13-letter words containing b, u, l
- curly bracket — a punctuation mark { }, also used as a symbol in maths
- cyberbullying — Cyberbullying is the use of the Internet to frighten or upset someone, usually by sending them unpleasant messages.
- dabbling duck — any of numerous shallow-water ducks, especially of the genus Anas, that typically feed by upending and dabbling (contrasted with diving duck).
- danseur noble — a male dancer suited for certain heroic, or noble, roles by virtue of his exceptional grace, technique, and strength
- deducibleness — The quality of being deducible.
- deductibility — capable of being deducted.
- desublimation — (physics) deposition (transformation of gas into solid without an intermediate liquid phase).
- diffusibility — capable of being diffused.
- diplobacillus — a double bacillus; two bacilli linked end to end.
- direct labour — work that is an essential part of a production process or the provision of a service
- dishonourable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- dishonourably — (British) alternative spelling of dishonorably.
- dissolubility — The capability to be dissolved or disintegrated.
- distributable — to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
- dole cupboard — a livery cupboard formerly used in churches for holding bread to be distributed to the poor.
- double batten — two wooden battens screwed together for holding the edge of a drop between them.
- double boiler — a utensil consisting of two pots, one of which fits partway into the other: water is boiled in the lower pot to cook or warm food or melt a substance in the upper.
- double bounce — (of the ball in tennis, table tennis, etc) two bounces on the same side of the net before a return
- double bridle — a bridle with four reins coming from a bit with two rings on each side
- double dagger — a mark (‡) used for references, as footnotes.
- double garage — a garage that can hold two vehicles
- double magnum — Jeroboam (def 2).
- double nickel — the national speed limit of 55 miles per hour as established in 1974 on U.S. highways.
- double paddle — a paddle with a blade at each end, as that of the kayak.
- double sculls — a race for sculls rowed by two rowers, each using a pair of oars.
- double spread — any pair of facing pages in a completed book, magazine, etc.
- double tackle — a pulley system using blocks having two grooved wheels.
- double vision — diplopia.
- double whammy — twofold misfortune
- double wicket — cricket in which two wickets are used, being the usual form of the game.
- double window — a window with two panes of glass
- double-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders. Compare single-acting.
- double-action — (of a firearm) requiring only one pull of the trigger to cock and fire it.
- double-booked — to overbook by accepting more than one reservation for the same hotel room, airplane seat, etc.
- double-bottom — tandem trailer (def 1).
- double-clutch — (of a bird) to produce a second clutch of eggs after the first has been removed, usually for hatching in an incubator.
- double-decker — something with two decks, tiers, or the like, as two beds one above the other, a ship with two decks above the water line, or a bus with two decks.
- double-dipper — Informal. to earn a salary from one position while collecting a pension from the same employer or organization, especially to be a wage earner on the federal payroll while receiving a military retiree's pension.
- double-dotted — (of a note) increased to one and three quarters of its original time value by the addition of two dots
- double-double — a cup of coffee served with two helpings of cream and sugar
- double-dumped — (of a wool bale) compressed, with two bales occupying the volume-equivalent of one ordinary bale
- double-duplex — (communications) (From telegraphy) A full-duplex link with two telegraphers (a sender and a receiver) at each end, to simultaneously transmit in both directions. Compare: single-duplex.
- double-figure — double-digit.
- double-glazed — of, having, or provided with double glazing: double-glazed windows and doors.
- double-header — Sports. two games, as of baseball, between the same teams on the same day in immediate succession. two games, as of basketball, between two different pairs of teams on the same day in immediate succession.
- double-minded — wavering or undecided in mind.
- double-nickel — the national speed limit of 55 miles per hour as established in 1974 on U.S. highways.
- double-ripper — bobsled (def 2).
- double-tailed — (of a lion) represented with two tails joined together next to the body.
- double-tongue — to interrupt the wind flow by moving the tongue as if pronouncing t and k alternately, especially in playing rapid passages or staccato notes on a brass instrument.