9-letter words containing m, u, b, o
- combustor — the combustion system of a jet engine or ramjet, comprising the combustion chamber, the fuel injection apparatus, and the igniter
- coulombic — relating to the discoveries of Charles Augustin de Coulomb
- currycomb — a square comb consisting of rows of small teeth, used for grooming horses
- dubersome — (archaic) Doubtful.
- dumb dora — a foolishly simple, stupid, or scatterbrained woman.
- dumb down — lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted.
- dumb show — a part of a dramatic representation given in pantomime, common in early English drama.
- dumbarton — Also, Dunbarton [duhn-bahr-tn] /dʌnˈbɑr tn/ (Show IPA). Also called Dumbartonshire [duhm-bahr-tn-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈbɑr tnˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in W Scotland.
- dumbfound — to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
- epilobium — a plant from the genus Epilobium, such as willow-herb
- goosebump — The bumps on a person's skin, at the base of body hair, which may involuntarily develop when a person is cold or experiences strong emotions.
- homebound — confined to one's home, especially because of illness.
- homebuilt — Constructed at home, rather than being obtained from a manufacturer etc.
- homebuyer — a person who buys or expects to buy a house.
- jiggumbob — an indistinct thing; thingamabob
- jumbo jet — a widebody jet airliner.
- jumboized — Simple past tense and past participle of jumboize.
- jumbotron — A very large video screen, typically used in a stadium or concert venue to show close-up shots.
- jump boot — a heavy leather boot originally designed for wear by paratroopers.
- labourism — Support for the labour movement, the development of a collective organization of working people to campaign for better working conditions and treatment.
- lambrusco — a semisweet, lightly effervescent red wine from Italy.
- lumberton — a city in S North Carolina.
- mad about — passionate about
- māori bug — a large shining black wingless cockroach of New Zealand, Platyzosteria novae-zelandiae
- marabouts — Plural form of marabout.
- melbourne — the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
- microtube — A microscopic tube, especially one used in the construction of specialized lasers.
- misbutton — (transitive) To button wrongly.
- misdoubts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misdoubt.
- mislabour — to labour wrongly
- molybdous — of or containing molybdenum, especially in its lower valences.
- montauban — a department in S France. 1440 sq. mi. (3730 sq. km). Capital: Montauban.
- mossbauer — Rudolf L [roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1929–2011, German physicist: Nobel prize 1961.
- mouldable — something formed in or on a mold: a mold of jelly.
- moundbird — megapode.
- mountable — Able to be mounted.
- mousebird — coly.
- mouthable — able to be recited or spoken well
- mouthbows — Plural form of mouthbow.
- multiboot — dual boot
- multilobe — having several lobes
- music box — a box or case containing an apparatus for producing music mechanically, as by means of a comblike steel plate with tuned teeth sounded by small pegs or pins in the surface of a revolving cylinder or disk.
- numberous — Obsolete form of numerous.
- obumbrant — overhanging; projecting over another part.
- obumbrate — to darken, overshadow, or cloud.
- ombudsman — a government official who hears and investigates complaints by private citizens against other officials or government agencies.
- ombudsmen — Plural form of ombudsman.
- omnibuses — Plural form of omnibus.
- outfumble — to exceed in fumbling
- outgamble — to defeat at gambling