9-letter words containing o, r, e, n, b
- merbromin — an iridescent green, water-soluble powder, C 2 0 H 8 Br 2 HgNa 2 O 6 , that forms a red solution when dissolved in water: used as an antiseptic and as a germicide.
- moonprobe — an information-gathering spacecraft designed to pass close by or land on the lunar surface.
- mr. bones — the end man in a minstrel troupe who plays the bones.
- nameboard — a signboard that identifies a place or object.
- neighbors — Plural form of neighbor.
- neighbour — a person who lives near another.
- new broom — Someone who has just started a new job and who is expected to make a lot of changes can be referred to as a new broom.
- newsboard — bulletin board.
- nightrobe — A robe to be worn at night; a nightgown.
- noble fir — a fir, Abies procera, of the northwestern U.S., which may grow to a height of 250 feet (76 meters).
- noble rot — the fungus Botrytis cinerea, which is cultivated in some winemaking processes, especially in the making of French Sauternes, where the ripened grapes become shriveled as a result of its introduction, thereby concentrating the juice and increasing the sugar content.
- nonarable — (of land) not arable or suitable for farming
- nonmember — a person who is not a member: The election meeting of the club is not open to nonmembers.
- nonrubber — not containing or made of rubber
- nonverbal — of or relating to words: verbal ability.
- numberous — Obsolete form of numerous.
- obrenovic — Aleksandar [Serbo-Croatian. ah-le-ksahn-dahr] /Serbo-Croatian. ˌɑ lɛˈksɑn dɑr/ (Show IPA), Alexander I (def 3).
- obreption — Canon Law. fraud in obtaining or attempting to obtain something from an official. Compare subreption (def 1).
- observant — quick to notice or perceive; alert.
- observing — to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
- obstruent — Medicine/Medical. (of a substance) producing an obstruction.
- obversion — an act or instance of obverting.
- oldenburg — Claes (Thure) [klous too r-uh] /klaʊs ˈtʊər ə/ (Show IPA), born 1929, U.S. sculptor, born in Sweden.
- osborne 1 — (computer) A portable computer that weighed 11 kg and cost $1795, produced by Osborne Computer Corporation in 1981. The Osborne 1 came with a five-inch screen, modem port, two 5 1/4 floppy drives and a battery pack. It came with the CP/M operating system, SuperCalc spreadsheet application, WordStar, word processing application, Microsoft MBASIC programming language and Digital Research CBASIC programming language.
- otterbein — Philip William, 1726–1813, American clergyman, founder of the United Brethren, born in Germany.
- otterburn — a village in central Northumberland, in NE England: battle of Chevy Chase 1388.
- outbrazen — to be more brazen or impudent than
- outnumber — to exceed in number.
- ovenbirds — Plural form of ovenbird.
- overblown — (of a flower) past the stage of full bloom; more than full-blown: an overblown rose.
- overborne — overcome; crushed; oppressed.
- overbound — Simple past tense and past participle of overbind.
- owensboro — a city in NW Kentucky, on the Ohio River.
- paderborn — a city in North Rhine–Westphalia, in NW Germany.
- peribonca — a river in central Quebec, Canada, flowing S to Lake St. John. 280 miles (451 km) long.
- preobtain — to obtain in advance
- rainbowed — containing, resembling, or involving a rainbow
- ramble on — to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner: They rambled through the shops until closing time.
- raw-boned — having little flesh, especially on a large-boned frame; gaunt.
- re-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.
- rebellion — open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler.
- reblochon — a soft French cheese
- reboation — a repeated bellowing sound
- rebounder — a player who excels in gaining hold of rebounds.
- recombine — to bring into or join in a close union or whole; unite: She combined the ingredients to make the cake. They combined the two companies.
- rent book — a document that acts as a record of the regular amounts of money that you have paid as rent for accommodation
- robertson — Oscar Palmer ("The Big O") born 1938, U.S. basketball player.
- rope burn — a burn on the skin caused by friction from a rope
- rosenberg — Alfred, 1893–1946, German Nazi ideologist and political leader, born in Estonia.
- rumble on — If you say that something such as an argument rumbles on, you mean that it continues for a long time after it should have been settled.