8-letter words containing o, b, s, i
- inboards — Plural form of inboard.
- inbounds — Sports. being within the boundaries of a court or field.
- incubous — (of leaves) overlapping, with the upper part of each leaf covering the base of the leaf above it.
- inkblots — Plural form of inkblot.
- isobaric — Meteorology. having or showing equal barometric pressure.
- isobaths — Plural form of isobath.
- isobront — a line on a weather map or chart connecting various points where a given phase of thunderstorm activity occurred simultaneously.
- isobutyl — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent hydrocarbon radical derived from isobutanol.
- isolable — capable of being isolated.
- jacobins — (in the French Revolution) a member of a radical society or club of revolutionaries that promoted the Reign of Terror and other extreme measures, active chiefly from 1789 to 1794: so called from the Dominican convent in Paris, where they originally met.
- jigaboos — Plural form of jigaboo.
- kiboshed — Simple past tense and past participle of kibosh.
- kilobase — (in expressing the lengths of nucleic acid molecules) 1,000 bases.
- kilobits — Plural form of kilobit.
- kinboshi — (sumo) an honour awarded to a rikishi of maegashira rank upon beating a yokozuna.
- kwyjibos — Plural form of kwyjibo.
- laborism — a political theory favoring the dominance of labor in the economic and political life of a country.
- laborist — A physician who aids labor and delivery but does not provide prenatal care.
- libelous — containing, constituting, or involving a libel; maliciously defamatory.
- lipscomb — William Nunn [nuhn] /nʌn/ (Show IPA), Jr. 1919–2011, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1976.
- lobbyism — a person who tries to influence legislation on behalf of a special interest; a member of a lobby.
- lobbyist — a person who tries to influence legislation on behalf of a special interest; a member of a lobby.
- lobefins — Plural form of lobefin.
- lobsided — Archaic form of lopsided.
- lobstick — lopstick.
- microbes — Plural form of microbe.
- microbus — minibus.
- miniboss — (video games) A minor or incidental boss in a video game.
- misbegot — Misbegotten; unlawfully or irregularly begotten; of bad origin.
- misdoubt — doubt or suspicion.
- mobilise — to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
- mobisode — a typically brief episode of a television show that is available online and formatted for viewing on a mobile phone or smartphone
- nabobism — any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.
- nobelist — a person who is awarded a Nobel prize.
- nobodies — Plural form of nobody.
- nonbasic — of, relating to, or forming a base; fundamental: a basic principle; the basic ingredient.
- nubilous — cloudy or foggy.
- obeahism — the custom of or faith in the form of witchcraft known as obeah
- obeisant — a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
- obelised — to mark (a word or passage) with an obelus.
- obelisks — Plural form of obelisk.
- objvlisp — 1984. An object-oriented extension of Vlisp. Reflective architecture.
- obligees — Plural form of obligee.
- obligors — Plural form of obligor.
- obliques — Collectively, the abdominal muscles responsible for rotation of the trunk.
- obsidian — a volcanic glass similar in composition to granite, usually dark but transparent in thin pieces, and having a good conchoidal fracture.
- obviates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obviate.
- orbitals — Plural form of orbital.
- orbiters — Plural form of orbiter.
- pit boss — a casino employee who supervises gambling-table activity.