9-letter words containing amb
- doorjambs — Plural form of doorjamb.
- dreamboat — a highly attractive or desirable person.
- dyushambe — a former name of Dushanbe.
- excambion — an exchange, esp of land
- flambeaux — a flaming torch.
- frambesia — yaws.
- framboise — raspberry.
- gambadoes — Gamashes; spatterdashes.
- gamboling — (US) present participle of gambol.
- gambolled — to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
- gambrinus — a mythical Flemish king, the reputed inventor of beer.
- hamburger — a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground or chopped beef, usually in a roll or bun, variously garnished.
- holy lamb — paschal lamb (def 4).
- imambarah — a building, rooms, etc., used by Shiʿites for ceremonies, especially during the first 10 days of Muharram.
- in ambush — If someone is lying in ambush, they are hiding and waiting for someone, usually to attack them.
- inhambane — a seaport in SE Mozambique.
- 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.
- 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.
- mamberamo — a river in Irian Jaya, W New Guinea, flowing NW to the Pacific Ocean. 500 miles (805 km) long.
- morecambe — a port and resort in NW England, in NW Lancashire on Morecambe Bay (an inlet of the Irish Sea). Pop (with Heysham): 49 569 (2001)
- moyobamba — a city in NW Peru.
- mr. tambo — the end man in a minstrel troupe who plays the tambourine.
- outgamble — to defeat at gambling
- preambled — an introductory statement; preface; introduction. Synonyms: opening, beginning; foreword, prologue, prelude. Antonyms: epilogue, appendix, conclusion, afterword, closing.
- procambia — plant part in stem and root
- ramble on — to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner: They rambled through the shops until closing time.
- ramblings — If you describe a speech or piece of writing as someone's ramblings, you are saying that it is meaningless because the person who said or wrote it was very confused or insane.
- rocambole — a European plant, Allium scorodoprasum, of the amaryllis family, used like garlic.
- salambria — a river in N Greece, in Thessaly, flowing E to the Gulf of Salonika. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- scrambler — a person or thing that scrambles.
- shambling — to walk or go awkwardly; shuffle.
- shambolic — very disorganized; messy or confused: I’ve had a shambolic year, the worst ever.
- steamboat — a steam-driven vessel, especially a small one or one used on inland waters.
- streambed — the channel in which a stream flows or formerly flowed.
- tambourer — someone who embroiders on a tambour