13-letter words containing b, o, u, g
- lactoglobulin — A protein or mixture of similar proteins occurring in milk, obtained after the removal of casein and precipitated in a salt solution.
- lamb's tongue — a molding having a deep, symmetrical profile ending in a narrow edge, as in a sash bar.
- loft building — a building of several floors with large areas of unobstructed space, originally rented out for light industrial purposes and now frequently converted to residential occupancy.
- luxembourgian — of or relating to Luxembourg, its people, or their language.
- luxembourgish — Also, Luxembourgish [luhk-suh m-bur-gish] /ˈlʌk səmˌbɜr gɪʃ/ (Show IPA). Letzeburgesch.
- macroglobulin — A plasma globulin of high molecular weight.
- middleborough — a town in SE Massachusetts.
- middlesbrough — a seaport in NE England, on the Tees estuary.
- money grubber — a person who is aggressively engaged in or preoccupied with making or saving money.
- money-grubber — a person who is aggressively engaged in or preoccupied with making or saving money.
- moneygrubbers — Plural form of moneygrubber.
- moneygrubbing — Alternative spelling of money-grubbing.
- mount gambier — a city in S Australia.
- mountebanking — Present participle of mountebank.
- mourning band — a piece of black material, esp an armband, worn to indicate that the wearer is in mourning
- neighbourhood — Standard spelling of neighborhood.
- non-ambiguity — doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention: to speak with ambiguity; an ambiguity of manner.
- non-budgetary — an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
- noogoora burr — a European cocklebur, Xanthium pungens, that is poisonous to stock
- novo hamburgo — a city in Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil.
- objurgatively — In an objurgative or reproving manner.
- oblique angle — an angle that is not a right angle; an acute or obtuse angle.
- old bulgarian — the Bulgarian language of the Middle Ages.
- organ-builder — a maker of organs
- ostrobogulous — (humorous) Slightly risqu\u00e9 or indecent; bizarre, interesting, or unusual.
- overburdening — Present participle of overburden.
- postbourgeois — (in Marxist thought) belonging to a period of society after the decline of the bourgeoisie
- pouring-basin — (in a vacuum induction furnace) a trough through which molten metal flows under vacuum to a mold chamber.
- pubococcygeus — a muscle that stretches backward from the pubes toward the coccyx and forms part of the pelvic floor. Abbreviation: PC.
- rabblerousing — Of or pertaining to a rabble-rouser.
- rough as bags — uncouth
- roxburghshire — a historic county in SE Scotland.
- rubber gloves — gloves made of rubber, worn to protect the hands while washing up, gardening, etc
- rube goldberg — having a fantastically complicated, improvised appearance: a Rube Goldberg arrangement of flasks and test tubes.
- running board — a small ledge, step, or footboard, formerly beneath the doors of an automobile, to assist passengers entering or leaving the car.
- self-doubting — lacking in confidence
- soluble glass — sodium silicate.
- sponge rubber — a light, spongy rubber, usually prepared by bubbling carbon dioxide through or whipping air into latex, used for padding, insulation, gaskets, etc.; foam rubber.
- sub-sovereign — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
- subcategorize — to split into subcategories
- subcollegiate — of, relating to, or characteristic of subcollege students or a subcollege
- subcontiguous — almost touching; nearly contiguous.
- subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- 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.
- surgical boot — a specially designed boot or shoe that compensates for deformities of the foot or leg
- the big house — a penitentiary (usually preceded by the).
- thorough bass — figured bass.
- thoroughbrace — either of two strong leather straps upon which the body of certain types of carriage is supported
- thumb through — leaf quickly through