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13-letter words containing b, l, u, e, s, r

  • republicanism — republican government.
  • resublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
  • rubber gloves — gloves made of rubber, worn to protect the hands while washing up, gardening, etc
  • rumble strips — one of a series of rough or slightly raised strips of pavement on a highway, intended to slow down the speed of vehicles, as before a toll booth.
  • sea butterfly — any member of the gastropod order Pteropoda, shelled marine mollusks so called for their ability to swim using winglike extensions of the foot.
  • serial number — a number, usually one of a series, assigned for identification: the serial number of an automobile engine.
  • serum albumin — Biochemistry. the principal protein of blood plasma, important in osmotic regulation of the blood and transport of metabolites.
  • silent butler — a small receptacle having a handle and a hinged lid, used for collecting the contents of ashtrays, crumbs from a dinner table, etc., for disposal.
  • silver bullet — direct or immediate solution
  • silver-bullet — a quick solution to a difficult problem.
  • slaughterable — (of an animal) ready for slaughter
  • slumber party — a social gathering typically of teenagers held at the home of one of them for the purpose of sleeping there overnight.
  • sound blaster — (hardware)   The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
  • southern blot — a procedure for identifying and measuring the amount of a specific DNA sequence or gene in a mixed extract, as in testing for a mutation or a virus: DNA strands from the person or organism under study are cut with restriction enzymes, separated by gel electrophoresis, transferred to special filter paper, and hybridized with a labeled DNA probe.
  • spiral nebula — (formerly) a spiral galaxy.
  • spruce beetle — a beetle, Dendroctonus rufipennis, that feeds on and nests in spruce, pine, and other evergreen trees, sometimes causing extensive damage.
  • strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
  • subequatorial — of, relating to, or being a region near the equatorial region.
  • sublime porte — official name of Porte.
  • subliterature — writing below the standards of literature as an art form.
  • submillimeter — less than a millimeter in size: a submillimeter wave.
  • submillimetre — a microscopic division of a millimetre
  • subperiosteal — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
  • subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
  • subserviently — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
  • subternatural — falling below what is accepted as natural; less than natural
  • subtriplicate — designating or involving the ratio of the cube roots of two terms
  • superannuable — (of a salary or job) with which a superannuation is associated, which entitles one to a superannuation
  • superlobbyist — someone who lobbies on behalf of another
  • supersensible — being above or beyond perception by the senses; beyond the reach of the senses.
  • supersubtlety — the quality of being extremely subtle
  • suprasensible — not perceptible by the senses
  • treasury bill — an obligation of the U.S. government represented by promissory notes in denominations ranging from $1000 to $1,000,000, with a maturity of about 90 days but bearing no interest, and sold periodically at a discount on the market.
  • truck bolster — the upper transverse member of a car truck that holds the truck center plate and receives the car's weight.
  • trumpet blast — the sound of a single note made by a trumpet
  • tubeless tire — a rubber balloon tire made as a single piece without an inner tube.
  • tubeless tyre — a pneumatic tyre in which the outer casing makes an airtight seal with the rim of the wheel so that an inner tube is unnecessary
  • tubular bells — Often, tubular bells. one of a set of tuned metal tubes of different lengths used as a musical instrument, suspended vertically from a frame and struck with a mallet to produce sounds or melodies.
  • tubular skate — a type of ice skate consisting of a steel blade set into an aluminum tube and connected to the shoe by tubular supports, used for both hockey and racing skates.
  • tubular steel — steel in the shape of a cylinder or long narrow rectangle; tube-shaped steel
  • umbelliferous — bearing an umbel or umbels.
  • umbrella step — (in the game of giant steps) a step executed by extending one foot forward and whirling on the heel.
  • un-personable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
  • un-releasable — to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.
  • unconversable — inappropriate for conversation
  • undescribable — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
  • undiscernable — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
  • undiscernible — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
  • undisturbedly — in an undisturbed manner
  • unforeseeable — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
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