12-letter words containing a, b, l, u, e
- invulnerably — In an invulnerable manner.
- irrebuttable — incapable of being rebutted or refuted.
- jubilee year — jubilee (def 5a).
- julian bream — Julian (Alexander) born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist.
- knuckle ball — a slow pitch that moves erratically toward home plate, usually delivered by holding the ball between the thumb and the knuckles of the first joints of the first two or three fingers.
- knuckleballs — Plural form of knuckleball.
- labour force — The labour force consists of all the people who are able to work in a country or area, or all the people who work for a particular company.
- laguna beach — a town in S California.
- landlubberly — Like a landlubber.
- last but one — next to last
- latex rubber — rubber used to make many products such as gloves, condoms, etc, and which is made from latex, a whitish milky fluid containing protein, starch, alkaloids, etc, that is produced by many plants
- laudableness — The quality of being laudable; praiseworthiness; commendableness.
- lawrenceburg — a town in S Tennessee.
- league table — competitive ranking
- leatherbound — Bound in leather.
- lobeliaceous — belonging to the plant family Lobeliaceae.
- louise bogan — Louise, 1897–1970, U.S. poet.
- louver board — one of a series of overlapping, sloping boards used as louvers in an opening, so arranged as to admit air but to exclude rain or cut off visibility from the outside.
- lumberjacket — a short, straight, wool plaid jacket or coat, for informal wear, usually belted and having patch pockets.
- lumbersexual — a man whose style of dress and appearance is reminiscent of the ruggedly masculine stereotype of the lumberjack, as in wearing plaid shirts and having a beard.
- magic bullet — something that cures or remedies without causing harmful side effects: So far there is no magic bullet for economic woes.
- mailing tube — an elongated cylinder of cardboard, used for mailing rolled-up papers, magazines, etc.
- mandibulated — Provided with mandibles adapted for biting; mandibulate.
- maneuverable — capable of being steered or directed; easy to maneuver: The polyethylene craft remains as durable and maneuverable as any conventional high-performance kayak.
- manoeuvrable — Alternative spelling of maneuverable.
- maple butter — thickened maple syrup
- mare liberum — a body of navigable water to which all nations have unrestricted access.
- metal lumber — a brand of sheet metal pressed and welded together to form joists and studding.
- multipliable — capable of being multiplied.
- murderabilia — objects that are regarded as valuable because of their connection with murders or other notorious crimes
- muscle beach — a beach where young men display their muscles, engage in calisthenics, etc.
- mutable sign — any of the four astrological signs, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, or Pisces, that are grouped together because of their placement at the end of the seasons and characterized by the attribute of adaptability to circumstances.
- nebulization — to reduce to fine spray; atomize.
- non-arguable — susceptible to debate, challenge, or doubt; questionable: Whether this is the best plan of action or not is arguable.
- non-culpable — deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.
- non-dutiable — subject to customs duty, as imported goods.
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- nuclear bomb — atomic explosive
- number plate — vehicle's registration panel
- numerability — the fact of having the ability to be counted
- object value — (jargon) In industrial design, a measure of consumers' immediate desire for an object, even before they know or understand what it does. "Gassee may be nuts, but at least the BeBox has great object value."
- obtuse angle — an angle greater than 90° but less than 180°.
- orion nebula — a luminous nebula in the constellation Orion, in the center of Orion's sword.
- out at elbow — ragged or impoverished
- peacock blue — a lustrous greenish blue, as of certain peacock feathers.
- pearl button — a button (as for fastening a shirt, blouse, etc) made of pearl or mother-of-pearl
- perambulator — baby carriage.
- petrobutanol — butyl alcohol.
- plenum cable — (hardware) Cable that can be (legally) installed in the plenum (the space between a ceiling and the floor above it). Such cable is (usually) teflon-coated so that it will not give off toxic fumes when burned. In some parts of the world such cable is required by law.
- plunge basin — a cavity at the base of a falls or cataract, formed by the action of the falling water.