12-letter words containing b, o, u, g
- rubber goods — contraceptives; condoms
- running bond — a brickwork bond having successive courses of overlapping stretchers.
- semiglobular — possessing the form of half a globe; hemispheric.
- shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
- shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.
- slow-burning — (of combustible material) burning relatively slowly
- snow bunting — a bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis, of the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere having white plumage.
- sorghum beer — beer made from sorghum or millet
- spun-bonding — a process for forming nonwoven fabrics, usually of limited durability, by bonding continuous-filament synthetic fibers immediately after extrusion.
- storage tube — an electron tube in which information is stored as charges for a predetermined time
- store-bought — commercially made rather than homemade.
- stuffing box — a device for preventing leakage of gases or liquids along a moving rod or shaft at the point at which it leaves a cylinder, tank, ship hull, etc.
- sub-mortgage — a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
- sub-religion — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- submicrogram — containing or relating to a mass of less than one microgram
- surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
- the big four — a small powerful group, as of banks, companies, etc, esp the four largest banks in Britain (Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, and NatWest)
- thirdborough — an under constable of a township
- thoroughbred — of pure or unmixed breed, stock, or lineage, as a horse or other animal; bred from the purest and best blood.
- through bass — figured bass.
- toboggan run — a slope that you can slide down on a toboggan
- tongue-blade — a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat.
- tumbling box — a box, pivoted at two corners, used in the manner of a tumbling barrel.
- turbo engine — an engine containing a turbocharger
- turbo prolog — A strongly typed Prolog-like logic programming language. 1986. It has user-defined domains. Programs are arranged in sections: DOMAINS, CLAUSES, PREDICATES, DATABASE and GOAL. It is currently known as PDC Prolog and is distributed by Prolog Development Center, Atlanta +1 404 873 1366. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- turbo-charge — to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.
- turbocharged — with additional power from turbine
- turbocharger — a supercharger that is driven by a turbine turned by exhaust gases from the engine.
- un-ignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- unbecomingly — detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.
- unbiological — pertaining to biology.
- uncognizable — capable of being perceived or known.
- undoubtingly — in an undoubting manner
- unforeboding — a prediction; portent.
- unforgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- unforgivably — in an unforgivable manner
- ungovernable — impossible to govern, rule, or restrain; uncontrollable.
- unnegotiable — capable of being negotiated: a negotiable salary demand.
- unobligatory — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- unvoyageable — not able to be sailed or otherwise journeyed over; untraversable; innavigable
- up for grabs — to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
- urbanologist — a sociologist specializing in urban life and problems
- urobilinogen — a colourless substance produced by bacterial degradation of the bile pigment bilirubin in the intestine and which produces urobilin when oxidized
- water bouget — (formerly) a leather bag suspended at each end of a pole or yoke and used for carrying water.
- wrong number — a call made to a number other than the one intended. the number or person reached through such a call.
- youngberries — Plural form of youngberry.
- younghusband — Sir Francis Edward. 1863–1942, British explorer, mainly of N India and Tibet. He used military force to compel the Dalai Lama to sign (1904) a trade agreement with Britain