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8-letter words that end in b

  • linear b — an ancient system of writing representing a very early form of Greek, deciphered by Michael Ventris chiefly from clay tablets found at Knossos on Crete and at Pylos.
  • lion cub — baby lion
  • lipscomb — William Nunn [nuhn] /nʌn/ (Show IPA), Jr. 1919–2011, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1976.
  • liquitab — a soluble plastic capsule containing liquid detergent or medicine
  • low-carb — containing few or fewer carbohydrates: a low-carb diet.
  • lucky sb — You can use lucky in expressions such as 'Lucky you' and 'Lucky devil' when you are slightly jealous of someone else's good luck or success, or surprised at it.
  • mail hub — mail server
  • mailbomb — Alternative form of mail bomb.
  • mancozeb — A grayish-yellow pesticide.
  • may-blob — marsh marigold.
  • memsahib — (formerly, in India) a term of respect for a married European woman.
  • mud crab — a large edible crab, Scylla serrata, of Australian mangrove regions
  • 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.
  • northumb — Northumberland
  • nose job — cosmetic surgery of the nose; rhinoplasty.
  • open-web — having a web of zigzag or crisscross lacing.
  • outclimb — to surpass or outdo in climbing; climb higher or better than: As a child, I could outclimb any kid on the block.
  • outthrob — to outdo in throbbing
  • overclub — to use a club which causes the shot to go too far
  • path lab — pathology laboratory
  • pay-stub — a document attached to or accompanying a paycheck as a record of gross earnings and deductions.
  • pea crab — any of several tiny crabs of the family Pinnotheridae, the female of which lives as a commensal in the shells of bivalve mollusks.
  • pro-verb — a word that can substitute for a verb or verb phrase, as do in They never attend board meetings, but we do regularly.
  • pub grub — food served in a pub
  • pull tab — a metal tab or ring that is pulled to uncover the precut opening in a can or other container.
  • radium b — an isotope of lead, formed by decay of radium A, that gives rise to radium C, which is an isotope of bismuth, from which radium D, radium E, and radium F, or polonium 210, are derived.
  • reabsorb — to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up: A sponge absorbs water.
  • ringwomb — a complication at lambing resulting from failure of the cervix to open
  • rush job — something created quickly, urgently, or without due care
  • sand dab — any of several flatfishes used for food, especially of the genus Citharichthys, inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of North America.
  • sillabub — syllabub.
  • sirius b — a very faint white dwarf star, companion to Sirius, the brightest star in the sky after the sun
  • snow job — an attempt to deceive or persuade by using flattery or exaggeration.
  • spacelab — a manned laboratory in space, developed by the European Space Agency, carried aboard an orbiting space shuttle.
  • sparerib — a cut of pork ribs with most of the meat trimmed off
  • subshrub — a plant consisting of a woody, perennial base with annual, herbaceous shoots.
  • syllabub — a drink of milk or cream sweetened, flavored, and mixed with wine or cider.
  • the bomb — a hydrogen or atomic bomb considered as the ultimate destructive weapon
  • the crab — the constellation Cancer, the fourth sign of the zodiac
  • the lamb — a title given to Christ in the New Testament
  • the tomb — death
  • thinglab — A simulation system written in Smalltalk-80. It solves constraints using value inference. Version: ThingLab II.
  • trim tab — an independently controlled tab set in the trailing edge of a control surface, as an elevator, aileron, or rudder, to hold it in a position suitable for stabilizing the aircraft in a flight attitude.
  • true rib — one member of the first seven pairs of ribs that are attached in humans to the sternum by costal cartilages.
  • twin-tub — a type of washing machine that has two revolving drums, one for washing and the other for spin-drying
  • wellcurb — a stone surround at the top of a well
  • whackjob — (colloquial, pejorative) A crazy, possibly dangerous, person.
  • wolf cub — a member of the junior division, for boys from 8 to 11, of the Boy Scouts; cub scout.
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