13-letter words containing b, n, u, t, e
- sand bluestem — a grass, Andropogon hallii, native to the Great Plains, used as a cover crop for sand dunes.
- satanic abuse — sexual abuse (esp of children), killing, or violent acts considered to be carried out as part of satanic worship rituals
- sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
- self-doubting — lacking in confidence
- shub-internet — /shuhb in't*r-net/ (MUD, from H. P. Lovecraft's evil fictional deity "Shub-Niggurath", the Black Goat with a Thousand Young) The harsh personification of the Internet, Beast of a Thousand Processes, Eater of Characters, Avatar of Line Noise, and Imp of Call Waiting; the hideous multi-tendriled entity formed of all the manifold connections of the net. A sect of MUDders worships Shub-Internet, sacrificing objects and praying for good connections. To no avail - its purpose is malign and evil, and is the cause of all network slowdown. Often heard as in "Freela casts a tac nuke at Shub-Internet for slowing her down." (A forged response often follows along the lines of: "Shub-Internet gulps down the tac nuke and burps happily.") Also cursed by users of FTP and telnet when the system slows down. The dread name of Shub-Internet is seldom spoken aloud, as it is said that repeating it three times will cause the being to wake, deep within its lair beneath the Pentagon.
- 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.
- snooze button — a button on an alarm clock that, if pressed when the alarm is going off, will suspend its ringing for a brief time before allowing it to go off again
- solvent abuse — Solvent abuse is the dangerous practice of breathing in the gases from substances such as glue in order to feel as if you are drunk.
- 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.
- speaking tube — a tube for conveying the voice over a somewhat limited distance, as from one part of a building or ship to another.
- spring beauty — any American spring plant belonging to the genus Claytonia, of the purslane family, especially C. virginica, having an elongated cluster of white flowers tinged with pink.
- state banquet — a formal banquet given for the head of a country
- steam turbine — a turbine driven by steam pressure.
- street number — the number on a street of a particular building or address
- sub-component — a constituent part; element; ingredient.
- sub-questions — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
- subastringent — slightly astringent.
- subcollection — the act of collecting.
- subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
- subemployment — insufficient employment in the labor force of a country, area, or industry, including unemployment and underemployment.
- subgeneration — a generation within another generation
- subgovernment — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- subindicative — of or relating to subindicating
- subject index — alphabetical contents list
- subjectifying — to make subjective.
- sublanceolate — (of leaves, etc) almost spear-shaped
- sublieutenant — British. a navy officer ranking next below a lieutenant.
- subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subsequent to — after, following
- subserviently — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
- substanceless — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
- substantiated — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
- substantively — a noun.
- substantivize — to use (an adjective, verb, etc.) as a substantive; convert into a substantive: a substantivized participle.
- subternatural — falling below what is accepted as natural; less than natural
- subterraneous — existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground.
- superabundant — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
- table-turning — the movement of a table attributed by spiritualists to the power of spirits working through a group of persons placing their hands or fingers on the table top
- tablespoonful — the amount a tablespoon can hold.
- tibeto-burman — a subfamily of Sino-Tibetan languages, including especially Tibetan and Burmese.
- toque blanche — the tall white hat traditionally worn by a chef
- touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
- tout ensemble — all together.
- treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
- tribune group — (in Britain) a group made up of left-wing Labour Members of Parliament: founded 1966
- tributariness — the state of being tributary
- troublemaking — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.