9-letter words containing c, o, h, a, b
- gorbachev — Mikhail S(ergeyevich) [mi-kahyl sur-gey-uh-vich,, mi-keyl;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel syir-gye-yi-vyich] /mɪˈkaɪl sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ,, mɪˈkeɪl;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1985–91; president of the Soviet Union 1988–91; Nobel Peace Prize 1990.
- hecatombs — Plural form of hecatomb.
- hold back — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- holdbacks — Plural form of holdback.
- hoop back — a chair back having the uprights and crest rail in a continuous arched form.
- horseback — the back of a horse.
- hypobaric — (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity lower than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hyperbaric (def 1).
- isobathic — having the same depth.
- lamb chop — cutlets of young sheep's meat
- matchbook — a small cardboard folder into which several rows of paper matches are stapled or glued.
- mosbacher — Emil, Jr ("Bus") 1922–1997, U.S. yacht racer and government official.
- notchback — a style of back for an automobile in which there is a sharp vertical drop-off from the roof line to the trunk.
- offenbach — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1819–80, French composer.
- peachblow — a delicate purplish pink.
- poachable — able to be poached
- quebracho — any of several tropical American trees of the genus Schinopsis, having very hard wood, especially S. lorentzii, the wood and bark of which are important in tanning and dyeing.
- rheobasic — of or relating to rheobase
- roughback — any of several large American flatfishes having rough skin, especially Hippoglossoides platessoides, a species of plaice.
- schoolbag — a bag used for carrying books, school supplies, etc.
- shambolic — very disorganized; messy or confused: I’ve had a shambolic year, the worst ever.
- shoeblack — bootblack.
- thornback — a skate, Raja clavata, of European waters, having short spines on the back and tail.
- throwback — an act of throwing back.
- torchable — able to be torched or set alight
- touchable — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
- touchback — a play in which the ball is downed after having been kicked into the end zone by the opposing team or having been recovered or intercepted there, or in which it has been kicked beyond the end zone. Compare safety (def 6a).