9-letter words containing n, b, t
- rabbinite — a proponent of the Talmud and the teachings and traditions of the rabbis in the face of rejection by the Karaites.
- rabbit on — talk incessantly
- rabbiting — Present participle of rabbit.
- rain belt — a zone in which it usually rains
- re-obtain — 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.
- rebbetzin — the wife of a rabbi.
- reboation — a repeated bellowing sound
- rebutment — the act of rebutting something or the state of being rebutted; rebuttal
- rebutting — to refute by evidence or argument.
- recumbent — lying down; reclining; leaning.
- reinhabit — to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
- rembrandt — (Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn or van Ryn) 1606–69, Dutch painter.
- rent book — a document that acts as a record of the regular amounts of money that you have paid as rent for accommodation
- reubenite — a member of the tribe of Reuben.
- robertson — Oscar Palmer ("The Big O") born 1938, U.S. basketball player.
- rootbound — (of a pot plant) having outgrown its pot, so that the roots are cramped and tangled
- rub it in — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- rubescent — becoming red; blushing.
- sabbatine — of or relating to Saturdays
- sanbenito — an ornamented garment worn by a condemned heretic at an auto-da-fé.
- sandblast — a blast of air or steam laden with sand, used to clean, grind, cut, or decorate hard surfaces, as of glass, stone, or metal.
- sebastian — Saint, died a.d. 288? Roman martyr.
- shirtband — a band of material sewn into a shirt for stiffening, finishing, or the like, as a neckband to which the collar is sewn or buttoned.
- slabstone — a paving stone in the form of a slab; flagstone
- snakebite — the bite of a snake, especially of one that is venomous.
- snobbiest — condescending, patronizing, or socially exclusive; snobbish.
- snow-boot — a boot specially designed for walking in snow
- softbench — An IPSE from Hewlett-Packard.
- softbound — book: paperback
- sorbonist — a student or graduate of the Sorbonne.
- soundbite — short statement, quotation
- stableman — a person who works in a stable.
- steenbras — a variety of sea bream, Lithognathos lithognathos, valued as a food fish in South Africa
- steinbeck — John (Ernst) [urnst] /ɜrnst/ (Show IPA), 1902–68, U.S. novelist: Nobel prize 1962.
- steinberg — Saul, 1914–1999, U.S. painter, cartoonist, and illustrator; born in Romania.
- stenobath — a stenobathic organism.
- sternberg — George Miller, 1838–1915, U.S. bacteriologist and medical researcher.
- sternebra — a bone or segment of the breastbone or sternum
- stillborn — dead when born.
- stingbull — Trachinus draco, a species of fish with venomous spines on their dorsal fins that are capable of wounding humans
- stink bug — any of numerous broad, flat bugs of the family Pentatomidae, that emit a disagreeable odor.
- stinkball — stinkpot (def 1).
- stoneboat — a type of sleigh used for moving rocks from fields, for hauling milk cans, etc
- stop knob — stop (def 31d).
- strongbox — a strongly made, lockable box or chest for safeguarding valuable possessions, as money, jewels, or documents.
- stub nail — a short, thick nail.
- stumbling — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- subaction — an act of subduing
- subaltern — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- subcantor — a deputy to a cantor