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9-letter words containing o, b, n

  • escribano — a clerk or scribe
  • excambion — an exchange, esp of land
  • exponible — requiring further explanation, esp (in logic) of a proposition
  • fibonacci — Leonardo (leoˈnardo), also called Leonardo of Pisa. ?1170–?1250, Italian mathematician: popularized the decimal system in Europe
  • fibrinoid — having the characteristics of fibrin.
  • fibrinous — the insoluble protein end product of blood coagulation, formed from fibrinogen by the action of thrombin in the presence of calcium ions.
  • fibroline — a yarn made from waste products at cotton factories
  • fine-comb — to use a fine-tooth comb on.
  • firstborn — first in the order of birth; eldest.
  • fishbones — Plural form of fishbone.
  • flat bond — a bond that is traded without accrued interest as part of the price.
  • flour bin — a small container for flour
  • foilborne — (of a vessel) moving on the water on hydrofoils, with the hull out of the water.
  • food bank — an agency, group, or center that collects food and distributes it to the needy.
  • foodborne — Transmitted through food.
  • forbidden — a past participle of forbid.
  • forboding — Alternative form of foreboding.
  • forebrain — Also called prosencephalon. the anterior of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate, or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue including the diencephalon and telencephalon.
  • forecabin — the forward cabin on a vessel
  • free-born — born free, rather than in slavery, bondage, or vassalage.
  • gabaonite — Gibeonite.
  • gaberones — former name of Gaborone.
  • gabionade — a row of gabions submerged in a waterway, stream, river, etc, to control the flow of water
  • gabionage — a structure or fortification built with gabions
  • gainsboro — A light bluish grey colour.
  • gamboling — (US) present participle of gambol.
  • gangboard — a raised walk on a sailing ship, crossing the waist and connecting the forecastle directly with the quarterdeck.
  • garbanzos — Plural form of garbanzo.
  • gear knob — a gear lever
  • genoa jib — a large triangular jib sail, often with a foot that extends as far aft as the clew of the mainsail
  • genophobe — A person who has a psychological fear of sexual relations or sexual intercourse.
  • geobotany — phytogeography.
  • gibeonite — one of the inhabitants of Gibeon, who were condemned by Joshua to be hewers of wood and drawers of water for the Israelites. Josh. 9.
  • gin block — a block having a large sheave in an open metal frame, used especially to support a cargo whip.
  • globulins — Plural form of globulin.
  • go back n — (networking)   A data link layer protocol.
  • go beyond — exceed
  • gold bond — a bond payable in gold.
  • gong buoy — a buoy in which one or more gongs are struck by hammers that swing freely with the motion of the buoy.
  • gun lobby — a group of people who argue for the right of members of the public to be able to own guns
  • gunnbjornMount, the highest peak in Greenland, in the SE part. 12,139 feet (3702 meters).
  • gynobasic — an elevation of the receptacle of a flower, bearing the gynoecium.
  • gynophobe — a person who hates or fears women
  • habergeon — a short, sleeveless coat of mail.
  • halobiont — an organism that thrives in a saline environment.
  • handblown — (of glassware) shaped by means of a handheld blowpipe: handblown crystal.
  • handbooks — Plural form of handbook.
  • handbound — (of books) bound by hand.
  • harboring — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
  • hardbound — (of a book) bound with a stiff cover, usually of cloth or leather; casebound.
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