8-letter words containing s, b
- myoblast — any of the cells derived from the mesoderm in the vertebrate embryo that develop into muscle tissue.
- mysql ab — (company) The Swedish company that developes, distributes and supports the MySQL open source rdbms. MySQL AB is a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems, themselves acquired by Oracle Corporation on 2009-04-20.
- nabobess — a female nabob
- nabobism — any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.
- nanobots — Plural form of nanobot.
- nebbishy — a pitifully ineffectual, luckless, and timid person.
- nebraska — a state in the central United States. 77,237 sq. mi. (200,044 sq. km). Capital: Lincoln. Abbreviation: NE (for use with zip code), Nebr., Neb.
- nebulise — to reduce to fine spray; atomize.
- nebulose — cloudlike; nebulous.
- nebulous — hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused: a nebulous recollection of the meeting; a nebulous distinction between pride and conceit.
- nembutsu — meditation on the name of Amida.
- neoblast — any large and undifferentiated stem cell in certain worms, esp planarian worms, involved in regeneration and repair
- nest box — a box in a henhouse in which domestic chickens lay eggs
- nestable — a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- netbacks — Plural form of netback.
- newborns — A recently born child or animal.
- newsbeat — beat (def 40b).
- newsboys — Plural form of newsboy.
- nibblers — Plural form of nibbler.
- niblicks — Plural form of niblick.
- niblings — Plural form of nibling.
- nimblest — Superlative form of nimble.
- nimbuses — Plural form of nimbus.
- nimbyism — The ideology of a nimby, often used pejoratively.
- nobelist — a person who is awarded a Nobel prize.
- noblesse — The nobility.
- nobodies — Plural form of nobody.
- nonbanks — Plural form of nonbank.
- nonbasic — of, relating to, or forming a base; fundamental: a basic principle; the basic ingredient.
- nonbooks — Plural form of nonbook.
- nonobese — not obese
- nose bag — feed bag (def 1).
- nose job — cosmetic surgery of the nose; rhinoplasty.
- nosebags — Plural form of nosebag.
- noseband — that part of a bridle or halter that passes over the animal's nose.
- notables — Plural form of notable.
- nubbiest — Superlative form of nubby.
- nubilous — cloudy or foggy.
- numbfish — an electric ray, so called from its power of numbing its prey by means of electric shocks.
- numbness — deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move: fingers numb with cold.
- numbnuts — a stupid or despicable person
- obasanjo — Olusegun (ɒlʊˈseɪɡən). born 1937, Nigerian politician and general; head of the military government (1976–79); president (1999–2007)
- 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.