12-letter words containing b, r, u, m, a
- new urbanism — an international movement concerned with tackling the problems associated with urban sprawl and car dependency
- nimbostratus — a cloud of a class characterized by a formless layer that is almost uniformly dark gray; a rain cloud of the layer type, of low altitude, usually below 8000 feet (2440 meters).
- northumbrian — of or relating to Northumbria, Northumberland, or the inhabitants or dialect of either.
- not-a-number — (mathematics) (NaN) An IEEE floating point representation for the result of a numerical operation which cannot return a valid number value. A NaN can result from multiplying an infinity by a zero, or from subtracting one infinity from another [what else?]. NaN is encoded as a special bit pattern [what pattern?] which would otherwise represent a floating-point number. It is used to signal error returns where other mechanisms are not convenient, e.g. a hardware floating-point unit and to allow errors to propagate through a calculation. Similar bit patterns represent positive and negative overflow and underflow and the positive and negative infinities resulting from division by zero.
- nuclear bomb — atomic explosive
- number opera — an opera in which the arias, ensembles, recitatives, and other sections are clearly separated from one another.
- number plate — vehicle's registration panel
- numbers game — Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
- numerability — the fact of having the ability to be counted
- oberammergau — a village in S Germany, SW of Munich: famous for the passion play performed there every ten years.
- oboe d'amour — an oboe with a bulb-shaped bell that is pitched a minor third below the range of the conventional oboe and was much used in music of the Baroque period.
- obscurantism — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- osco-umbrian — a group of languages, usually classified as Italic, that contains Oscan and Umbrian.
- perambulator — baby carriage.
- pulp chamber — the crown portion of the pulp cavity.
- pyjama rugby — an uncomplimentary term for the Super 12 Rugby Union competition that involves teams from South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, and which is noted for its free-flowing nature and lack of attritional play between the forwards
- rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- rambus, inc. — (company) The company which designed Rambus DRAM. Address: Mountain View, CA., USA.
- reimbursable — to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred: The insurance company reimbursed him for his losses in the fire.
- rubber match — rubber2 (def 4)
- rubber stamp — handheld printing tool
- rubber-stamp — to imprint with a rubber stamp.
- samurai bond — a bond issued in Japan and denominated in yen, available for purchase by nonresidents of Japan
- sea cucumber — any echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, having a long, leathery body with tentacles around the anterior end.
- semiglobular — possessing the form of half a globe; hemispheric.
- slumber wear — nightclothes
- slumbershade — sleep shade.
- sub-mortgage — a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
- subepidermal — just below the epidermis or skin
- submaxillary — of or relating to the lower jaw or lower jawbone.
- submicrogram — containing or relating to a mass of less than one microgram
- subminiature — subminiature camera.
- submolecular — of or relating to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.
- subtemperate — of, relating to, or occurring in the colder parts of the Temperate Zone.
- subumbrellar — of or pertaining to the subumbrella, located beneath the umbrella (of a jellyfish)
- sumba strait — an area of water separating Sumba, in the Lesser Sunda Islands, from Flores
- summarizable — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- sun umbrella — an umbrella by a chair or table, used for protecting you from the sun
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- take umbrage — If you say that a person takes umbrage, you mean that they are upset or offended by something that someone says or does to them, often without much reason.
- troublemaker — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- tumbler gear — a transmission having gears actuated by a tumbler.
- uncomparable — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
- unformidable — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- unmarketable — readily salable.
- unmeasurable — of undetermined or indefinitely great extent or amount; unlimited; measureless: the unmeasured heavens.
- unmeasurably — of undetermined or indefinitely great extent or amount; unlimited; measureless: the unmeasured heavens.
- unredeemable — capable of being redeemed.
- unreformable — not able to be reformed or reclaimed
- unremarkable — notably or conspicuously unusual; extraordinary: a remarkable change.