11-letter words containing b, o, u, r
- neuroglobin — (protein) Any of a class of vertebrate globins involved in cellular oxygen homeostasis.
- newburyport — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- nonburnable — incapable of being burned, not combustible
- nondurables — Plural form of nondurable.
- nonreusable — not capable of being reused
- north-bound — going toward the north: northbound traffic.
- northumbria — an early English kingdom extending N from the Humber to the Firth of Forth.
- nourishable — able to be nourished; benefiting from nourishment
- number work — simple arithmetic and similar mathematical procedures as used and studied at primary level
- obfuscatory — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- objurgating — Present participle of objurgate.
- objurgation — to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply.
- objurgative — That objurgates; sharply disapproving.
- objurgatory — to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply.
- obscuration — the act of obscuring.
- obscurement — The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured.
- obscureness — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- obscurities — Plural form of obscurity.
- obstructing — Present participle of obstruct.
- obstruction — something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance: obstructions to navigation.
- obstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- obtrusively — having or showing a disposition to obtrude, as by imposing oneself or one's opinions on others.
- obumbration — the action of making dim, dark, obfuscated, or eclipsed
- oil-burning — that uses paraffin, esp as a domestic fuel
- ombrogenous — (of plants) able to flourish in wet conditions
- opera buffa — an Italian farcical comic opera originating in the 18th century and containing recitativo secco, patter songs, and ensemble finales.
- opprobrious — conveying or expressing opprobrium, as language or a speaker: opprobrious invectives.
- orbicularis — a muscle surrounding an opening
- orbicularly — In an orbicular fashion.
- order about — to bully or domineer
- ouija board — board used by spiritualists
- outbreaking — The act of breaking out.
- outbreeding — to breed selected individuals outside the limits of the breed or variety.
- outer banks — chain of long, narrow, sandy islands, along the coast of N.C.
- outnumbered — to exceed in number.
- over-budget — costing or being more than the amount alloted or budgeted: The building is half-finished and it's already overbudget.
- overblouses — Plural form of overblouse.
- overburdens — Plural form of overburden.
- overburthen — to overburden
- overdubbing — Present participle of overdub.
- overobvious — too obvious
- oxford blue — a dark blue colour
- paper-bound — a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.
- parabolanus — a member of an early Christian brotherhood in Alexandria and Constantinople who helped the sick in the times of plague
- perturbator — to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- politbureau — (often lowercase) the executive committee and chief policymaking body of a Communist Party.
- port number — port
- postpuberty — the period after puberty
- pourability — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.
- pouring box — tundish (def 2).