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9-letter words containing b, u, r

  • rub it in — 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.
  • rub-a-dub — the sound of a drum when beaten.
  • rubbering — Also called India rubber, natural rubber, gum, gum elastic, caoutchouc. a highly elastic solid substance, light cream or dark amber in color, polymerized by the drying and coagulation of the latex or milky juice of rubber trees and plants, especially Hevea and Ficus species.
  • rubberize — to coat or impregnate with rubber or some preparation of it.
  • rubbishes — worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; trash.
  • rubellite — a deep-red variety of tourmaline, used as a gem.
  • rubensian — Peter Paul [pee-ter pawl;; Flemish pey-tuh r poul] /ˈpi tər pɔl;; Flemish ˈpeɪ tər paʊl/ (Show IPA), 1577–1640, Flemish painter.
  • rubescent — becoming red; blushing.
  • rubicelle — a variety of the mineral spinel that is orange or yellow in colour
  • rubricate — to mark or color with red.
  • rubrician — an expert in or close adherent to liturgical rubrics.
  • rubtsovsk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Asia.
  • rudbeckia — any composite plant of the genus Rudbeckia, having alternate leaves and showy flower heads.
  • rule book — A rule book is a book containing the official rules for a particular game, job, or organization.
  • 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.
  • rust belt — the heavily industrial area of the northeastern U.S. containing the older industries and factories.
  • sagebrush — any of several sagelike, bushy composite plants of the genus Artemisia, especially A. tridentata, having silvery, wedge-shaped leaves, with three teeth at the tip, common on the dry plains of the western U.S.
  • sainsbury — David John, Baron. born 1940, British businessman and politician, chief executive of the Sainsbury supermarket chain (1992–98); science minister (1998–2006)
  • salisbury — Harrison, 1908–93, U.S. journalist and writer.
  • salubrity — favorable to or promoting health; healthful: salubrious air.
  • san bruno — a city in W California, S of San Francisco.
  • saturable — capable of being saturated.
  • saver sub — A saver sub is a short piece of connecting pipe with threads on both ends, which is part of a drill string.
  • schomburg — Arthur Alfonso, 1874–1938, U.S. scholar and collector of books on black literature and history, born in Puerto Rico.
  • schulberg — Budd [buhd] /bʌd/ (Show IPA), 1914–2009, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and scenarist.
  • scorbutic — pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected with scurvy.
  • scrub jay — a crestless jay, Aphelocoma coerulescens, of the western and southern U.S. and Mexico, having blue and grayish plumage.
  • 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.
  • scrubbily — in a scrubby or messy manner
  • scrubbing — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
  • 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.
  • scrutable — capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.
  • scumboard — a board or strip of material partly immersed in flowing water to hold back scum.
  • securable — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
  • 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.
  • shoebrush — a brush used in polishing shoes.
  • shore bug — any of various small, predaceous hemipterous insects of the family Saldidae, some of which are burrowers, commonly occurring along grassy shores of ponds, streams, brackish lakes, and seacoasts.
  • shrubbery — a planting of shrubs: He hit the croquet ball into the shrubbery.
  • shrubland — land covered by shrubs
  • shrubless — devoid of shrubs
  • sideburns — If a man has sideburns, he has a strip of hair growing down the side of each cheek.
  • simarouba — any tropical American tree belonging to the genus Simaruba, of the quassia family, having pinnate leaves, a fleshy fruit, and a root whose bark contains an appetite stimulant.
  • 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.
  • slumbered — to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
  • snowbrush — a brush for clearing snow (from a car, path, etc)
  • sobriquet — a nickname.
  • sodbuster — a farmer who works the soil.
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