15-letter words containing b, a, t, u, m
- the black stump — an imaginary marker of the extent of civilization (esp in the phrase beyond the black stump)
- tobacco budworm — the larva of a noctuid moth, Heliothis virescens, that damages the buds and young leaves of tobacco.
- torture chamber — a room where somebody is caused extreme physical pain, esp in order to extract information, break resistance, etc
- tumbling barrel — a rotating drum for subjecting materials or small manufactured objects, loosely placed inside, to a tumbling action, as to mix materials or to polish objects by friction with one another or with an abrasive.
- ultraliberalism — a belief in or support for an extremely liberal political party or doctrine
- un-come-at-able — not accessible
- unmanageability — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
- untransmissible — intransmissible
- upward mobility — movement from one social level to a higher one (upward mobility) or a lower one (downward mobility) as by changing jobs or marrying.
- urban migration — the process of people moving from rural areas to cities
- water-based mud — Water-based mud is a type of drilling mud consisting mainly of water, which has additives to modify it and make it more effective.