10-letter words containing b, o, m
- ombrometer — An instrument for measuring rainfall.
- ombrophile — a plant which survives well or flourishes in rainy conditions
- ombrophobe — a plant which does not survive in or tolerate rainy conditions
- omnibusses — (dated) Plural form of omnibus.
- on the bum — a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
- opprobrium — the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy.
- outnumbers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outnumber.
- paint bomb — a device containing paint which explodes on impact
- paramaribo — a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
- pernambuco — a state in NE Brazil. 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Capital: Recife.
- phlebogram — venogram.
- phlebotome — a cutting instrument used for phlebotomy.
- phlebotomy — the act or practice of opening a vein for letting or drawing blood as a therapeutic or diagnostic measure; venesection; bleeding.
- pimpmobile — a large, expensive, and ostentatious or vulgarly ornate automobile, typically one painted in bright colors and fitted out with a lavish or overelaborate interior.
- popemobile — Informal. any of various vehicles used to transport the pope when he appears in public, typically equipped with bulletproof glass.
- postbellum — occurring after a war, especially after the American Civil War: postbellum reforms.
- pre-embryo — the structure formed after fertilization of an ovum but before differentiation of embryonic tissue
- problemist — someone who composes and solves problems, esp in chess or mathematics
- procambium — the meristem from which vascular bundles are developed.
- procumbent — lying on the face; prone; prostrate.
- promotable — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- prompt box — a booth where someone sits to remind (an actor, singer, etc) of lines forgotten during a performance
- promptbook — a copy of the script of a play, containing cues and notes, used by the prompter, stage manager, etc.
- push broom — a wide broom with a long handle, pushed by hand and used for sweeping large areas.
- rabdomancy — Alt form rhabdomancy.
- radio beam — beam (def 12).
- ramboesque — looking or behaving like, or characteristic of, Rambo, a fictional film character noted for his mindless brutality
- ransomable — capable of being ransomed
- red mombin — purple mombin.
- reformable — the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
- remobilize — to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
- rent-a-mob — a group of people who are considered to always be protesting in a seemingly irrational manner, as if simply hired from a rental service for the purpose of protesting
- rhabdomere — one of the many parts that makes up a rhabdom
- rhomboidal — shaped almost like a diamond or rhomboid
- rhomboides — a rhomboid
- roberdsman — a robber
- robot bomb — a rocket-propelled, gyroscopically steered bomb equipped with wings and control surfaces, usually launched from the ground.
- rochambeau — Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur [zhahn ba-teest daw-na-syan duh vee-mœr] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ də viˈmœr/ (Show IPA), Count de, 1725–1807, French general: marshal of France 1791–1807; commander of the French army in the American Revolution.
- rock climb — an instance of rock climbing or the route followed
- roman bath — public spa
- rumbullion — a drink of rum
- salbutamol — the international generic name for albuterol.
- scrubwoman — a woman hired to clean a place; charwoman.
- scum-board — a board or strip of material partly immersed in flowing water to hold back scum.
- seaborgium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Sg; atomic number: 106.
- semidouble — having more petals than those of a single flower but fewer than those of a double flower.
- sex symbol — a celebrity who is held to possess abundant sex appeal.
- slumberous — sleepy; heavy with drowsiness, as the eyelids.
- small-bore — of, noting, or relating to a .22-caliber firearm.
- smart bomb — a steerable air-to-surface bomb that is guided to its target by television or a laser beam.