13-letter words containing b, u, f, e
- forced labour — labour done because of force; compulsory labour
- frederiksburg — borough on Zealand island, Denmark: suburb of Copenhagen: pop. 88,000
- froude number — a dimensionless number used in hydrodynamics for model simulation of actual conditions
- fuel air bomb — a type of bomb that spreads a cloud of gas, which is then detonated, over the target area, causing extensive destruction
- full of beans — the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- full-bottomed — (of a wig) long at the back
- fume cupboard — vent used in a laboratory
- fusible metal — any of various alloys, as of bismuth, lead, and tin, that melt at temperatures as low as 160°F (70°C), making them useful in various safety devices.
- gabriel fauré — Gabriel Urbain [ga-bree-el oor-ban] /ga briˈɛl urˈbɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1845–1924, French composer.
- globuliferous — containing or producing globules.
- gulf of gabès — an inlet of the Mediterranean on the E coast of Tunisia
- hubble effect — redshift
- influenceable — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- infundibulate — Shaped like a funnel; infundibulated or infundibular.
- liebfraumilch — a white wine produced chiefly in the region of Hesse in Germany.
- metabisulfite — (inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of sulfur S2O52- or any salt containing this ion.
- midriff bulge — a roll of fat around your midriff
- neurofeedback — The presentation of realtime feedback on brainwave activity, as measured by sensors on the scalp, sometimes offered as a means of therapy.
- neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
- new braunfels — a city in S Texas, near San Antonio.
- nondiffusible — not diffusible
- nonrefundable — an amount refunded.
- oblique fault — a fault that runs obliquely to, rather than parallel to or perpendicular to, the strike of the affected rocks
- oeil-de-boeuf — a comparatively small round or oval window, as in a frieze.
- out of breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- owl butterfly — any of several South American nymphalid butterflies of the genus Caligo, especially C. eurylochus, having a spot like an owl's eye on each hind wing.
- public office — position in government
- refundability — to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
- refurbishment — to furbish again; renovate; brighten: to refurbish the lobby.
- robert fulton — Robert, 1765–1815, U.S. engineer and inventor: builder of the first profitable steamboat.
- round of beef — round1 (def 35a).
- 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.
- sea butterfly — any member of the gastropod order Pteropoda, shelled marine mollusks so called for their ability to swim using winglike extensions of the foot.
- self-doubting — lacking in confidence
- sub-franchise — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- sub-reference — an act or instance of referring.
- subjectifying — to make subjective.
- subprefecture — the office or position of subprefect
- tablespoonful — the amount a tablespoon can hold.
- the beautiful — the quality of beauty
- to bear fruit — If the effort that you put into something or a particular way of doing something bears fruit, it is successful and produces good results.
- umbelliferous — bearing an umbel or umbels.
- umbrella leaf — a rare, large-leaved perennial herb, Diphylleia cymosa, of the southeastern U.S., having white flowers and small, blue berries.
- unbeautifully — in a unbeautiful or unattractive manner
- unblindfolded — not blindfolded
- unciform bone — a small bone of the wrist
- uncomfortable — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
- unconformable — not conformable; not conforming.
- unenforceable — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
- unfalsifiable — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.