9-letter words containing m, b, o
- photobomb — to ruin (a photograph) by appearing in the image without the photographer’s knowledge, often in some dramatic or comical way: My brother photobombed what would have been a nice photo of my grandma and me.
- pipe bomb — a small homemade bomb typically contained in a metal pipe.
- plumb bob — plummet (def 1).
- plumb-bob — plummet (def 1).
- plumbeous — resembling or containing lead; leaden.
- plumbicon — a development of the vidicon television camera tube in which the photosensitive material is lead oxide
- premorbid — suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.: a morbid interest in death.
- procambia — plant part in stem and root
- proembryo — any of the stages prior to embryo formation in plants
- psalmbook — a book containing psalms for liturgical or devotional use.
- quilombos — Plural form of quilombo.
- ramble on — to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner: They rambled through the shops until closing time.
- re-embody — to embody again
- reblossom — (of a plant or flower) to blossom again
- recombine — to bring into or join in a close union or whole; unite: She combined the ingredients to make the cake. They combined the two companies.
- removable — that may be removed.
- rhabdomal — of or relating to rhabdoms
- rhizobium — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Rhizobium, found as symbiotic nitrogen fixers in nodules on the roots of the bean, clover, etc.
- ribozymal — of or relating to ribozymes
- robot arm — A robot arm is a type of robot consisting of parts linked together in the same way as those of a human arm, mounted on a stand.
- rocambole — a European plant, Allium scorodoprasum, of the amaryllis family, used like garlic.
- rood beam — a beam above the entrance to the choir or chancel of a church, supporting the rood.
- rose comb — a low comb with rounded points and a rear-extending spike of some breeds of chickens, as Wyandotte.
- rumble on — If you say that something such as an argument rumbles on, you mean that it continues for a long time after it should have been settled.
- rye-brome — a grass, Bromus secalinus, native to Europe and Asia, having rough leaves and wheatlike ears
- schomburg — Arthur Alfonso, 1874–1938, U.S. scholar and collector of books on black literature and history, born in Puerto Rico.
- scombroid — resembling the mackerel.
- scumboard — a board or strip of material partly immersed in flowing water to hold back scum.
- semiglobe — a half globe; a hemisphere
- shambolic — very disorganized; messy or confused: I’ve had a shambolic year, the worst ever.
- simarouba — any tropical American tree belonging to the genus Simaruba, of the quassia family, having pinnate leaves, a fleshy fruit, and a root whose bark contains an appetite stimulant.
- skimboard — a type of short, rounded surfboard used for riding in shallow water.
- skimobile — snowmobile (def 1).
- skip-bomb — to attack (a target) by skip bombing.
- smart mob — a large group of people mobilized by social media to meet in a public place typically for the purpose of social or political protest.
- smogbound — surrounded by smog.
- smokebush — a plant, Cotinus coggygria, with purple leaves and small flowers that turn grey-white before they fall
- soderblom — Nathan, 1866–1931, Swedish theologian: Nobel Peace Prize 1930.
- steamboat — a steam-driven vessel, especially a small one or one used on inland waters.
- stormbird — any bird of several species of black, white, or grey seabirds belonging to the order Procellariiformes
- stromboli — an island off the NE coast of Sicily, in the Lipari group.
- subatomic — of or relating to a process that occurs within an atom.
- submicron — (of particles) being less than a micron in overall dimensions.
- submucosa — the layer of connective tissue located beneath the mucous membrane.
- subnormal — below the normal; less than or inferior to the normal: a subnormal amount of rain.
- superbomb — a highly destructive bomb, especially a hydrogen bomb.
- symbionts — an organism living in a state of symbiosis.
- symbioses — Biology. the living together of two dissimilar organisms, as in mutualism, commensalism, amensalism, or parasitism. (formerly) mutualism (def 1).
- 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.