10-letter words containing b, u, e, n
- nebulously — hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused: a nebulous recollection of the meeting; a nebulous distinction between pride and conceit.
- neighbours — Plural form of neighbour.
- neuroblast — an immature nerve cell.
- new labour — a rebranding of the British Labour Party and its policies undertaken by Tony Blair and his supporters in the run-up to the 1997 general election in Great Britain and maintained during the Labour Party's period of government under Blair's premiership. Never an official title, it denotes the more right-wing/social democratic trend in Labour thinking and policy intended to make the party electable after its electoral catastrophes of the 1980s
- new quebec — a region of E Canada, formerly the Ungava district of Northwest Territories (1895–1912), extending from the line of the Eastmain and Hamilton Rivers north between Hudson Bay and Labrador; absorbed by Quebec in 1912; contains extensive iron deposits. Area: about 777 000 sq km (300 000 sq miles)
- nondurable — not resistant to wear, decay, etc.; not sturdy: nondurable fabrics.
- nonsoluble — capable of being dissolved or liquefied: a soluble powder.
- nonsubject — (in education) a subject of study not considered to be academically rigorous
- nose about — the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nubiferous — cloud-bringing, cloud-bearing, or full of cloud
- nubigenous — produced from clouds; cloud-born
- nucleobase — (biochemistry) The base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine.
- number off — to call out or cause to call out one's number or place in a sequence, esp in a rank of soldiers
- number one — oneself, especially one's own well-being or interests: to look out for number one.
- number ten — Number Ten is often used to refer to 10 Downing Street, London, which is the official home of the British Prime Minister.
- number two — someone or something that is second in rank, order, or importance.
- numberable — a numeral or group of numerals.
- numberless — innumerable; countless; myriad.
- numbfishes — Plural form of numbfish.
- oberhausen — a city in W Germany, in the lower Ruhr valley.
- obnubilate — to cloud over; becloud; obscure.
- obsequence — willingness or eagerness to comply, please, serve, etc.; obsequiousness.
- obstruents — Plural form of obstruent.
- obtruncate — to slice or chop off the head or top part of
- obtuseness — not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.
- ogdensburg — a city in NE New York, on the St. Lawrence River.
- oil burner — a furnace, boiler, or other device that burns fuel oil.
- omnibusses — (dated) Plural form of omnibus.
- on the bum — a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
- orangeburg — a city in central South Carolina.
- outbalance — to outweigh.
- outnumbers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outnumber.
- outrebound — to exceed in rebounding
- overabound — (intransitive) To be too abundant or plentiful.
- overbounds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbound.
- overburden — to load with too great a burden; overload: He was overburdened with cares.
- overbuying — Present participle of overbuy.
- paperbound — a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.
- pernambuco — a state in NE Brazil. 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Capital: Recife.
- perturbant — a thing that causes perturbance
- perturbing — to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- pine bluff — a city in central Arkansas, on the Arkansas River.
- plumb line — a cord with a lead bob attached to one end, used to determine perpendicularity, the depth of water, etc. Compare plumb (def 1).
- pre-number — a numeral or group of numerals.
- procumbent — lying on the face; prone; prostrate.
- puberulent — minutely pubescent.
- pubescence — arriving or arrived at puberty.
- publicness — the quality or state of being public or being owned by the public.
- punishable — liable to or deserving punishment.
- quenchable — to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).