13-letter words containing b, r, u, m, e
- 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.
- retributivism — a policy or theory of criminal justice that advocates the punishment of criminals in retribution for the harm they have inflicted.
- rosebud mouth — a mouth that resembles the unopened flower of a rose in shape
- rubber cement — a viscous, flammable liquid consisting of unvulcanized rubber dispersed in benzene, gasoline, or the like, used chiefly as an adhesive.
- rule of thumb — a general or approximate principle, procedure, or rule based on experience or practice, as opposed to a specific, scientific calculation or estimate.
- 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
- rumble strips — one of a series of rough or slightly raised strips of pavement on a highway, intended to slow down the speed of vehicles, as before a toll booth.
- rumbledethump — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
- serial number — a number, usually one of a series, assigned for identification: the serial number of an automobile engine.
- serum albumin — Biochemistry. the principal protein of blood plasma, important in osmotic regulation of the blood and transport of metabolites.
- signed number — Mathematics. a number preceded by a plus sign (+) to indicate a positive quantity or by a minus sign (−) to indicate a negative quantity.
- slumber party — a social gathering typically of teenagers held at the home of one of them for the purpose of sleeping there overnight.
- smoked rubber — a type of crude natural rubber in the form of brown sheets obtained by coagulating latex with an acid, rolling it into sheets, and drying over open wood fires. It is the main raw material for natural rubber products
- sodium borate — borax1 .
- square number — a number that is the square of another integer, as 1 of 1, 4 of 2, 9 of 3, etc.
- steam turbine — a turbine driven by steam pressure.
- street number — the number on a street of a particular building or address
- subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
- 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.
- sublime porte — official name of Porte.
- submarine pen — a bunker that prevents submarines from bombs
- submillimeter — less than a millimeter in size: a submillimeter wave.
- submillimetre — a microscopic division of a millimetre
- subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
- supermembrane — a type of two-dimensional entity postulated in certain theories of elementary particles that involve supersymmetry
- supreme being — God.
- surge chamber — a chamber for absorbing surge from a liquid or gas.
- terbium metal — any of a subgroup of rare-earth metals, of which the cerium and yttrium metals comprise the other two subgroups.
- terbium oxide — an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- tibeto-burman — a subfamily of Sino-Tibetan languages, including especially Tibetan and Burmese.
- troublemaking — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- trumpet blast — the sound of a single note made by a trumpet
- turbidimetric — from, using, or relating to a turbidimeter or turbidimetry
- umbelliferous — bearing an umbel or umbels.
- umbrella bird — any of several large trogons of the genus Cephalopterus, of Central and South America, as C. ornatus, having an umbrellalike crest above the head.
- umbrella leaf — a rare, large-leaved perennial herb, Diphylleia cymosa, of the southeastern U.S., having white flowers and small, blue berries.
- umbrella palm — an Australian feather palm, Hedyscepe canterburyana, characterized by the umbrellalike manner of growth of its leaves.
- umbrella pine — a Japanese evergreen tree, Sciadopitys verticillata, having linear leaves growing in umbrellalike whorls, cultivated as an ornamental.
- umbrella step — (in the game of giant steps) a step executed by extending one foot forward and whirling on the heel.
- umbrella tent — a small tent with a metal frame consisting of ribs that radiate from a single supporting pole.
- umbrella tree — an American magnolia, Magnolia tripetala, having large leaves in umbrellalike clusters.
- unciform bone — a small bone of the wrist
- uncomfortable — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
- unconformable — not conformable; not conforming.
- unembarrassed — to cause confusion and shame to; make uncomfortably self-conscious; disconcert; abash: His bad table manners embarrassed her.
- unimpressible — not capable of being or willing to be impressed
- unperformable — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- unpermissible — that can be permitted; allowable: a permissible amount of sentimentality under the circumstances; Such behavior is not permissible!
- unproblematic — not problematic, not causing difficulties or confusion; uncomplicated
- unreclaimable — not able to be reclaimed, reformed, or rescued from vice