9-letter words containing b, u, n
- cyberpunk — Cyberpunk is a type of science fiction.
- danburite — a rare mineral, calcium borosilicate, CaB 2 Si 2 O 8 , occurring in pegmatite in yellow or colorless crystals resembling topaz.
- daubingly — in a coating or smearing manner
- debenture — A debenture is a type of savings bond which offers a fixed rate of interest over a long period. Debentures are usually issued by a company or a government agency.
- debugging — the process of locating and removing faults in computer programs
- debulking — Present participle of debulk.
- debunkers — Plural form of debunker.
- debunking — to expose or excoriate (a claim, assertion, sentiment, etc.) as being pretentious, false, or exaggerated: to debunk advertising slogans.
- deburring — Present participle of deburr.
- debutante — A debutante is a young woman from the upper classes who has started going to social events with other young people.
- debutants — Plural form of debutant.
- decumbent — lying down or lying flat
- deskbound — doing sedentary work; working exclusively at a desk.
- dibucaine — a compound, C 20 H 29 N 3 O 2 , used as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- disburden — to remove a burden from; rid of a burden.
- do a bunk — run away
- doubleton — a set of only two cards of the same suit in a hand as dealt: The other player held a doubleton.
- doubloons — Plural form of doubloon.
- downburst — a strong downward current of air from a cumulonimbus cloud, often associated with intense thunderstorms.
- drag bunt — an in-motion bunt for a base hit usually attempted by a left-handed batter, who starts for first base while trailing the bat to meet the ball, without squaring around, in order to catch the infield by surprise. Compare sacrifice (def 6).
- drubbings — Plural form of drubbing.
- dual-band — of or relating to mobile telephones that can operate on two GSM frequency bands
- dubitancy — doubt; uncertainty
- dubliners — a collection of short stories (1914) by James Joyce.
- dubrovnik — a seaport in S Croatia, on the Adriatic: resort.
- dumb cane — a West Indian foliage plant, Dieffenbachia seguine, of the arum family, having yellow-blotched leaves that cause temporary speechlessness when chewed.
- dumb down — lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted.
- dumb-cane — a West Indian foliage plant, Dieffenbachia seguine, of the arum family, having yellow-blotched leaves that cause temporary speechlessness when chewed.
- dumbarton — Also, Dunbarton [duhn-bahr-tn] /dʌnˈbɑr tn/ (Show IPA). Also called Dumbartonshire [duhm-bahr-tn-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈbɑr tnˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in W Scotland.
- dumbfound — to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
- dunbarton — former county of W Scotland
- dunstable — John, c1390–1453, English composer.
- duobinary — denoting a communications system for coding digital data in which three data bands are used, 0, +1, –1
- dutybound — Compelled by duty.
- eastbound — traveling, proceeding, or headed east: an eastbound train.
- ebullient — overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited: The award winner was in an ebullient mood at the dinner in her honor.
- edinburgh — a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Capital: Edinburgh.
- egg-bound — describing egg-bearing animals and birds that have difficulty passing their eggs
- ehrenburg — Ilya Grigorievich (iljˈja ɡriˈɡɔrjɪvitʃ). 1891–1967, Soviet novelist and journalist. His novel The Thaw (1954) was the first published in the Soviet Union to deal with repression under Stalin
- encumbers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encumber.
- endurable — Able to be endured; bearable.
- endurably — In an endurable or tolerable manner.
- exuberant — Filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement.
- fibrinous — the insoluble protein end product of blood coagulation, formed from fibrinogen by the action of thrombin in the presence of calcium ions.
- flensburg — a port in N Germany, in Schleswig-Holstein: taken from Denmark by Prussia in 1864; voted to remain German in 1920. Pop: 85 300 (2003 est)
- flour bin — a small container for flour
- fumblings — Plural form of fumbling.
- funabashi — a city in E central Honshu, Japan, on Tokyo Bay.
- fungibles — Plural form of fungible.
- funnelweb — A literate-programming tool by Ross Williams <[email protected]>. It emphasises simplicity and reliability. It provides a macro facility and assists in the production of typeset documentation. It is independent of the input programming language. Posted to comp.sources.unix volume 26 under CopyLeft. Runs on Sun, Vax, Macintosh and IBM PC.