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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
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