted for its habit of springing into the air when alarmed.
  • stock boy — a boy or man responsible for replenishing stock, as on the shelves of a grocery store.
  • stop knob — stop (def 31d).
  • storybook — a book that contains a story or stories, especially for children.
  • strokable — appearing pleasant to stroke
  • stud book — A stud book is a written record of the breeding of a particular horse, especially a racehorse.
  • stylebook — a book containing rules of usage in typography, punctuation, etc., employed by printers, editors, and writers.
  • sub-stock — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
  • 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.
  • tackboard — a large board, usually made of cork or soft wood, on which notices can be tacked.
  • thornback — a skate, Raja clavata, of European waters, having short spines on the back and tail.
  • throwback — an act of throwing back.
  • tokyo bay — an inlet of the Pacific, in SE Honshu Island of Japan. 30 miles (48 km) long; 20 miles (32 km) wide.
  • 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.
  • unbeknown — unknown; unperceived; without one's knowledge (usually followed by to).
  • unbespoke — not prearranged
  • 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.
  • unbookish — not studious or bookish
  • wakeboard — The board one stands on for wakeboarding.
  • walkabout — Chiefly British. a walking tour. an informal public stroll taken by members of the royal family or by a political figure for the purpose of greeting and being seen by the public.
  • westbrook — a city in SW Maine.
  • woodblock — a block of wood engraved in relief, for printing from; woodcut.
  • word-book — a book of words, usually with definitions, explanations, etc.; a dictionary.
  • wordbooks — Plural form of wordbook.
  • wordbreak — the point at which a word is divided when it runs over from one line of print to the next
  • work back — to work overtime
  • workbench — a sturdy table at which an artisan works.
  • workboats — Plural form of workboat.
  • workbooks — Plural form of workbook.
  • worktable — a table with a work surface, often with drawers.
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