11-letter words containing b, u, i
- publication — the act of publishing a book, periodical, map, piece of music, engraving, or the like.
- publicities — extensive mention in the news media or by word of mouth or other means of communication.
- publishable — to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
- publishings — the activities or business of a publisher, especially of books or periodicals: He plans to go into publishing after college.
- publishment — publication.
- pudibundity — prudery
- pukka sahib — (in British India) a term of respectful address used to British colonial authorities.
- putrescible — liable to become putrid.
- pyrobitumen — any of the dark, solid hydrocarbons including peat, coal, and bituminous shale.
- quail-brush — a salt-tolerant, silvery gray shrub, Atriplex lentiformis breweri, of the amaranth family, native to southern California.
- quaking bog — a bog formed of peat or woven rushes and shrubs that forms over water or soft mud and shakes when walked upon.
- qualifiable — capable of being qualified: qualifiable statements.
- quantum bit — the fundamental unit of information in a quantum computer, capable of existing in two states, 0 or 1, simultaneously or at a different time.
- quebec city — French Canadian capital
- quebecoises — a native or inhabitant of Quebec, especially one who is from the city of Quebec and whose native language is French.
- quick bread — bread, muffins, etc., made with a leavening agent, as baking powder or soda, that permits immediate baking.
- quite a bit — a small piece or quantity of anything: a bit of string.
- quotability — The degree to which a person, literature, or a speech is useful or relevant for being quoted.
- rabbitbrush — any of several composite shrubs of the genus Chrysothamnus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having whitish, hairy branches and yellow flowers.
- rambouillet — one of a breed of hardy sheep, developed from the Merino, yielding good mutton and a fine grade of wool.
- reattribute — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- rebuildable — to repair, especially to dismantle and reassemble with new parts: to rebuild an old car.
- recarburize — to add carbon to (steel), as in an open-hearth furnace, as by adding pig iron.
- recruitable — a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
- refurbisher — a person who refurbishes
- relubricate — to lubricate again or with new lubricant
- republisher — a person who republishes
- res publica — the state, republic, or commonwealth
- resubscribe — to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.
- retribution — requital according to merits or deserts, especially for evil.
- retributive — characterized by or involving retribution: retributive justice.
- retributory — characterized by or involving retribution: retributive justice.
- reusability — reuse
- rhabdovirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses of the family Rhabdoviridae, including the rabies virus.
- rhomboideus — either of two back muscles that function to move the scapula.
- ribonucleic — an acid derived from ribose
- right about — the position assumed by turning about to the right so as to face in the opposite direction.
- ring nebula — a planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra that has a ringlike appearance surrounding its central star.
- ritual bath — a mikvah.
- round-robin — a sequence or series.
- rowing club — rowboat association
- rubber ring — an air-filled ring made of rubber, used as a swimming aid
- rubbish bag — a plastic bag for the disposal of household rubbish
- rubbish bin — trash can
- rubbish tip — dump for refuse
- rubefacient — causing redness of the skin, as a medicinal application.
- rubefaction — the act or process of making red, especially with a rubefacient.
- rubrum lily — either of two cultivated lilies, Lilium auratum rubrum or L. speciosum rubrum, having showy red flowers.
- ruby silver — proustite.
- ruby spinel — a deep red, transparent variety of spinel, used as a gem.