9-letter words containing b, r, u, n, s
- 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.
- scrubland — land on which the natural vegetation is chiefly scrub.
- semiurban — of, relating to, or designating a city or town.
- shelburne — William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2nd Earl of, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, William Petty Fizmaurice Lansdowne.
- shrubland — land covered by shrubs
- sideburns — If a man has sideburns, he has a strip of hair growing down the side of each cheek.
- skunkbird — a North American songbird with a black-and-white striped back, also known as a bobolink
- slow burn — a gradual building up of anger, as opposed to an immediate outburst: I did a slow burn as the conversation progressed.
- snowbrush — a brush for clearing snow (from a car, path, etc)
- subaltern — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- subbranch — a subordinate branch or a branch of a branch, as of a bank, business, or the like.
- subcantor — a deputy to a cantor
- subcenter — a secondary or subordinate center, as in the location of a business.
- subcentre — a secondary centre
- subentire — (of parts of plants) slightly indented
- subgenres — a lesser or subordinate genre: a subgenre of popular fiction.
- sublinear — of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design.
- sublunary — situated beneath the moon or between the earth and the moon.
- submarine — a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
- submicron — (of particles) being less than a micron in overall dimensions.
- subneural — beneath or below a nerve
- subnormal — below the normal; less than or inferior to the normal: a subnormal amount of rain.
- subnumber — a numeral or group of numerals.
- subpurlin — a light structural member for carrying roofing materials, supported by and running at right angles to purlins.
- subregion — a division or subdivision of a region, especially a division of a zoogeographical region.
- subtenure — the tenancy of a subtenant.
- subursine — resembling a bear to some degree
- subwarden — an assistant to a warden, a deputy or subordinate warden
- sun grebe — finfoot.
- sun-grebe — any of a gruiform family (Heliornithidae) of shy, long-necked tropical birds living along streams, lakes, etc.
- sunbright — as bright as the sun, very bright
- sunburned — burned by sun's heat
- superbank — a bank that owns other banks; an overarching banking organization
- swinburne — Algernon Charles, 1837–1909, English poet and critic.
- tenebrous — dark; gloomy; obscure.
- thornbush — any of various shrubs or bushes having spines or thorns.
- un-robust — strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous: a robust young man; a robust faith; a robust mind.
- unbruised — not bruised; unharmed by bruising
- unbrushed — (of hair, clothing, etc) not brushed
- underboss — a lesser or minor boss, often the second in command, as in an underworld hierarchy.
- unsoberly — in an unsober manner
- venusberg — a mountain in central Germany in the caverns of which, according to medieval legend, Venus held court.