8-letter words containing i, s, b
- possibly — perhaps; maybe: It may possibly rain today.
- prepubis — (in some animals) a bone situated in front of the pubis
- publics' — of, relating to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a public nuisance.
- quibbles — Plural form of quibble.
- rabelais — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), c1490–1553, French satirist and humorist.
- rainbows — the Rainbow Guides, the youngest group of girls (aged 5-7 years) in The Guide Association
- ratisbon — Regensburg.
- resubmit — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- rib site — (networking) (By analogy with backbone site) A host with an on-demand high-speed link to a backbone site that serves as a regional distribution point for lots of third-party traffic in electronic mail and Usenet news. Compare leaf site.
- ribgrass — English plantain.
- ribosome — a tiny, somewhat mitten-shaped organelle occurring in great numbers in the cell cytoplasm either freely, in small clusters, or attached to the outer surfaces of endoplasmic reticula, and functioning as the site of protein manufacture.
- risibles — a person's sense of humour
- robinson — Bill ("Bojangles") 1878–1949, U.S. tap dancer.
- robosign — to sign (a document) without reviewing its contents or supporting documents: The bank instructed employees to robosign piles of mortgages.
- robotics — the use of computer-controlled robots to perform manual tasks, especially on an assembly line.
- robotism — a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command.
- rom bios — Basic Input/Output System
- rubbishy — full of rubbish: a rubbishy cellar.
- sabatier — Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1854–1941, French chemist: Nobel prize 1912.
- sabatini — Rafael [raf-ee-uh l] /ˈræf i əl/ (Show IPA), 1875–1950, English novelist and short-story writer, born in Italy.
- sabbatic — of or pertaining or appropriate to the Sabbath.
- sabotier — a wearer of sabots
- saibling — the European char, Salvelinus alpinus, introduced into North America
- sailboat — a boat having sails as its principal means of propulsion.
- saprobic — saprophyte.
- satiable — capable of being satiated.
- scabiosa — any of genus (Scabiosa) of plants of the teasel family, having showy, variously colored flowers in flattened or dome-shaped heads, as the sweet scabiosa (S. atropurpurea), often cultivated as a garden flower
- scabious — covered with or consisting of scabs; scabby.
- scombrid — any fish of the family Scombridae, comprising the mackerels and tunas.
- scriabin — Aleksandr Nikolaevich [al-ig-zan-der nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1872–1915, Russian composer and pianist.
- scribble — to tear apart (wool fibers) in the first stages of carding.
- scribing — scriber.
- scribism — the beliefs and actions of Jewish scribes during Christ's life
- sea bird — a bird frequenting the sea or coast.
- seablite — any of several halophytic herbs of the genus Suaeda, having fleshy leaves.
- seizable — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- semibald — partly bald
- semibold — denoting a weight of typeface between medium and bold face
- semibull — a bull or official document issued by the pope after his election but before his coronation
- semihobo — a person looking almost like a hobo
- sensible — having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment: a sensible young woman.
- sensibly — having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment: a sensible young woman.
- shabbier — impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes.
- shabbily — impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes.
- shawabti — a figurine placed in an ancient Egyptian tomb to serve as a slave for the soul or as a substitute for the soul in performing forced labor.
- shin bet — the internal security service of Israel
- shinbone — the tibia.
- shoebill — a large, African, storklike bird, Balaeniceps rex, having a broad, flattened bill shaped somewhat like a shoe.
- show biz — show business.
- sibelius — Jean (Julius Christian) [zhahn yoo-lyoo s kris-tyahn] /ʒɑn ˈyu lyʊs ˈkrɪs tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1865–1957, Finnish composer.