12-letter words containing b, s, u
- ryobu shinto — a fusion of Shinto and Buddhism, which flourished in Japan in the 13th century
- safe harbour — a place that offers protection from the weather, attack, etc
- saint hubert — a borough in S Quebec, Canada, just E of Montreal.
- saint-brieuc — a department in NW France. 2787 sq. mi. (7220 sq. km). Capital: Saint-Brieuc.
- saint-hubert — town in S Quebec, Canada: part of metropolitan Montreal: pop. 77,000
- sainte-beuve — Charles Augustin [sharl oh-gy-stan] /ʃarl oʊ güˈstɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1804–69, French literary critic.
- salad burnet — a plant, Poterium sanguisorba, of the rose family, native to Eurasia, having rounded heads of small, greenish flowers in short spikes and edible leaves.
- samurai bond — a bond issued in Japan and denominated in yen, available for purchase by nonresidents of Japan
- sanctus bell — a bell rung during the celebration of Mass to call attention to the more solemn parts.
- saturability — capable of being saturated.
- saudi arabia — a kingdom in N and central Arabia, including Hejaz, Nejd, and dependencies. About 600,000 sq. mi. (1,554,000 sq. km). Capital: Riyadh.
- schussboomer — a skier who is skilled at schussing.
- scratchbuild — to build a scale model of something from scratch, that is, from raw materials like wood, clay or paper
- scratchbuilt — describing something which has been constructed by scratchbuilding
- scribbly gum — any species of the genus Eucalyptus with smooth white bark marked with random patterns made by wood-boring insects
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- scrub typhus — an acute febrile disease characterized by severe headache, skin rash, chills, and swelling of the lymph nodes, caused by the bite of mites infected with the microorganism Rickettsia tsutsugamushi: occurs mainly in Asia, Australia, and the islands of the western Pacific
- scrutability — capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.
- scuba diving — deep-sea swimming
- sea cucumber — any echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, having a long, leathery body with tentacles around the anterior end.
- secunderabad — a city in N Andhra Pradesh, in central India, part of Hyderabad: a former British military cantonment.
- semiglobular — possessing the form of half a globe; hemispheric.
- service club — any of several organizations dedicated to the growth and general welfare of its members and the community.
- sexual abuse — indecent assault
- ship biscuit — hardtack.
- shipbuilding — a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ship.
- shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
- shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.
- shuffleboard — a game in which standing players shove or push wooden or plastic disks with a long cue toward numbered scoring sections marked on a floor or deck.
- shut-out bid — a pre-emptive bid
- silbury hill — the largest prehistoric artificial mound in Europe, located near Avebury, England, and dating from 2600 b.c.
- sitting bull — 1834–90, American Indian warrior: leader of the Hunkpapa; victor at Little Bighorn, 1876.
- slave labour — Slave labour refers to slaves or to work done by slaves.
- slow-burning — (of combustible material) burning relatively slowly
- slubberingly — in a slubbering or slovenly manner
- slumber wear — nightclothes
- slumberingly — in a slumbering manner
- slumbershade — sleep shade.
- snout beetle — weevil (def 1).
- snow bunting — a bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis, of the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere having white plumage.
- soboliferous — bearing or producing soboles
- soda biscuit — a biscuit having soda and sour milk or buttermilk as leavening agents.
- software bus — A support environment for heterogeneous distributed processing, such as the ANSA Testbench.
- somnambulant — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- somnambulate — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- somnambulism — sleepwalking.
- somnambulist — sleepwalking.
- sorbo rubber — spongy form of rubber
- sorghum beer — beer made from sorghum or millet
- soul brother — a black male, especially a fellow black male.