9-letter words containing r, o, b, c
- crossable — able to be crossed
- crossband — (in furniture) a layer of wood beneath, and with its grain at right angles to, the veneer
- crossbars — Plural form of crossbar.
- crossbeam — A crossbeam is a long, thick bar of wood, metal, or concrete that is placed between two walls or other structures, especially in order to support the roof of a building.
- crossbill — any of various widely distributed finches of the genus Loxia, such as L. curvirostra, that occur in coniferous woods and have a bill with crossed mandible tips for feeding on conifer seeds
- crossbite — a dental condition in which the lower teeth are in front of the upper teeth
- crossbows — Plural form of crossbow.
- crossbred — (of plants or animals) produced as a result of crossbreeding
- crossbuck — (in the US) a white cross-shaped road sign used at railway crossings
- crosstabs — Simple language for statistical analysis of tabular data. "User's Manual for the CROSSTABS System", Cambridge Computer Assoc (Feb 1977).
- crotonbug — species of cockroach
- crow-bill — a type of forceps used to extract bullets, etc, from wounds
- crowberry — a low-growing N temperate evergreen shrub, Empetrum nigrum, with small purplish flowers and black berry-like fruit: family Empetraceae
- cryobanks — Plural form of cryobank.
- cryocable — a highly conducting electrical cable cooled with a refrigerant such as liquid nitrogen
- cryoprobe — a surgical instrument with an extremely cold tip, used in cryosurgery to destroy tissue
- cube root — The cube root of a number is another number that makes the first number when it is multiplied by itself twice. For example, the cube root of 8 is 2.
- cupboards — Plural form of cupboard.
- cupboardy — (rare) Cupboardlike: for example small, fusty or poorly lit.
- curb roof — a roof having two or more slopes on each side of the ridge
- curbstone — A curbstone is one of the stones that form a curb.
- currycomb — a square comb consisting of rows of small teeth, used for grooming horses
- cyberbook — (science fiction) A digital or electronic equivalent of a book.
- cybergoth — (uncountable) A subculture combining elements of goth and rave culture, typically involving energetic electronic music and brightly coloured, futuristic clothing.
- cyberporn — any pornography accessible online or on the internet
- cybershop — Purchase or shop for goods and services on a website.
- cybersoul — The supposed equivalent of a soul in cyberspace.
- cymbiform — having the shape of a boat
- door-buck — a sawhorse.
- drop back — a lowering, as of prices or standards, especially to a previous level: Auto manufacturers requested a dropback in emissions standards.
- duckboard — a board or boards laid as a track or floor over wet or muddy ground.
- embraceor — a person guilty of embracery
- embrocate — (medicine, transitive) To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge.
- embryonic — Of or relating to an embryo.
- embryotic — Embryonic.
- escribano — a clerk or scribe
- eurobeach — a beach that has been designated as suitable for bathing from because it meets the limits set by European Union regulations for bacteria in bathing areas
- fibrocyte — an inactive fibroblast
- fluoboric — containing the univalent group BF 4 − .
- forceable — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
- forecabin — the forward cabin on a vessel
- gobstruck — (slang, chiefly, UK) gobsmacked; astonished; astounded.
- goldbrick — Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
- gorbachev — Mikhail S(ergeyevich) [mi-kahyl sur-gey-uh-vich,, mi-keyl;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel syir-gye-yi-vyich] /mɪˈkaɪl sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ,, mɪˈkeɪl;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1985–91; president of the Soviet Union 1988–91; Nobel Peace Prize 1990.
- horseback — the back of a horse.
- hypobaric — (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity lower than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hyperbaric (def 1).
- iceboater — a person who races iceboats, especially as a hobby or in competition.
- incubator — an apparatus in which eggs are hatched artificially.
- job corps — an organization within the Department of Labor that operates rural conservation camps and urban training centers for poor youths.
- jobcentre — Alternative spelling of Jobcentre.