15-letter words containing b, l, u, e, r
- in/into trouble — If someone is in trouble, they are in a situation in which a person in authority is angry with them or is likely to punish them because they have done something wrong.
- incommensurable — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
- incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
- indian mulberry — a small tree, Morinda citrifolia, of the madder family, found from India to Australasia, having shiny leaves, white flowers, and fleshy, yellowish fruit, yielding red and yellow dyes.
- indirect labour — work done in administration and sales rather than in the manufacturing of a product
- indistributable — of a nature that cannot be distributed
- ingush republic — a constituent republic of S Russia: part of the Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Republic from 1936 until 1992. Capital: Magas (formerly at Nazran). Pop: 468 900 (2002). Area: 3600 sq km (1390 sq miles)
- inscrutableness — Inscrutability.
- insubordinately — In an insubordinate manner.
- insuperableness — The quality of being insuperable or insurmountable; insuperability.
- interambulacral — relating to, or situated between, interambulacra
- interambulacrum — the area between two of an echinoderm's ambulacra
- invulnerability — incapable of being wounded, hurt, or damaged.
- jerusalem bible — a Roman Catholic version of the Bible published in 1966, translated from the French La Bible de Jérusalem, produced by Dominican scholars in Jerusalem (1956)
- journal bearing — a plain cylindrical bearing to support a shaft or axle
- kaibab squirrel — a nearly extinct tree squirrel, Sciurus kaibabensis, found only in a small area north of the Grand Canyon.
- kalmyk republic — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the Caspian Sea: became subject to Russia in 1646. Capital: Elista. Pop: 292 400 (2002). Area: 76 100 sq km (29 382 sq miles)
- keyboard plaque — (jargon) The disgusting buildup of dirt and crud found on computer keyboards. "Are there any other terminals I can use? This one has a bad case of keyboard plaque."
- labour shortage — a shortage or insufficiency of qualified candidates for employment (in an economy, country, etc)
- lamb's-quarters — the pigweed, Chenopodium album.
- largemouth bass — a North American freshwater game fish, Micropterus salmoides, having an upper jaw extending behind the eye and a broad, dark, irregular stripe along each side of the body. Compare smallmouth bass.
- leibnitz's rule — a rule for finding the derivative of the product of two functions. For a first derivative it is d(uv)/dx = udv/dx + vdu/dx
- liberal judaism — Reform Judaism.
- liberal studies — a supplementary arts course for those specializing in scientific, technical, or professional studies
- lithium battery — A lithium battery is a type of battery used for low-power, high-reliability, long-life applications, such as clocks, cameras and calculators.
- livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
- lobar pneumonia — pneumonia (def 2).
- lobster newburg — (sometimes lowercase) lobster cooked in a thick seasoned cream sauce made with sherry or brandy.
- lucrezia borgia — Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
- lumbar puncture — Medicine/Medical. puncture into the arachnoid membrane of the spinal cord, in the lumbar region, and withdrawal of spinal fluid, performed for diagnosis of the fluid, injection of dye for imaging, or administration of anesthesia or medication.
- maneuverability — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- manoeuvrability — The quality of being manoeuvrable.
- marlborough leg — a tapered leg having a square section.
- mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- most honourable — a courtesy title applied to marquesses and members of the Privy Council and the Order of the Bath
- motorcycle club — a club of motorcycle enthusiasts
- mulberry family — the plant family Moraceae, characterized by deciduous or evergreen trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants having simple, alternate leaves, often milky sap, dense clusters of small flowers, and fruit in the form of a fleshy berry, usually hollow in the center, and including the fig, mulberry, Osage orange, and rubber plant.
- muslim brothers — an organization founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hasan al-Banna (1906–49), calling for a return to rigid orthodoxy, the overthrow of secular governments, and a restoration of the theocratic state.
- neighbourliness — Standard spelling of neighborliness.
- neurobehavioral — of or relating to an approach to studying behavior that stresses the importance of nerve and brain function.
- neurobiological — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- neuroembryology — the branch of embryology dealing with the origin and development of the nervous system.
- neurofibrillary — Of or pertaining to a neurofibril.
- non-equilibrium — a state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces.
- non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
- nonattributable — not capable of being attributed to a particular source or cause
- nonreproducible — Unable to be reproduced; not reproducible.
- not be yourself — If you say that you are not yourself, you mean you are not feeling well.
- obstacle course — a military training area having obstacles, as hurdles, ditches, and walls, that must be surmounted or crossed in succession.
- obtuse triangle — a triangle with one obtuse angle.