9-letter words containing b, o, u, n
- rootbound — (of a pot plant) having outgrown its pot, so that the roots are cramped and tangled
- rope burn — a burn on the skin caused by friction from a rope
- roundball — basketball
- rub along — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- rumble on — If you say that something such as an argument rumbles on, you mean that it continues for a long time after it should have been settled.
- san bruno — a city in W California, S of San Francisco.
- scrubdown — an act or instance of scrubbing, especially a thorough washing of a surface or object: The decks of the ship get a scrubdown every morning.
- slow burn — a gradual building up of anger, as opposed to an immediate outburst: I did a slow burn as the conversation progressed.
- smogbound — surrounded by smog.
- snowbound — shut in or immobilized by snow.
- snowbrush — a brush for clearing snow (from a car, path, etc)
- snuff-box — a box for holding snuff, especially one small enough to be carried in the pocket.
- softbound — book: paperback
- sound bow — that part of a bell against which the tongue strikes.
- soundbite — short statement, quotation
- subaction — an act of subduing
- subcantor — a deputy to a cantor
- subcolony — a colony established by an existing colony
- subconsul — an assistant to a consul
- subcounty — a division of a county
- subdeacon — a member of the clerical order next below that of deacon.
- sublation — to deny or contradict; negate.
- submicron — (of particles) being less than a micron in overall dimensions.
- subnormal — below the normal; less than or inferior to the normal: a subnormal amount of rain.
- 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.
- subpoenas — the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
- subpotent — not at full strength
- subregion — a division or subdivision of a region, especially a division of a zoogeographical region.
- 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.
- sunbonnet — a bonnet with a large brim shading the face and sometimes a piece projecting over the neck, worn by women and children.
- tambourin — a long narrow drum of Provence.
- tenebrous — dark; gloomy; obscure.
- thenabout — around then or around that time
- thon buri — a city in S Thailand, near Bangkok.
- thornbush — any of various shrubs or bushes having spines or thorns.
- troubling — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- true-born — genuinely or authentically so because of birth: a trueborn son of Ireland; a trueborn Parisian.
- tubesnout — a slender, marine fish, Aulorhynchus flavidus, inhabiting coastal waters from southern California to Alaska, having a long, tubelike snout.
- tubuphone — an instrument resembling a glockenspiel but with metal tubes instead of bars.
- turnabout — the act of turning in a different or opposite direction.
- un-robust — strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous: a robust young man; a robust faith; a robust mind.
- unaborted — (esp of a baby or pregnancy) not aborted or ended
- unbeknown — unknown; unperceived; without one's knowledge (usually followed by to).
- unbeloved — not loved; unhappy in love
- unbespoke — not prearranged
- unbigoted — utterly intolerant of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one's own.
- 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.
- unblooded — not having a good pedigree: an unblooded horse.
- unblotted — free from discredit; without a blemish or stain
- unboarded — a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.