6-letter words containing o, b, n
- gangbo — (in England and Wales) a civil order restricting the activities of a gang member
- gibbon — Edward, 1737–94, English historian.
- gibeon — a town in ancient Palestine, NW of Jerusalem. Josh. 9:3.
- gibson — Althea, 1927–2003, U.S. tennis player.
- globin — the protein component of hemoglobin, made up of alpha and beta chains.
- gobang — a Japanese game played on a go board with players alternating and attempting to be first to place five counters in a row.
- gobian — a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia. About 500,000 sq. mi. (1,295,000 sq. km).
- goblin — a grotesque sprite or elf that is mischievous or malicious toward people.
- gobony — compony.
- hebron — an ancient city of Palestine, formerly in W Jordan; occupied by Israel 1967–97; since 1997 under Palestinian self-rule.
- hobnob — to associate on very friendly terms (usually followed by with): She often hobnobs with royalty.
- hobson — Laura Z(ametkin) [zuh-met-kin] /zəˈmɛt kɪn/ (Show IPA), 1900–86, U.S. novelist.
- hornby — Nick. born 1958, British writer; his books include the memoir Fever Pitch (1992; filmed 1997) and the bestselling novels About a Boy (1998; filmed 2002), How To Be Good (2001), and Juliet, Naked (2009)
- in-box — a boxlike tray, basket, or the like, as on a desk, for holding incoming mail, messages, or work.
- inbond — composed mainly or entirely of headers (opposed to outbond).
- inborn — naturally present at birth; innate.
- intomb — entomb.
- kincob — a fine silk fabric embroidered with threads of gold or silver, of a kind made in India
- knobby — full of or covered with knobs: the knobby trunk of a tree.
- kobang — an oblong Japanese gold coin, no longer in use
- korban — a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- leoben — a city in E central Austria, in Styria on the Mur River: lignite mining. Pop: 25 804 (2001)
- lisbon — a republic in SW Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, W of Spain. (Including the Azores and the Madeira Islands) 35,414 sq. mi. (91,720 sq. km). Capital: Lisbon.
- lobing — the formation of and division into lobes
- lojban — (human language) /lozh'bahn/ A language for humans developed by former members of the Loglan project.
- n-bomb — neutron bomb.
- nabobs — Plural form of nabob.
- naboth — the owner of a vineyard coveted by Ahab, slain by the scheming of Jezebel so that Ahab could secure the vineyard. I Kings 21.
- nanobe — a microbe that measures between 50 and 100 nanometres across and is smaller than the smallest known bacterium
- neibor — Obsolete form of neighbour.
- ningbo — a seaport in E Zhejiang province, in E China.
- niobic — of or relating to niobium; columbic.
- niobid — any of the children of Niobe.
- nobbed — Simple past tense and past participle of nob.
- nobble — to drug or disable (a race horse) to prevent its winning a race.
- nobbut — nothing but; only
- nobile — Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- nobler — distinguished by rank or title.
- nobles — distinguished by rank or title.
- nobley — (obsolete) The body of nobles; the nobility.
- nobody — a person of no importance, influence, or power.
- nocebo — an inactive substance or a real medication that produces unpleasant or worsening symptoms in a patient or research participant because the person expects negative effects.
- nutjob — A crazy or foolish person.
- ob/gyn — Ob/gyn is the branch of medicine that deals with women's medical conditions, pregnancy, and birth. Ob/gyn is an abbreviation for 'obstetrics/gynecology.'
- obento — bento.
- oberon — (in medieval folklore) the king of the fairies.
- oblong — elongated, usually from the square or circular form.
- obsign — to certify by means of, or as if with, a seal or a mark of ratification
- 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.
- obtend — to propose, to suggest, or to profess or make out as the rationale or justification