10-letter words containing b, e, u
- plumb rule — a device for determining perpendicularity, consisting of a narrow board with a plumb line and bob suspended from an upper edge.
- postbellum — occurring after a war, especially after the American Civil War: postbellum reforms.
- pre-number — a numeral or group of numerals.
- prepuberal — the period of life just prior to sexual maturation.
- prepuberty — the period of life just prior to sexual maturation.
- prepublish — to publish in advance of a scheduled date.
- presumable — capable of being taken for granted; probable.
- presumably — by assuming reasonably; probably: Since he is a consistent winner, he is presumably a superior player.
- procumbent — lying on the face; prone; prostrate.
- procurable — obtainable.
- producible — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- pseudobulb — an enlarged, aboveground portion of stem, present in many tropical orchids, in which moisture is stored.
- puberulent — minutely pubescent.
- pubescence — arriving or arrived at puberty.
- pubic lice — small parasites that live in pubic hair. They are also found in the armpits and eyebrows
- public eye — public attention or notice; limelight: a politician who keeps out of the public eye.
- publicised — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- publicized — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- publicness — the quality or state of being public or being owned by the public.
- publishers — a publishing company
- pulverable — capable of being pulverized; pulverizable.
- punishable — liable to or deserving punishment.
- purse crab — coconut crab.
- put to bed — a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- puzzle box — an enclosure, used in experiments in animal learning, from which an animal must escape or in which it must manipulate various devices.
- quarriable — Capable of being quarried.
- quebrachos — Plural form of quebracho.
- quenchable — to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
- quodlibets — Plural form of quodlibet.
- radio tube — a vacuum tube used in a radio receiving set.
- ramboesque — looking or behaving like, or characteristic of, Rambo, a fictional film character noted for his mindless brutality
- re-plumbed — a small mass of lead or other heavy material, as that suspended by a line and used to measure the depth of water or to ascertain a vertical line. Compare plumb line.
- re-soluble — able to be redissolved.
- rebellious — defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
- rebuilding — to repair, especially to dismantle and reassemble with new parts: to rebuild an old car.
- rebukingly — in a severe and disapproving manner
- rebuttable — to refute by evidence or argument.
- recoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- recumbency — lying down; reclining; leaning.
- redisburse — to refund or reimburse
- refuelable — capable of being refuelled
- refundable — to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
- refuse bin — a bin for the disposal of rubbish and waste
- regensburg — a city in central Bavaria, in SE Germany, on the Danube: battle 1809.
- reissuable — (of notes, bills, money, etc) able to be reissued
- republican — of, relating to, or of the nature of a republic.
- repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- requitable — to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).
- resubmerge — to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
- retabulate — to put or arrange in a tabular, systematic, or condensed form; formulate tabularly.