10-letter words containing a, n, u, b, i
- brain dump — (The act of telling someone) everything one knows about a particular topic. Typically used when someone is going to let a new party maintain a piece of code. Conceptually analogous to an operating system core dump in that it saves a lot of useful state before an exit. "You'll have to give me a brain dump on FOOBAR before you start your new job at HackerCorp." At Sun, this is also known as "TOI" (transfer of information).
- brazil nut — a tropical South American tree, Bertholletia excelsa, producing large globular capsules, each containing several closely packed triangular nuts: family Lecythidaceae
- brian boru — ?941–1014, king of Ireland (1002–14): killed during the defeat of the Danes at the battle of Clontarf
- 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.
- buccinator — a thin muscle that compresses the cheeks and holds them against the teeth during chewing, etc
- buchmanism — the principles or the international movement of Moral Re-Armament or of the Oxford Group, or belief in or adherence to them.
- buckingham — a town in S central England, in Buckinghamshire; university (1975). Pop: 12 512 (2001)
- buckraking — the practice of accepting large sums of money for speaking to special interest groups.
- buffaloing — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
- bull chain — a chain for dragging logs to a sawmill.
- buonarroti — Michelangelo.
- burgundian — of or relating to Burgundy or its inhabitants
- burlingame — Anson [an-suh n] /ˈæn sən/ (Show IPA), 1820–70, U.S. diplomat.
- butylation — the introduction of butyl into a compound
- capsorubin — (organic compound) A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsanthin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika.
- chairbound — unable to walk; dependent on a wheelchair for mobility
- china blue — a bright greenish blue.
- debauching — Present participle of debauch.
- deurbanize — to divest (a city or locality) of urban characteristics.
- disabusing — Present participle of disabuse.
- disturbant — having a disturbing effect, disquieting
- dubitation — doubt.
- 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
- eburnation — an abnormal condition in which bone becomes hard and dense like ivory.
- enunciable — (of words, linguistic expressions, etc.) Capable of being distinctly enunciated or pronounced in speech.
- extubating — Present participle of extubate.
- extubation — (medicine) The removal of a tube inserted by intubation.
- exurbanite — A person who lives in an exurb.
- fabulation — to tell invented stories; create fables or stories filled with fantasy.
- floribunda — any of a class of roses characterized by a long blooming period and the production of large flowers often in thick clusters.
- gatlinburg — a town in E Tennessee: resort.
- groundbait — chum2 (def 1).
- gulbenkian — Calouste Sarkis (kæˈluːst ˈsɑːkɪz). 1869–1955, British industrialist, born in Turkey. He endowed the international Gulbenkian Foundation for the advancement of the arts, science, and education
- habitaunce — a place where a person or an animal lives or resides
- harbouring — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- husbanding — a married man, especially when considered in relation to his partner in marriage.
- ibn-batuta — 1304–?68, Arab traveller, who wrote the Rihlah, an account of his travels (1325–54) in Africa and Asia
- impugnable — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- inarguable — not arguable: Her conclusion is so obvious as to be inarguable.
- inarguably — not arguable: Her conclusion is so obvious as to be inarguable.
- includable — to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element: The package includes the computer, program, disks, and a manual.
- incubating — Present participle of incubate.
- incubation — the act or process of incubating.
- incubative — Of or pertaining to incubation.
- incubators — Plural form of incubator.
- incubatory — the act or process of incubating.
- inculpable — not culpable; blameless; guiltless.
- inculpably — In an inculpable way; blamelessly.
- incunabula — Early printed books, especially those printed before 1501.