13-letter words containing b, u, l, t
- survivability — able to be survived: Would an atomic war be survivable?
- sweat bullets — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
- table-turning — the movement of a table attributed by spiritualists to the power of spirits working through a group of persons placing their hands or fingers on the table top
- tablespoonful — the amount a tablespoon can hold.
- tautosyllabic — occurring within the same syllable: The (s) and (t) are tautosyllabic in the word disturb, but not in distaste.
- terbium metal — any of a subgroup of rare-earth metals, of which the cerium and yttrium metals comprise the other two subgroups.
- the beautiful — the quality of beauty
- the dust bowl — the area of the south central US that became denuded of topsoil by wind erosion during the droughts of the mid-1930s
- thoracolumbar — of the thoracic and lumbar regions
- thyroglobulin — a protein which is found in the thyroid gland and which contains iodine
- tintinnabular — of or relating to bells or bell ringing.
- tintinnabulum — a small, tinkling bell or a set of bells played in succession.
- toque blanche — the tall white hat traditionally worn by a chef
- touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
- tout ensemble — all together.
- tracer bullet — a bullet containing a tracer.
- tramping club — an organization of people who walk for recreation, esp in the bush
- treasury bill — an obligation of the U.S. government represented by promissory notes in denominations ranging from $1000 to $1,000,000, with a maturity of about 90 days but bearing no interest, and sold periodically at a discount on the market.
- triple double — a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.
- triple-double — a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.
- troublemaking — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- truck bolster — the upper transverse member of a car truck that holds the truck center plate and receives the car's weight.
- true believer — a person who has been thoroughly convinced of something.
- trumpet blast — the sound of a single note made by a trumpet
- tubeless tire — a rubber balloon tire made as a single piece without an inner tube.
- tubeless tyre — a pneumatic tyre in which the outer casing makes an airtight seal with the rim of the wheel so that an inner tube is unnecessary
- tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
- tuberculinize — to inoculate with tuberculin.
- tubular bells — Often, tubular bells. one of a set of tuned metal tubes of different lengths used as a musical instrument, suspended vertically from a frame and struck with a mallet to produce sounds or melodies.
- tubular skate — a type of ice skate consisting of a steel blade set into an aluminum tube and connected to the shoe by tubular supports, used for both hockey and racing skates.
- tubular steel — steel in the shape of a cylinder or long narrow rectangle; tube-shaped steel
- tubuliflorous — having the corolla tubular in all the perfect flowers of a head, as certain composite plants.
- tumbling mill — A tumbling mill is a machine for reducing the particle size of a solid, with a drum which turns to lift and drop the feed mixed with a grinding medium.
- turbine blade — any of a number of bladelike vanes assembled around the periphery of a turbine rotor to guide the steam or gas flow
- tuva republic — a constituent republic of S Russia: mountainous. Capital: Kizyl. Pop: 305 500 (2002). Area: 170 500 sq km (65 800 sq miles)
- ultra-liberal — extremely liberal, especially in politics.
- ultrareliable — extremely reliable
- ultrawideband — a transmission technique using a very wide spectrum of frequencies that enables high-speed transfer of data
- umbrella step — (in the game of giant steps) a step executed by extending one foot forward and whirling on the heel.
- umbrella tent — a small tent with a metal frame consisting of ribs that radiate from a single supporting pole.
- umbrella tree — an American magnolia, Magnolia tripetala, having large leaves in umbrellalike clusters.
- un-actionable — furnishing ground for a lawsuit.
- un-attachable — to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
- unaccountable — impossible to account for; unexplained; inexplicable: The boat has an unaccountable tendency to yaw.
- unambitiously — in an unambitious manner
- unbeautifully — in a unbeautiful or unattractive manner
- unbelligerent — not belligerent or hostile
- unbenignantly — kind, especially to inferiors; gracious: a benignant sovereign.
- unchastisable — not deserving to be chastised; beyond reproach
- uncollectable — that cannot be collected: an uncollectible debt.