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9-letter words containing u, m, b

  • betumbled — thrown into disorder
  • big mouth — If you say that someone is a big mouth or that they have a big mouth, you mean that they tell other people things that should have been kept secret.
  • big muddy — a nickname of the Missouri River.
  • bisellium — an ancient Roman seat of honor for two persons.
  • bismuthic — of or containing bismuth in the pentavalent state
  • bismuthyl — Chemistry. the univalent group BiO + , occurring in certain bismuth salts, as bismuth oxychloride, BiOCl.
  • bismutite — a mineral, bismuth carbonate, resulting from the alteration of bismuth minerals: a minor source of bismuth.
  • black gum — a tall, deciduous tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) with sour purple fruits and leaves that turn scarlet in the fall, found in moist forests of the E U.S.
  • blimp out — to become greatly overweight
  • blue army — an organization maintaining a directory of tradesmen and checking on the quality of the service they provide.
  • blue comb — a disease of birds resembling Bright's disease in humans affecting especially domestic fowl, characterized by fever, sunken eyes, and shriveling of the skin of the wattles, shanks, and comb.
  • blue mass — Also called mercury mass. a preparation of metallic mercury and other ingredients, used for making blue pills.
  • blue mold — any of various species of a fungus (genus Penicillium) that produce bluish masses of spores: some species yield penicillin and some are used to ripen certain cheeses
  • blue moon — If you say that something happens once in a blue moon, you are emphasizing that it does not happen very often at all.
  • blue stem — a disease of raspberries and blackberries, characterized by blue discoloration of the stem, wilting, and discoloration and decay of the roots, caused by a fungus, Verticillium alboatrum.
  • bluemouth — a deep water fish, Helicolenus dactylopterus
  • bonhomous — exhibiting bonhomie
  • boom-bust — relating to a supposed cycle in which periods of prosperity and growth alternate with periods of recession
  • bottom-up — from the lowest level of a hierarchy or process to the top
  • botulinum — an anaerobic botulin-secreting bacterium, Clostridium botulinum
  • bretylium — a substance, C 18 H 24 BrNO 3 S, used to treat acute ventricular arrhythmias and suppress ventricular fibrillation.
  • brimfully — in a brimfull manner
  • bromatium — any of the swollen hyphal tips of certain fungi, on which ants can feed.
  • bronchium — a medium-sized bronchial tube
  • brummagem — something that is cheap and flashy, esp imitation jewellery
  • brushmark — the indented lines sometimes left by the bristles of a brush on a painted surface
  • brutalism — an austere style of architecture characterized by emphasis on such structural materials as undressed concrete and unconcealed service pipes
  • bubblegum — a type of chewing gum that can be blown into large bubbles through the lips.
  • buck moth — a saturniid moth, Hemileuca maia, having delicate, grayish wings with a white band.
  • bucranium — (in classical architecture) an ornament, especially on a frieze, having the form of the skull of an ox.
  • bugger me — Some people say bugger me to emphasize that they are very surprised about something.
  • bujumbura — the capital of Burundi, a port at the NE end of Lake Tanganyika. Pop: 419 000 (2005 est)
  • bulb mite — a widespread mite, Rhizaglophus eclinops, that tunnels in the bulbs of lilies and other plants
  • bulk-mail — to mail as bulk mail.
  • bullarium — a collection of papal bulls.
  • bum steer — false or misleading information or advice
  • bumblebee — A bumblebee is a large hairy bee.
  • bumbledom — self-importance in a minor office
  • bumfuzzle — to confuse
  • bump ball — a ball that bounces into the air after being hit directly into the ground by the batsman
  • bump into — If you bump into someone you know, you meet them unexpectedly.
  • bumpkinly — like a bumpkin
  • bumpology — phrenology
  • bumptious — If you say that someone is bumptious, you are criticizing them because they are very pleased with themselves and their opinions.
  • bursiform — shaped like a pouch or sac
  • bush tram — a railway line in the bush, used to facilitate the entry of workers and the removal of timber
  • bushelman — a person who alters or repairs garments; busheler.
  • bushwoman — a woman who lives in the bush
  • buzz bomb — a robot bomb, esp. as used against England by Germany in WWII
  • buzz term — buzzword.
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