11-letter words containing b, e, u
- procerebrum — (in certain invertebrates) the front part of the central nervous system
- produceable — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- productible — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- protrusible — able to be thrust outwards
- protuberant — bulging out beyond the surrounding surface; protruding; projecting: protuberant eyes.
- protuberate — to bulge out, forming a rounded projection.
- prudhoe bay — an inlet of the Beaufort Sea, N of Alaska: large oil and gas fields.
- pubic louse — See under louse (def 1).
- public debt — national debt.
- public gaze — If someone or something is in the public gaze, they are receiving a lot of attention from the general public.
- public life — public service as an elected or appointed government official.
- public sale — auction (def 1).
- publicities — extensive mention in the news media or by word of mouth or other means of communication.
- publishable — to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
- publishment — publication.
- pulley bone — wishbone (def 1).
- purchasable — capable of being bought.
- purple book — 1. (publication) The "System V Interface Definition". The covers of the first editions were an amazingly nauseating shade of off-lavender. 2. (publication) The Wizard Book. See also book titles.
- putrescible — liable to become putrid.
- puzzle book — a book of games or questions presenting problems that require skill or ingenuity for their solution
- pyrobitumen — any of the dark, solid hydrocarbons including peat, coal, and bituminous shale.
- qualifiable — capable of being qualified: qualifiable statements.
- quarter bar — a strut for bracing the central post of a windmill.
- quarterback — a back in football who usually lines up immediately behind the center and directs the offense of the team.
- quatre bras — a village in central Belgium, near Brussels: battle preliminary to the battle of Waterloo fought here 1815.
- quebec city — French Canadian capital
- quebecoises — a native or inhabitant of Quebec, especially one who is from the city of Quebec and whose native language is French.
- queensberry — John Sholto Douglas, 8th Marquis of, 1844–1900, Scottish nobleman and sponsor of modern boxing rules.
- quick bread — bread, muffins, etc., made with a leavening agent, as baking powder or soda, that permits immediate baking.
- quite a bit — a small piece or quantity of anything: a bit of string.
- 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.
- rambouillet — one of a breed of hardy sheep, developed from the Merino, yielding good mutton and a fine grade of wool.
- raster burn — 1. (Or terminal illness) Eyestrain brought on by too many hours of looking at low-resolution, poorly tuned, or glare-ridden monitors, especially graphics monitors. 2. The "burn-in" condition your CRT tends to get if you don't use a screen saver.
- rattle-bush — blue false indigo.
- real number — a rational number or the limit of a sequence of rational numbers, as opposed to a complex number.
- rear bumper — the bar at the back of a vehicle which protects it if it bumps into something
- reattribute — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- rebuildable — to repair, especially to dismantle and reassemble with new parts: to rebuild an old car.
- rebukefully — in a rebukeful manner
- recarburize — to add carbon to (steel), as in an open-hearth furnace, as by adding pig iron.
- recruitable — a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
- recuperable — capable of recuperation
- redoubtable — that is to be feared; formidable.
- refuellable — capable of being refuelled
- refurbisher — a person who refurbishes
- relubricate — to lubricate again or with new lubricant
- remunerable — to pay, recompense, or reward for work, trouble, etc.
- republisher — a person who republishes
- res publica — the state, republic, or commonwealth
- resubscribe — to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.