9-letter words that end in b
- high-carb — having a high carbohydrate content
- holy lamb — paschal lamb (def 4).
- honeycomb — a structure of rows of hexagonal wax cells, formed by bees in their hive for the storage of honey, pollen, and their eggs.
- hydrobomb — an aerial torpedo equipped with a rocket engine that propels it after the torpedo has entered the water.
- indexeddb — (database) A transactional, JavaScript-based object-oriented database for use in web browsers. IndexedDB stores and retrieves objects that are indexed with a key. Using the structured clone algorithm, it can serialise complex data structures that may contain cyclic references. IndexedDB is supported by Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari and even Internet Explorer.
- inner jib — a headsail immediately forward of a forestaysail or fore-topmast staysail.
- interclub — a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- intraclub — Within a club.
- jazz club — jazz music venue
- jiggumbob — an indistinct thing; thingamabob
- kelp crab — any of several spider crabs common among kelp beds along the Pacific coast of North America.
- king crab — horseshoe crab.
- land crab — any of several crabs, especially of the family Gecarcinidae, that live chiefly upon land, returning to the sea to breed.
- land grab — the seizing of land by a nation, state, or organization, especially illegally, underhandedly, or unfairly.
- lift-slab — noting or pertaining to a technique of constructing multistory buildings in which all horizontal slabs are cast at ground level and, when ready, are raised into position by hydraulic jacks.
- lightbulb — Alternative spelling of light bulb.
- lynch mob — A lynch mob is an angry crowd of people who want to kill someone without a trial, because they believe that person has committed a crime.
- 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.
- main verb — a word used as the final verb in a verb phrase, expressing the lexical meaning of the verb phrase, as drink in I don't drink, going in I am going, or spoken in We have spoken.
- mole crab — a burrowing crustacean of the genus Emerita, found on sandy ocean beaches of North America, having a distinctly curved carapace.
- nail bomb — an explosive device packed with nails or similar metal objects that act as shrapnel.
- nightclub — Also, night club. an establishment for evening entertainment, generally open until the early morning, that serves liquor and usually food and offers patrons music, comedy acts, a floor show, or dancing; nightspot.
- on a limb — isolated
- palm crab — coconut crab.
- pea shrub — any of various small trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Caragana, of the legume family, native to central Asia, having showy, usually yellow flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.
- photobomb — to ruin (a photograph) by appearing in the image without the photographer’s knowledge, often in some dramatic or comical way: My brother photobombed what would have been a nice photo of my grandma and me.
- pipe bomb — a small homemade bomb typically contained in a metal pipe.
- plumb bob — plummet (def 1).
- plumb-bob — plummet (def 1).
- pony club — an international youth organization that educates young people about horses and horse riding
- preabsorb — to absorb beforehand or in advance
- prime rib — beef: meat from ribs
- print job — computer: batch of files to be printed
- queen mab — Irish and English Folklore. a mischievous, tantalizing fairy who governs and produces people's dreams.
- r & b — rhythm and blues
- radio cab — a taxi or cab equipped with a radio for communication
- raise hob — to cause mischief or disturbance
- re-absorb — to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up: A sponge absorbs water.
- ridge rib — a rib that runs along the ridge of a vault.
- rituximab — a monoclonal antibody used to treat non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- rock crab — any of several crabs that live along rocky beaches, especially those of the genus Cancer, as C. irroratus, of the eastern coast of North America, having the rear legs modified for running.
- rose comb — a low comb with rounded points and a rear-extending spike of some breeds of chickens, as Wyandotte.
- rub-a-dub — the sound of a drum when beaten.
- sand crab — any of several crabs that live on sandy beaches, as the ghost crab or mole crab.
- saver sub — A saver sub is a short piece of connecting pipe with threads on both ends, which is part of a drill string.
- sea squab — the blowfish: used especially on menus as a euphemism.
- side boob — Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. the outer curve of a woman's breast when revealed by clothing cut low under the arms: She's flashing too much side boob.
- skip-bomb — to attack (a target) by skip bombing.
- smack dab — Smack dab is used in expressions such as 'smack dab in the middle' of somewhere to mean exactly in that place.