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13-letter words containing b, o, u, r, n, i

  • onus probandi — the burden of proof.
  • organ-builder — a maker of organs
  • overburdening — Present participle of overburden.
  • perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
  • pouring-basin — (in a vacuum induction furnace) a trough through which molten metal flows under vacuum to a mold chamber.
  • pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
  • precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
  • premium bonds — (in Britain) bonds issued by the Treasury since 1956 for purchase by the public. No interest is paid but there is a monthly draw for cash prizes of various sums
  • presubmission — an act or instance of submitting.
  • purple mombin — a tree, Spondias purpurea, of tropical America, having clusters of purple or greenish flowers and yellow or dark red fruit that is edible either raw or cooked.
  • rabblerousing — Of or pertaining to a rabble-rouser.
  • rainbow trout — a trout, Salmo gairdnerii, native in the coastal waters and streams from Baja California to Alaska, used as a food and game fish.
  • reattribution — the act of attributing; ascription.
  • redial button — a button on a telephone, allowing the user to dial a number again
  • relubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
  • republication — publication anew.
  • 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.
  • rum rebellion — the deposition of Governor William Bligh in 1808 by officers of the New South Wales Corps, caused by his interference in their trading activities, esp in the trafficking of rum
  • running board — a small ledge, step, or footboard, formerly beneath the doors of an automobile, to assist passengers entering or leaving the car.
  • sound barrier — Also called sonic barrier, transonic barrier. (not in technical use) a hypothetical barrier to flight beyond the speed of sound, so postulated because aircraft undergo an abruptly increasing drag force induced by compression of the surrounding air when traveling near the speed of sound.
  • sound library — a collection of sounds stored on file (for example on CDs, DVDs, or as digital audio files)
  • south arabian — of or relating to the former South Arabia (now South Yemen) or its inhabitants
  • sub-sovereign — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
  • subcinctorium — an embroidered silk vestment resembling, but somewhat broader than, a maniple, worn by the pope on solemn occasions.
  • subgeneration — a generation within another generation
  • subinhibitory — not completely inhibiting
  • subordination — the act of placing in a lower rank or position: The refusal to allow women to be educated was part of society's subordination of women to men.
  • subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
  • subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
  • subsaturation — the act or process of saturating.
  • thyroglobulin — a protein which is found in the thyroid gland and which contains iodine
  • tibeto-burman — a subfamily of Sino-Tibetan languages, including especially Tibetan and Burmese.
  • toothbrushing — the act or method of cleaning the teeth with a toothbrush.
  • tribune group — (in Britain) a group made up of left-wing Labour Members of Parliament: founded 1966
  • troublemaking — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
  • tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
  • turbocharging — the process or action of supplying an internal combustion engine or a motor vehicle with a turbocharger
  • unbowdlerized — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
  • unciform bone — a small bone of the wrist
  • unconvertible — capable of being converted.
  • unneighboured — having no neighbour or neighbours
  • unneighbourly — unfriendly and unhelpful
  • unobliterated — to blot out or render undecipherable (writing, marks, etc.); efface.
  • unobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
  • unobtrusively — not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
  • unpolarizable — not capable of being polarized
  • unproblematic — not problematic, not causing difficulties or confusion; uncomplicated
  • unresponsible — answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
  • unworkability — the quality or state of being unworkable
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