9-letter words containing o, b, n
- spoon bow — an overhanging bow having a convex, curved stem.
- spoonbill — any of several wading birds of the family Plataleidae, related to the ibises, having a long, flat bill with a spoonlike tip.
- springbok — a gazelle, Antidorcas marsupialis, of southern Africa, noted for its habit of springing into the air when alarmed.
- stenobath — a stenobathic organism.
- stillborn — dead when born.
- 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.
- subaction — an act of subduing
- subcantor — a deputy to a cantor
- subcolony — a colony established by an existing colony
- subconsul — an assistant to a consul
- subcounty — a division of a county
- subdeacon — a member of the clerical order next below that of deacon.
- sublation — to deny or contradict; negate.
- submicron — (of particles) being less than a micron in overall dimensions.
- subnormal — below the normal; less than or inferior to the normal: a subnormal amount of rain.
- suboscine — of or relating to birds of the suborder Suboscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising the supposedly more primitive members of the order, with less well developed vocal organs than the oscine birds.
- subpoenas — the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
- subpotent — not at full strength
- subregion — a division or subdivision of a region, especially a division of a zoogeographical region.
- sun block — a substance that provides a high degree of protection against sunburn, often preventing most tanning as well as burning, as by obstructing the penetration of ultraviolet rays.
- sunbonnet — a bonnet with a large brim shading the face and sometimes a piece projecting over the neck, worn by women and children.
- swingboat — a piece of fairground equipment consisting of a boat-shaped carriage for swinging in
- symbionts — an organism living in a state of symbiosis.
- symbolang — Lapidus & Goldstein, 1965. Symbol manipulating Fortran subroutine package for IBM 7094, later CDC 6600.
- tabellion — a scribe or subordinate notary
- tambourin — a long narrow drum of Provence.
- tenebrous — dark; gloomy; obscure.
- the bronx — the, a borough of New York City, N of Manhattan. 43.4 sq. mi. (112 sq. km).
- thenabout — around then or around that time
- thighbone — femur (def 1).
- thon buri — a city in S Thailand, near Bangkok.
- thornback — a skate, Raja clavata, of European waters, having short spines on the back and tail.
- thornbill — any of various South American hummingbirds of the genera Chalcostigma, Ramphomicron, etc, having a thornlike bill
- thornbird — any of various small S American birds of the genus Phacellodomus
- thornbush — any of various shrubs or bushes having spines or thorns.
- throbbing — to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate.
- tinderbox — a box for holding tinder, usually fitted with a flint and steel.
- titanoboa — a genus of giant prehistoric snake of the Palaeocene epoch, having a body length exceeding 12 metres
- tobin tax — a proposed tax on foreign-exchange transactions intended to discourage destabilizing speculation while also raising large revenues that could be channelled to the developing world
- tombstone — a stone marker, usually inscribed, on a tomb or grave.
- tonbridge — a market town in SE England, in SW Kent on the River Medway. Pop: 35 833 (2001)
- torbanite — Petrology. a dark-brown oil shale containing a large amount of carbonaceous matter.
- trebbiano — a type of grape and vine cultivated in Italy for making wine (by the same name)
- trebizond — a medieval empire in NE Asia Minor 1204–1461.
- troubling — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- true-born — genuinely or authentically so because of birth: a trueborn son of Ireland; a trueborn Parisian.
- tubesnout — a slender, marine fish, Aulorhynchus flavidus, inhabiting coastal waters from southern California to Alaska, having a long, tubelike snout.
- tubuphone — an instrument resembling a glockenspiel but with metal tubes instead of bars.