10-letter words containing b, o, u, s
- shikibuton — futon.
- shock tube — an apparatus in which a gas is heated to very high temperatures by means of a shock wave, usually for spectroscopic investigation of the natures and reactions of the resulting radicals and excited molecules
- sluice-box — an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- slumberous — sleepy; heavy with drowsiness, as the eyelids.
- snow buggy — a vehicle designed for travelling over snow, often fitted with very large tyres or caterpillar tracks
- snow bunny — a devotee of winter sports
- snowtubing — the sport of moving across snow on a large inflated inner tube
- snub-nosed — having a snub nose: a snub-nosed child.
- sobhuza ii — 1899–1982, king of Swaziland 1921–82.
- soft-bound — (of a book) having a thin cardboard, paper, or plastic cover
- solubility — the quality or property of being soluble; relative capability of being dissolved.
- solubilize — to make soluble, or to increase solubility.
- somnambule — a person who sleepwalks
- soubresaut — a jump performed with the legs held together and the body erect but slightly curved to the side.
- soubriquet — sobriquet.
- sound bite — a brief, striking remark or statement excerpted from an audiotape or videotape for insertion in a broadcast news story.
- soundboard — sounding board.
- sourcebook — a book which contains sources of information on a particular subject
- south bend — a city in N Indiana.
- southbound — traveling southward.
- spellbound — bound by or as if by a spell; enchanted, entranced, or fascinated: a spellbound audience.
- spunbonded — being or designating a material or fiber produced by spun-bonding.
- squawk box — the speaker of a public-address system or an intercom system; loudspeaker.
- squeezebox — a concertina or accordion.
- stab wound — knife injury
- stock cube — bouillon cube used for gravy, etc.
- stormbound — confined, detained, or isolated by storms: a stormbound ship; a stormbound village.
- strasbourg — a department in NE France. 1848 sq. mi. (4785 sq. km). Capital: Strasbourg.
- stubbornly — unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child.
- sub-editor — A sub-editor is a person whose job it is to check and correct articles in newspapers or magazines before they are printed.
- sub-reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
- sub-sector — Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- subaqueous — existing or situated under water; underwater.
- subatomics — the study of subatomic particles
- subcollege — a department of a college which provides classes below college level
- subcompact — an automobile that is smaller than a compact.
- subcompany — subsidiary company.
- subcontrol — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- subcordate — almost heart-shaped
- subduction — an act or instance of subducting; subtraction or withdrawal.
- subeconomy — an economy within another economy
- subfuscous — slightly dark, dusky, or somber.
- subglobose — not quite globe-shaped
- subglossal — of or relating to the tongue.
- subglottal — of or relating to the glottis.
- subject to — under the condition that
- subjection — the act of subjecting.
- subjoinder — something subjoined, as an additional comment.
- subjugator — to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.
- subkingdom — a category of related phyla within a kingdom.