5-letter words that end in b
- littb — Bachelor of Letters or Bachelor of Literature
- lulab — lulav.
- maneb — a carbamate fungicide, C 4 H 6 MnN 2 S 4 , used for control of numerous crop diseases.
- mcjob — an unstimulating, low-wage job with few benefits, especially in a service industry.
- nabob — any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.
- nadab — a son of Aaron. Lev. 10.
- nawab — Also, nabob. a viceroy or deputy governor under the former Mogul empire in India.
- negeb — a partially reclaimed desert region and district in S Israel, bordering on the Sinai Peninsula. 4700 sq. mi. (12,173 sq. km). Capital: Beersheba.
- ninib — Ninurta.
- niqab — A veil worn by some Muslim women in public, covering all of the face apart from the eyes.
- noweb — (programming) A system of structured programming and documentation from M.Speh in DESY. See literate programming.
- plomb — any inert material inserted into a body cavity for therapeutic purposes.
- plumb — J(ohn) H(arold) 1911–2001, British historian.
- queeb — (slang, perhaps vulgar) vaginal flatulence.
- rabab — An Arabian stringed instrument, played by plucking or with a bow.
- rahab — a harlot of Jericho who gave shelter to the two agents sent by Joshua to spy on the city. Josh. 2.
- rajab — the seventh month of the Muslim calendar.
- rebab — a Near Eastern fiddle having one to three strings and played with a bow.
- redub — to fix or repair
- rehab — rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions: He's been sober since coming out of rehab. She checked into rehab after suffering a stroke.
- rhomb — rhombus.
- rhumb — rhumb line.
- sahib — (in India) sir; master: a term of respect used, especially during the colonial period, when addressing or referring to a European.
- scrab — to scratch or scrape
- scrub — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
- shlub — zhlob.
- shrub — any of various acidulated beverages made from the juice of fruit, sugar, and other ingredients, often including alcohol.
- slurb — a shabby, ill-planned suburban area.
- squab — a nestling pigeon, marketed when fully grown but still unfledged.
- squib — a short and witty or sarcastic saying or writing.
- stilb — a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- tagab — a city in E Afghanistan.
- taleb — (in Afghanistan) a member of the Taliban
- talib — a member of the Taliban
- thaub — the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- throb — to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate.
- thumb — the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
- uskub — Turkish name of Skoplje.
- vocab — vocabulary
- wajib — An Islamic duty.
- zebub — a large African fly harmful to cattle
- zhlob — a clumsy, stupid person.
- zhlub — a clumsy, stupid person.
- zineb — a light tan, water-insoluble compound, C 4 H 6 N 2 S 4 Zn, used as a fungicide for fruits and vegetables.