9-letter words containing mb
- imbroglio — a misunderstanding, disagreement, etc., of a complicated or bitter nature, as between persons or nations.
- imbuement — to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.: The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
- in ambush — If someone is lying in ambush, they are hiding and waiting for someone, usually to attack them.
- incumbent — holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club.
- inhambane — a seaport in SE Mozambique.
- intombing — Present participle of intomb.
- inumbrate — (obsolete) To shade; to darken.
- ip number — internet address
- istambuli — a native or inhabitant of Istanbul.
- jambalaya — a dish of Creole origin, consisting of rice cooked with ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish, herbs, spices, and vegetables, especially tomatoes, onions, and peppers.
- jamborees — Plural form of jamboree.
- jambstone — a stone, or one of the stones, forming one jamb of an opening.
- jambuster — (Canada, Manitoba and northwestern Ontario) A doughnut filled with jam.
- jiggumbob — an indistinct thing; thingamabob
- jumbo jet — a widebody jet airliner.
- jumboized — Simple past tense and past participle of jumboize.
- jumbotron — A very large video screen, typically used in a stadium or concert venue to show close-up shots.
- kachumber — a salad of chopped onion, tomato, cucumber, and (sometimes) other vegetables, typically seasoned with chilli and coriander, served as an accompaniment to a main meal
- kimberley — a city in E Cape of Good Hope province, in the central Republic of South Africa: diamond mines.
- kreymborg — Alfred, 1883–1966, U.S. poet, playwright, and critic.
- la cumbre — Uspallata Pass.
- lamb chop — cutlets of young sheep's meat
- lamb down — to persuade (someone) to spend all his money
- lambaréné — a town in W Gabon on the Ogooué River: site of the hospital built by Albert Schweitzer, who died and was buried there (1965). Pop: 9000 (2003 est)
- lambasted — to beat or whip severely.
- lambastes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lambaste.
- lambative — (archaic) Taken by licking with the tongue.
- lambdamoo — (games) The most frequently used server software for running a MOO and also the nerve-center (of sorts) of the MOO community.
- lambently — In a lambent manner, brightly.
- lambitive — a medicine that is taken by licking it with the tongue
- lambrusco — a semisweet, lightly effervescent red wine from Italy.
- lambskins — Plural form of lambskin.
- lambswool — Fine wool from a young sheep, used to make knitted garments, blankets, etc., with a soft texture.
- lehmbruck — Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1881–1919, German sculptor.
- limber up — characterized by ease in bending the body; supple; lithe.
- limbering — Present participle of limber.
- limburger — a variety of soft white cheese of strong odor and flavor.
- lombardia — a region of N central Italy, bordering on the Alps: dominated by prosperous lordships and city-states during the Middle Ages; later ruled by Spain and then by Austria before becoming part of Italy in 1859; intensively cultivated and in parts highly industrialized. Pop: 9 108 645 (2003 est). Area: 23 804 sq km (9284 sq miles)
- lombardic — a native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
- lumbering — timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- lumberman — a person who deals in lumber.
- lumbermen — Plural form of lumberman.
- lumberton — a city in S North Carolina.
- lumbrical — any of four wormlike muscles in the palm of the hand and in the sole of the foot.
- lumbricus — a member of a genus of worms of the same name, the most common of which is the common earth worm, Lumbricus terrestris
- luxemburg — Rosa [roh-zuh;; German roh-zah] /ˈroʊ zə;; German ˈroʊ zɑ/ (Show IPA), ("Red Rosa") 1870–1919, German socialist agitator, born in Poland.
- mail bomb — letter bomb.
- mail-bomb — Military. a projectile, formerly usually spherical, filled with a bursting charge and exploded by means of a fuze, by impact, or otherwise, now generally designed to be dropped from an aircraft.
- mamberamo — a river in Irian Jaya, W New Guinea, flowing NW to the Pacific Ocean. 500 miles (805 km) long.
- marimbist — A player of the marimba.