12-letter words containing a, b, l, u
- quillai bark — soapbark (def 2).
- quotableness — the condition or quality of being quotable
- rabble-rouse — to stir up the emotions or prejudices of the public; agitate.
- regular verb — verb that follows standard conjugation
- reimbursable — to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred: The insurance company reimbursed him for his losses in the fire.
- renounceable — of a nature that can be renounced
- reputability — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
- ribonuclease — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.
- roundaboutly — in a roundabout manner
- rubber latex — the milky sap of any of several trees of the genus Hevea, especially H. brasiliensis, from which natural rubber is derived.
- rubber plant — a plant, Ficus elastica, of the mulberry family, having oblong, shining, leathery leaves, growing native as a tall tree in India, the Malay Archipelago, etc., used as a source of rubber and cultivated in Europe and America as an ornamental house plant.
- rugby league — a form of rugby football played between teams of 13 players
- rugby player — a person who plays rugby
- rugby tackle — A rugby tackle is a way of making someone fall over by throwing your arms around their legs or hips.
- russian blue — any of a breed of domestic cat, thought to have originated in Arkhangelsk, with a soft, dense, grayish-blue or silvery-blue coat and green eyes
- salad burnet — a plant, Poterium sanguisorba, of the rose family, native to Eurasia, having rounded heads of small, greenish flowers in short spikes and edible leaves.
- sanctus bell — a bell rung during the celebration of Mass to call attention to the more solemn parts.
- saturability — capable of being saturated.
- scratchbuild — to build a scale model of something from scratch, that is, from raw materials like wood, clay or paper
- scratchbuilt — describing something which has been constructed by scratchbuilding
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- scrutability — capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.
- semiglobular — possessing the form of half a globe; hemispheric.
- sexual abuse — indecent assault
- shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
- shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.
- shuffleboard — a game in which standing players shove or push wooden or plastic disks with a long cue toward numbered scoring sections marked on a floor or deck.
- slave labour — Slave labour refers to slaves or to work done by slaves.
- slumber wear — nightclothes
- slumbershade — sleep shade.
- somnambulant — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- somnambulate — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- somnambulism — sleepwalking.
- somnambulist — sleepwalking.
- spiral-bound — having a spiral binding.
- square-built — sturdy and strong-looking
- sub-parallel — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subabdominal — below or beneath the abdomen
- subalternant — a universal in relation to a subaltern
- subalternate — subordinate.
- subalternity — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- subapostolic — of or relating to the era after that of the Apostles
- subauricular — situated below the ear.
- subcelestial — being beneath the heavens; terrestrial.
- subcentrally — in a subcentral manner
- subcuticular — the nonliving epidermis that surrounds the edges of the fingernail or toenail.
- subdividable — to divide (that which has already been divided) into smaller parts; divide again after a first division.
- subduplicate — of the square root of ratios
- subeditorial — of or relating to a subeditor, the work of a subeditor or a subeditorship