10-letter words containing b, u, c, o
- procurable — obtainable.
- producible — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- punch bowl — a large bowl from which punch, lemonade, etc., is served, usually with a ladle.
- punch-bowl — a large bowl from which punch, lemonade, etc., is served, usually with a ladle.
- 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.
- quebrachos — Plural form of quebracho.
- recoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- 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.
- rock-bound — hemmed in, enclosed, or covered by rocks; rocky: the rock-bound coast of Maine.
- rubiaceous — belonging to the Rubiaceae, the madder family of plants.
- 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.
- school bus — a vehicle used to transport students to and from school or used for other related purposes.
- scrobicule — a small pit, for example around one of a sea urchin's nodules
- scrub fowl — megapode.
- scrubboard — washboard (defs 1, 2).
- scrubwoman — a woman hired to clean a place; charwoman.
- scum-board — a board or strip of material partly immersed in flowing water to hold back scum.
- 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.
- sourcebook — a book which contains sources of information on a particular subject
- stock cube — bouillon cube used for gravy, etc.
- sub-sector — Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- 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.
- subject to — under the condition that
- subjection — the act of subjecting.
- submucosal — of or relating to the submucosa
- suboceanic — occurring or existing below the floor of the ocean: suboceanic oil.
- suboctuple — in the proportion or ratio of one to eight
- subofficer — a person who holds a position of rank or authority in the army, navy, air force, or any similar organization, especially one who holds a commission.
- subpotency — a condition of reduced potency, as of a medication.
- subprocess — a process that is part of a larger process
- subproduct — a thing produced by labor: products of farm and factory; the product of his thought.
- subproject — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- subsection — a part or division of a section.
- subsociety — a subdivision of a society
- subtractor — in electronics, a circuit of which the output depends upon the difference between two inputs
- subtropics — the region lying between the tropics and temperate lands
- subvocally — in a subvocal manner, with subvocalization
- superblock — an area of city land larger than the usual block, treated according to a unified plan and generally closed to vehicular through traffic.
- tchoukball — a non-contact, team-orientated, ballgame developed by the Swiss biologist Dr H. Brandt, the object of the game is to throw the ball at a frame mounted with a springy surface so that it rebounds without being caught by the defending team
- the bounce — the start of play at the beginning of each quarter or after a goal
- tibouchina — a member of the genus Tibouchina, which includes 350 species of shrubs found in South America