10-letter words containing i, b, m
- obamamania — the fervent enthusiasm demonstrated by some supporters of Senator Barack Obama during his campaign for the US Presidency in 2008
- obligement — Obligation.
- obpyriform — inversely pear-shaped; pear-shaped with the narrow end at the base.
- obsoletism — A disused word or phrase; an archaism.
- obtainment — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- old-boyism — support of or participation in an old-boy network.
- ombrellino — the white silk canopy held over the Eucharist while transferring it from one place to another, especially from the main altar to a side altar.
- ombrophile — a plant which survives well or flourishes in rainy conditions
- omnibusses — (dated) Plural form of omnibus.
- opprobrium — the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy.
- paint bomb — a device containing paint which explodes on impact
- paramaribo — a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
- pimpmobile — a large, expensive, and ostentatious or vulgarly ornate automobile, typically one painted in bright colors and fitted out with a lavish or overelaborate interior.
- plumb line — a cord with a lead bob attached to one end, used to determine perpendicularity, the depth of water, etc. Compare plumb (def 1).
- popemobile — Informal. any of various vehicles used to transport the pope when he appears in public, typically equipped with bulletproof glass.
- presbytism — the condition of being affected by presbyopia
- prime bill — a bill that is accepted by a bank in first-class credit
- prime ribs — a serving of the roasted ribs and meat from a prime cut of beef.
- problemist — someone who composes and solves problems, esp in chess or mathematics
- procambium — the meristem from which vascular bundles are developed.
- radio beam — beam (def 12).
- ramblingly — in a rambling manner
- re-baptism — a new or second baptism
- red mombin — purple mombin.
- remediable — capable of being remedied.
- remissible — that may be remitted.
- remissibly — in a remissible or forgivable manner
- remittable — to transmit or send (money, a check, etc.) to a person or place, usually in payment.
- remobilize — to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
- resembling — to be like or similar to.
- rhomboidal — shaped almost like a diamond or rhomboid
- rhomboides — a rhomboid
- rhumb line — a curve on the surface of a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle. It is the path taken by a vessel or aircraft that maintains a constant compass direction.
- rock climb — an instance of rock climbing or the route followed
- rumbullion — a drink of rum
- scrambling — motocross, off-road biking
- seaborgium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Sg; atomic number: 106.
- semblative — resembling
- semi-bantu — a group of languages of W Africa, mainly SE Nigeria and Cameroon, that were not traditionally classed as Bantu but that show certain essential Bantu characteristics. They are now classed with Bantu in the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family
- semidouble — having more petals than those of a single flower but fewer than those of a double flower.
- semipublic — partly or to some degree public.
- senegambia — a region in W Africa between the Senegal and Gambia rivers, now mostly in Senegal.
- slumbering — to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
- snowmobile — Also called skimobile, snowcat. a motor vehicle with a revolving tread in the rear and steerable skis in the front, for traveling over snow.
- sombrerite — a lime and alumina phosphoric compound
- sonic boom — a loud noise caused by the shock wave generated by an aircraft moving at supersonic speed.
- stibialism — antimony poisoning
- stimulable — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- stink bomb — a small glass globe, used by practical jokers: it releases a liquid with an offensive smell when broken
- strabismic — a disorder of vision due to a deviation from normal orientation of one or both eyes so that both cannot be directed at the same object at the same time; squint; crossed eyes.