10-letter words containing b, u, c, a
- public act — public law (def 1).
- public bar — (in a tavern or pub) the common section of a bar or barroom, not as exclusive, as quiet, or as comfortably furnished as the saloon section.
- public law — Also called public act, public statute. a law or statute of a general character that applies to the people of a whole state or nation.
- punchboard — a small board containing holes filled with slips of paper printed with concealed numbers that are punched out by a player in an attempt to win a prize.
- purse crab — coconut crab.
- quebrachos — Plural form of quebracho.
- quenchable — to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
- quillbacks — Plural form of quillback.
- recoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- republican — of, relating to, or of the nature of a republic.
- rochambeau — Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur [zhahn ba-teest daw-na-syan duh vee-mœr] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ də viˈmœr/ (Show IPA), Count de, 1725–1807, French general: marshal of France 1791–1807; commander of the French army in the American Revolution.
- rubiaceous — belonging to the Rubiaceae, the madder family of plants.
- rubricated — (in ancient manuscripts, early printed books, etc.) having titles, catchwords, etc., distinctively colored.
- sauce boat — a low, boat-shaped container for serving sauce or gravy, typically having a handle at one end and a long, wide lip at the other end.
- scarabaeus — scarab (defs 2, 3).
- schaumburg — a city in NE Illinois.
- scrubbable — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
- scrubboard — washboard (defs 1, 2).
- scrubwoman — a woman hired to clean a place; charwoman.
- scuba dive — go deep-sea swimming
- scuba-dive — to descend and swim underwater using a scuba device.
- scum-board — a board or strip of material partly immersed in flowing water to hold back scum.
- sub-branch — a further branch or division of something within an already established branch or division
- sub-clause — Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- subacetate — a basic salt of acetic acid.
- subacutely — in a subacute manner
- subaquatic — living or growing partly on land, partly in water.
- subarcuate — fairly arched
- subarticle — an article that forms part of a larger or main article
- subatomics — the study of subatomic particles
- subcabinet — a group of advisers ranking below the cabinet level, chosen by a chief executive usually from members of the various executive departments.
- subcaliber — noting or pertaining to ammunition of smaller caliber than the gun in which it is used.
- subcalibre — (of a projectile) having a calibre less than that of the firearm from which it is discharged and therefore either fitted with a disc or fired through a tube inserted into the barrel
- subcarbide — a carbide containing less than the normal proportion of carbon.
- subcarrier — a carrier wave used to modify or modulate another carrier wave.
- subcentral — near or almost to the center.
- subchapter — a subdivision especially of a body of laws.
- subcharter — to rent a chartered vehicle
- subchelate — having a claw with one pincer longer than the other
- subclavate — somewhat club-shaped.
- subclavian — situated or extending beneath the clavicle, as certain arteries or veins.
- subclavius — a small shoulder muscle, the action of which assists in depressing the shoulder.
- subcompact — an automobile that is smaller than a compact.
- subcompany — subsidiary company.
- subcordate — almost heart-shaped
- subcranial — of the area beneath the cranium or skull
- subcrustal — situated or occurring below the crust of the earth.
- subdecanal — of or relating to a subdean or subdeanery
- subdialect — a division of a larger dialect
- subfascial — a band or fillet, as for binding the hair.