12-letter words containing a, b, u, t, l
- kit-kat club — a club of Whig wits, painters, politicians, and men of letters, including Robert Walpole, John Vanbrugh, William Congreve, Joseph Addison, Richard Steele, and Godfrey Kneller, that flourished in London between 1703 and 1720.
- labour costs — the charges incurred when employing labour; the wages, etc, paid to workers, esp those employed to do physical work
- labour party — a political party in Great Britain, formed in 1900 from various socialist and labor groups and taking its present name in 1906.
- lactalbumins — Plural form of lactalbumin.
- lady's-thumb — a smartweed, Polygonum persicaria, of the buckwheat family, having pink or purplish flowers and lance-shaped leaves with a spot resembling a thumbprint.
- lark bunting — a finch, Calamospiza melanocorys, of the western U.S., the male of which is black with a large, white patch on each wing.
- 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
- league table — competitive ranking
- leatherbound — Bound in leather.
- lubrications — Plural form of lubrication.
- lucubrations — Plural form of lucubration.
- lumberjacket — a short, straight, wool plaid jacket or coat, for informal wear, usually belted and having patch pockets.
- 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.
- maple butter — thickened maple syrup
- metal lumber — a brand of sheet metal pressed and welded together to form joists and studding.
- microtubular — Of or pertaining to microtubules.
- mouldability — a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- multilobular — having several or many lobules.
- multipliable — capable of being multiplied.
- multitubular — Having many tubes.
- 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.
- myclobutanil — A triazole fungicide that works by inhibiting ergosterol biosynthesis.
- natural-born — native-born.
- nebulization — to reduce to fine spray; atomize.
- noctambulant — of, relating to, or given to sleepwalking.
- noctambulism — somnambulism.
- noctambulist — somnambulism.
- noctambulous — of, relating to, or given to sleepwalking.
- non-dutiable — subject to customs duty, as imported goods.
- number plate — vehicle's registration panel
- numerability — the fact of having the ability to be counted
- obambulation — (obsolete) Wandering about; a casual outing.
- 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."
- obnubilation — to cloud over; becloud; obscure.
- obtuse angle — an angle greater than 90° but less than 180°.
- orbicularity — The quality of being orbicular.
- out at elbow — ragged or impoverished
- outbalancing — Present participle of outbalance.
- pearl button — a button (as for fastening a shirt, blouse, etc) made of pearl or mother-of-pearl
- perambulator — baby carriage.
- petrobutanol — butyl alcohol.
- plausibility — having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot.
- plunket baby — a baby brought up in infancy under the dietary recommendations of the Plunket Society
- plymouth bay — a small, well-protected bay on the coast of Massachusetts; the first permanent European settlement in New England; founded by the Pilgrim Fathers.
- prosecutable — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- pulling boat — a boat propelled by oars alone.
- pupilability — confidentiality