9-letter words containing c, u, b
- publicise — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- publicist — a person who publicizes, especially a press agent or public-relations consultant.
- publicity — extensive mention in the news media or by word of mouth or other means of communication.
- publicize — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- pull back — the act of pulling back, especially a retreat or a strategic withdrawal of troops; pullout.
- punchball — a form of playground or street baseball in which a rubber ball is batted with the fist.
- punchbowl — a large bowl from which punch, lemonade, etc., is served, usually with a ladle.
- push back — force to retreat
- quebecker — a native or inhabitant of Quebec, especially one who is from the city of Quebec and whose native language is French.
- quebecois — Quebecer.
- 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.
- quickbeam — a rowan tree
- quillback — a carpsucker, Carpiodes cyprinus, inhabiting waters in the central and eastern U.S., having one ray of the dorsal fin greatly elongated.
- raceabout — a small, sloop-rigged racing yacht with a short bowsprit.
- recumbent — lying down; reclining; leaning.
- reducible — capable of being reduced.
- resubject — to subject again
- rockbound — surrounded or covered by rocks
- roubiliac — Louis-François (lwifrɑ̃swa). ?1695–1762, French sculptor: lived chiefly in England: his sculptures include the statue of Handel in Vauxhall Gardens (1737)
- roughback — any of several large American flatfishes having rough skin, especially Hippoglossoides platessoides, a species of plaice.
- 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.
- rudbeckia — any composite plant of the genus Rudbeckia, having alternate leaves and showy flower heads.
- sauceboat — a low, boat-shaped container for serving sauce or gravy, typically having a handle at one end and a long, wide lip at the other end.
- 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.
- scuzzball — Also called scuzzball [skuhz-bawl] /ˈskʌzˌbɔl/ (Show IPA), scuzzbucket [skuhz-buhk-it] /ˈskʌzˌbʌk ɪt/ (Show IPA). a dirty, grimy, sordid, or repulsive person or thing.
- scybalous — of or relating to scybalum
- sebaceous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling tallow or fat; fatty; greasy.
- securable — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- seducible — to lead astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt.
- shibuichi — a Japanese alloy of copper and silver know for its silver-grey and muted blue and green colours, usually used in ornamentation
- spicebush — Also called spice-wood. a yellow-flowered, North American shrub, Lindera benzoin, of the laurel family, whose bark and leaves have a spicy odor.
- sub-chief — the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority: the chief of police.
- sub-stock — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- subaction — an act of subduing
- subagency — an organization, company, or bureau that provides some service for another: a welfare agency.
- subapical — located below the apex.
- subarctic — of, pertaining to, similar to, or being the region immediately south of the Arctic Circle; subpolar.