9-letter words containing o, b, t
- subpotent — not at full strength
- subrogate — to put into the place of another; substitute for another.
- subsector — Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- subtorrid — subtropical (def 2).
- sunbonnet — a bonnet with a large brim shading the face and sometimes a piece projecting over the neck, worn by women and children.
- surf boat — a strong, buoyant rowboat with high ends, adapted for beaching and passing through surf.
- swingboat — a piece of fairground equipment consisting of a boat-shaped carriage for swinging in
- symbionts — an organism living in a state of symbiosis.
- symbiotic — living in symbiosis, or having an interdependent relationship: Many people feel the relationship between humans and dogs is symbiotic.
- symbolist — a person who uses symbols or symbolism.
- tabbouleh — a salad of fine-ground bulgur, parsley, tomatoes, green onions, mint, olive oil, and lemon juice.
- tabbyhood — spinsterhood
- tabellion — a scribe or subordinate notary
- table top — A table top is the flat surface on a table.
- table-hop — to move about in a restaurant, nightclub, or the like, chatting with people at various tables.
- tabulator — a person or thing that tabulates.
- tackboard — a large board, usually made of cork or soft wood, on which notices can be tacked.
- tailboard — the tailgate, especially of a wagon or truck.
- talbotype — calotype.
- tambourer — someone who embroiders on a tambour
- tambourin — a long narrow drum of Provence.
- tear bomb — a bomb or grenade containing tear gas.
- teddy boy — a rebellious British youth who, in the 1950s and early 1960s, affected the dress of the reign of Edward VII.
- tenebrous — dark; gloomy; obscure.
- ter borch — Gerard [kh-ey-rahrt] /xˈeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1617–81, Dutch painter.
- test bore — a bore hole made to test the structure and content of the ground or soil
- the above — something that is above or previously mentioned
- the blood — royal or noble descent
- the boche — Germans collectively, esp German soldiers regarded as the enemy
- the bronx — the, a borough of New York City, N of Manhattan. 43.4 sq. mi. (112 sq. km).
- the globe — the world; the earth
- thenabout — around then or around that time
- thibodaux — a city in SE Louisiana.
- thighbone — femur (def 1).
- tholobate — the substructure supporting a dome or cupola.
- 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.
- throbless — pertaining to something that does not throb or pulsate or that lacks emotion
- thrombose — to become or affect with a thrombus
- throwback — an act of throwing back.
- thumbhole — a hole into which a thumb can be inserted, as to provide a grip.
- time bomb — a bomb constructed so as to explode at a certain time.
- 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
- to be had — If you have been had, someone has tricked you, for example by selling you something at too high a price.
- 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