10-letter words containing a, b, u, s, i
- blue daisy — a bushy, composite shrub, Felicia amelloides, of southern Africa, having solitary, daisylike flowers with yellow disks and blue rays, grown as an ornamental.
- blue stain — a bluish discoloration of sapwood caused by growth of fungi
- boulangism — the doctrines of militarism and reprisals against Germany, advocated, especially in the 1880s, by the French general Boulanger.
- boundaries — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- brugmansia — any of various solanaceous plants of the genus Brugmansia, native to tropical American regions and closely related to daturas, having sweetly scented flowers
- brunfelsia — any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Brunfelsia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having white or purple tubular or bell-shaped flowers.
- buchmanism — the principles or the international movement of Moral Re-Armament or of the Oxford Group, or belief in or adherence to them.
- bursarship — a scholarship or grant awarded esp in Scottish and New Zealand schools, universities etc
- burushaski — a language of NW Kashmir, not known to be related to any other language.
- bush basil — See under basil.
- capsorubin — (organic compound) A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsanthin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika.
- choliambus — a line of iambic meter with a spondee or trochee replacing the last foot.
- choriambus — choriamb.
- daisy bush — any of various shrubs of the genus Olearia, of Australia and New Zealand, with daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- damp squib — You can describe something such as an event or a performance as a damp squib when it is expected to be interesting, exciting, or impressive, but fails to be any of these things.
- disabusing — Present participle of disabuse.
- disputable — capable of being disputed; debatable; questionable.
- disputably — In a disputable manner.
- disturbant — having a disturbing effect, disquieting
- ebbinghaus — Hermann (ˈhɛrman). 1850–1909, German experimental psychologist who undertook the first systematic and large-scale studies of memory and devised tests using nonsense syllables
- euphorbias — Plural form of euphorbia.
- fabulistic — Being or resembling a fable.
- fabulosity — (uncountable) Fabulousness; the quality of being fabulous; fictitiousness; mythical character.
- habituates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of habituate.
- harrisburg — a state in the E United States. 45,333 sq. mi. (117,410 sq. km). Capital: Harrisburg. Abbreviation: PA (for use with zip code), Pa., Penn., Penna.
- herbariums — Plural form of herbarium.
- husbanding — a married man, especially when considered in relation to his partner in marriage.
- incubators — Plural form of incubator.
- incurables — Plural form of incurable.
- insuitable — Obsolete form of unsuitable.
- insultable — capable of being insulted
- labourious — Lb nonstandard Alternative form of from=UK.
- leisurable — freedom from the demands of work or duty: She looked forward to retirement and a life of leisure.
- leisurably — in a leisurable manner
- lubricants — Plural form of lubricant.
- lubricates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lubricate.
- lubumbashi — a province in the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo: important mining area. 191,878 sq. mi. (496,964 sq. km). Capital: Lubumbashi.
- manuscribe — (archaic) To write by hand.
- miamisburg — a town in W Ohio.
- muesli bar — a snack made of compressed muesli ingredients
- musophobia — Fear of mice.
- nail brush — small brush for cleaning finger- and toe-nails
- obituaries — Plural form of obituary.
- obituarist — a notice of the death of a person, often with a biographical sketch, as in a newspaper.
- paintbrush — a brush for applying paint, as one used in painting houses or one used in painting pictures.
- paris club — an informal group of representatives from IMF member nations whose governments or central banks have lent money to governments of other countries
- piss about — to behave in a casual or silly way
- punishable — liable to or deserving punishment.
- quillbacks — Plural form of quillback.
- reissuable — (of notes, bills, money, etc) able to be reissued