9-letter words containing i, b, s
- symbiosis — Biology. the living together of two dissimilar organisms, as in mutualism, commensalism, amensalism, or parasitism. (formerly) mutualism (def 1).
- symbiotic — living in symbiosis, or having an interdependent relationship: Many people feel the relationship between humans and dogs is symbiotic.
- symbolics — the branch of theology dealing with the study of the history and meaning of church creeds and confessions.
- symbolise — to be a symbol of; stand for or represent in the manner of a symbol.
- symbolism — the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.
- symbolist — a person who uses symbols or symbolism.
- symbolize — to be a symbol of; stand for or represent in the manner of a symbol.
- tableside — the area around or beside a table.
- tablewise — in the form of a table or list
- tenebrism — a school, style, or method of painting, adopted chiefly by 17th-century Spanish and Neapolitan painters, esp Caravaggio, characterized by large areas of dark colours, usually relieved with a shaft of light
- the-birds — a comedy (414 b.c.) by Aristophanes.
- tomboyish — an energetic, sometimes boisterous girl whose behavior and pursuits, especially in games and sports, are considered more typical of boys than of girls.
- tribadism — lesbianism.
- tribalism — the customs and beliefs of tribal life and society.
- tribesman — a member of a tribe.
- tribesmen — a member of a tribe.
- true ribs — ribs that are attached by cartilage directly to the sternum; in humans, the upper seven pairs of ribs
- tube-side — Tube-side processes are processes which happen in the tubes of a shell-and-tube heat exchanger.
- twin beds — matching single beds in a bedroom or hotel room
- ubi supra — where (mentioned or cited) above
- umbilicus — Anatomy. the depression in the center of the surface of the abdomen indicating the point of attachment of the umbilical cord to the embryo; navel.
- unabusive — using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language: an abusive author; abusive remarks.
- unbookish — not studious or bookish
- unbruised — not bruised; unharmed by bruising
- unobvious — easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident: an obvious advantage.
- unvisible — that can be seen; perceptible to the eye: mountains visible in the distance.
- usability — available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.
- usb drive — Also called flash memory drive, thumb drive, USB drive. a very small, portable, solid-state hard drive that can be inserted into a USB port for storage and retrieval of data.
- veblenism — the economic or social theories originated by Thorstein Veblen.
- verbalise — to express in words: He couldn't verbalize his feelings.
- verbalism — a verbal expression, as a word or phrase.
- verbalist — a person skilled in the use of words.
- verbiages — overabundance or superfluity of words, as in writing or speech; wordiness; verbosity.
- verbosity — the state or quality of being verbose; superfluity of words; wordiness: His speeches were always marred by verbosity.
- vestibule — a passage, hall, or antechamber between the outer door and the interior parts of a house or building.
- vibriosis — a venereal disease of cattle and sheep, caused by the organism Vibrio fetus, characterized by delayed female fertility and by spontaneous abortion.
- vicksburg — a city in W Mississippi, on the Mississippi River: important Civil War siege and Confederate surrender 1863.
- visitable — capable of, suitable for, or worthy of being visited: a visitable island; a visitable museum.
- wahhabism — the group of doctrines or practices of the Wahhabis.
- waist bag — a bag that fastens around the waist
- waistband — a band encircling the waist, especially as a part of a skirt or pair of trousers.
- waistbelt — a belt encircling the waist
- wallabies — Plural form of wallaby.
- waribashi — disposable chopsticks made of wood or bamboo
- washbasin — a large bowl or basin used for washing one's hands and face, small articles of clothing, etc.
- webisodes — Plural form of webisode.
- websites' — a connected group of pages on the World Wide Web regarded as a single entity, usually maintained by one person or organization and devoted to a single topic or several closely related topics.
- weissbier — A Bavarian specialty beer in which a significant proportion of malted barley is replaced with malted wheat.
- wet basis — A wet basis is a measure of the water in a solid, expressed as the weight of water as a percentage of the wet solid.
- whitebass — a freshwater fish, Morone chrysops, of the bass family Moronidae, native to North American lakes and rivers