11-letter words containing b, a, r, c, u
- crab nebula — the expanding remnant of the supernova observed in 1054 ad, lying in the constellation Taurus at an approximate distance of 6500 light years
- crazy about — mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- cretan bull — a savage bull, captured on Crete by Hercules and allowed to roam near Marathon in Greece until captured by Theseus.
- cruciverbal — of or relating to crosswords
- culebra cut — former name of Gaillard Cut.
- cumbernauld — a town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire, northeast of Glasgow: developed as a new town since 1956. Pop: 49 664 (2001)
- curableness — The quality or state of being curable.
- curb market — curb (def 5).
- currant bun — a sweet bun containing currants
- decarburize — decarbonize
- disturbance — the act of disturbing.
- encumbrance — A burden or impediment.
- eubacterial — (biology) Of or pertaining to the Eubacteria.
- eubacterium — A bacterium of a large group typically having simple cells with rigid cell walls and often flagella for movement. The group comprises the “ true ” bacteria and cyanobacteria, as distinct from archaebacteria.
- fracturable — Capable of being fractured.
- futurebasic — (language) A BASIC compiler for the Macintosh.
- hibernacula — Plural form of hibernaculum.
- hudibrastic — of, relating to, or resembling the style of Samuel Butler's Hudibras (published 1663–78), a mock-heroic poem written in tetrameter couplets.
- incumbrance — encumbrance.
- inscrutable — incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
- inscrutably — incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
- irrecusable — not to be objected to or rejected.
- labour camp — A labour camp is a kind of prison, where the prisoners are forced to do hard, physical work, usually outdoors.
- lubavitcher — a member of a missionary Hasidic movement founded in the 1700s by Rabbi Shneour Zalman of Lyady.
- lubricating — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lucha libre — a form of freestyle wrestling originating in Mexico
- lucky break — a fortunate and unexpected turn of events
- lucubration — laborious work, study, thought, etc., especially at night.
- lucubratory — Composed by candlelight, or at night.
- lumberjacks — Plural form of lumberjack.
- lumbosacral — of, relating to, or involving the lumbar and sacral regions or parts of the body.
- lumbricalis — lumbrical.
- lunch break — pause for midday meal
- maceranduba — the milk tree, native to Brazil
- mach number — a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- multicarbon — having several carbon atoms
- mussel crab — a pea crab, Pinnotheres maculatus, the female of which lives as a commensal within the mantle cavity of mussels.
- nudibranchs — Plural form of nudibranch.
- obfuscatory — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- obscuration — the act of obscuring.
- orbicularis — a muscle surrounding an opening
- orbicularly — In an orbicular fashion.
- presbycusia — impaired hearing due to old age.
- produceable — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- pulmobranch — a respiratory organ found in some invertebrates
- purchasable — capable of being bought.
- quarterback — a back in football who usually lines up immediately behind the center and directs the offense of the team.
- quick bread — bread, muffins, etc., made with a leavening agent, as baking powder or soda, that permits immediate baking.
- racquetball — a game similar to handball, played on a four-walled court but with a short-handled, strung racket and a larger, somewhat softer ball.