12-letter words containing a, b, u
- contributary — contributory
- conurbations — Plural form of conurbation.
- corbel vault — a structure having the form of a vault but constructed on the principle of a corbel arch.
- cork cambium — a layer of meristematic cells in the cortex of the stems and roots of woody plants, the outside of which gives rise to cork cells and the inside to secondary cortical cells (phelloderm)
- costume ball — a fancy dress ball
- coulrophobia — an abnormal fear of clowns.
- countability — the fact of being countable
- counterblast — A counterblast is a strong angry reply to something that has been said, written, or done.
- counterbrace — a rope on the leeward side of a ship, controlling the position of the fore-topsail
- county board — the governing body of a U.S. county consisting usually of three or more elected members.
- crumble away — disintegrate
- crushability — to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
- cuiaba-river — a river in SW Brazil. About 300 miles (485 km) long.
- culebra peak — a peak in S central Colorado, in the Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. 14,069 feet (4288 meters).
- culpableness — The state or quality of being culpable.
- cultivatable — Cultivable.
- currency bar — a long narrow iron bar, often sword-like or spear-like in shape, dating from the pre-Roman and Roman period in Britain; the purpose of currency bars is not certain, and while they may have been used in trade, they may have had a ritual significance
- customisable — Alternative spelling of customizable.
- customizable — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
- cut fastball — a fastball that breaks somewhat like a curve ball, due to increased pressure from the tip of the middle finger.
- daily double — a single bet on the winners of two named races in any one day's racing
- dak bungalow — (in India, formerly) a house where travellers on a dak route could be accommodated
- danube river — a river in central and SE Europe, flowing E from southern Germany to the Black Sea. 1725 miles (2775 km) long.
- day labourer — an unskilled worker hired and paid by the day
- deambulatory — a place for walking often with a covering overhead
- debaucheries — Plural form of debauchery.
- debaucherous — tending toward or involving debauchery, or excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures: a night of debaucherous fun.
- debrouillard — (one who is) skilled or resourceful at handling any difficulty
- decarburized — Simple past tense and past participle of decarburize.
- desublimated — Psychology. to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- dialogue box — a window that may appear on a VDU display to prompt the user to enter further information or select an option
- dibenzofuran — an organic compound (C12H8O) composed of two benzene rings fused to a central furan ring
- disambiguate — to remove the ambiguity from; make unambiguous: In order to disambiguate the sentence “She lectured on the famous passenger ship,” you'll have to write either “lectured on board” or “lectured about.”.
- discountable — That can be discounted (in all senses).
- dishabituate — to cause to be no longer habituated or accustomed.
- disreputable — not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom.
- disreputably — In a disreputable manner.
- distributary — an outflowing branch of a stream or river, typically found in a delta (opposed to tributary).
- disturbances — Plural form of disturbance.
- disturbative — capable of disturbing
- documentable — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- donald budge — (John) Donald, 1915–2000, U.S. tennis player.
- double agent — a person who spies on a country while pretending to spy for it.
- double album — a commercial recording sold on two CDs or LPs
- double altar — an altar on which the Eucharist may be celebrated from either the liturgical east or the liturgical west side.
- double cream — (in France) a fresh, soft cheese with at least 60 percent fat, made from cow's milk enriched with cream.
- double eagle — a gold coin of the U.S., issued from 1849 to 1933, equal to 2 eagles or 20 dollars.
- double fault — (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) two faults in succession, resulting in the loss of the point, the loss of the serve, or both.
- double major — a major with concentration in two separate fields of study
- double modal — a syntactic construction in which two modal auxiliaries occur consecutively within a clause, as might could in I might could help you.