13-letter words containing b, u, l, t
- multiplicable — capable of being multiplied.
- multisyllabic — polysyllabic.
- multisyllable — polysyllable.
- multivariable — having, involving or relying upon two or more variables, esp in statistics
- multivibrator — A device consisting of two amplifying transistors or valves, each with its output connected to the input of the other, producing an oscillatory signal.
- neuroblastoma — a malignant tumor of immature nerve cells that usually starts in the autonomic nervous system or adrenal gland and spreads quickly, most often affecting young children.
- news blackout — a situation in which a government or other authority imposes a ban on the publication of news on a particular subject
- news bulletin — a usually short news broadcast
- nightclubbing — Also, night club. an establishment for evening entertainment, generally open until the early morning, that serves liquor and usually food and offers patrons music, comedy acts, a floor show, or dancing; nightspot.
- non-imputable — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
- non-reputable — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
- nonambulatory — of, relating to, or capable of walking: an ambulatory exploration of the countryside.
- nondeductible — Not allowable as a deduction from income for the calculation of taxes.
- nonreturnable — not returnable.
- notary public — a public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take depositions, etc.
- object clause — the clause that acts as the object of a verb
- objurgatively — In an objurgative or reproving manner.
- oblique fault — a fault that runs obliquely to, rather than parallel to or perpendicular to, the strike of the affected rocks
- obstructively — In an obstructive manner.
- on the bubble — in a situation in which the outcome is uncertain but already in the process of being determined or decided
- on the double — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
- ostrobogulous — (humorous) Slightly risqu\u00e9 or indecent; bizarre, interesting, or unusual.
- out on a limb — a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing: the lower limbs; artificial limbs.
- 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.
- perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
- pilot biscuit — hardtack.
- pleasure boat — recreational vessel
- plumbosolvent — able to dissolve lead
- polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
- producibility — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- public health — health services to improve and protect community health, especially sanitation, immunization, and preventive medicine.
- public sector — the area of the nation's affairs under governmental rather than private control.
- public spirit — active interest in public welfare or the good of the community
- purpose-built — A purpose-built building has been specially designed and built for a particular use.
- quarantinable — Subject to quarantine; under quarantine.
- quodlibetical — a subtle or elaborate argument or point of debate, usually on a theological or scholastic subject.
- ratable value — (formerly) a fixed value assigned to a property by a local authority, on the basis of which variable annual rates are charged
- redial button — a button on a telephone, allowing the user to dial a number again
- refundability — to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
- relubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- republication — publication anew.
- resublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- robert fulton — Robert, 1765–1815, U.S. engineer and inventor: builder of the first profitable steamboat.
- rubber bullet — A rubber bullet is a bullet made of a metal ball coated with rubber. It is intended to injure people rather than kill them, and is used by police or soldiers to control crowds during a riot.
- 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.
- rumble strips — one of a series of rough or slightly raised strips of pavement on a highway, intended to slow down the speed of vehicles, as before a toll booth.
- rumbledethump — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
- saint columba — Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- sand bluestem — a grass, Andropogon hallii, native to the Great Plains, used as a cover crop for sand dunes.
- sawbuck table — a table that has X -shaped legs.