12-letter words containing b, u, m, e, l
- plenum cable — (hardware) Cable that can be (legally) installed in the plenum (the space between a ceiling and the floor above it). Such cable is (usually) teflon-coated so that it will not give off toxic fumes when burned. In some parts of the world such cable is required by law.
- plumbiferous — yielding or containing lead.
- public enemy — a person or thing considered a danger or menace to the public, especially a wanted criminal widely sought by the F.B.I. and local police forces.
- public money — money that has been collected by the state, usually through taxation
- pulp chamber — the crown portion of the pulp cavity.
- red mulberry — See under mulberry (def 2).
- redoublement — the act of redoubling
- reimbursable — to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred: The insurance company reimbursed him for his losses in the fire.
- rumble strip — 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.
- semiglobular — possessing the form of half a globe; hemispheric.
- slumber wear — nightclothes
- slumberingly — in a slumbering manner
- slumbershade — sleep shade.
- somnambulate — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- steel lumber — metal lumber composed of sheet steel.
- subepidermal — just below the epidermis or skin
- submissively — inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
- submit-table — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- submolecular — of or relating to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.
- suboperculum — a bone in fishes behind the operculum or gill covering
- subumbrellar — of or pertaining to the subumbrella, located beneath the umbrella (of a jellyfish)
- summarizable — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- sun umbrella — an umbrella by a chair or table, used for protecting you from the sun
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- troublemaker — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- tumble dryer — A tumble dryer is an electric machine which dries washing by turning it over and over and blowing warm air onto it.
- tumbler gear — a transmission having gears actuated by a tumbler.
- unambivalent — not ambivalent; definite; certain.
- unbecomingly — detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.
- uncomparable — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
- uncomposable — not fit for composition
- uncomputable — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
- undissembled — to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of: to dissemble one's incompetence in business.
- unemployable — unsuitable for employment; unable to find or keep a job.
- unfathomable — not able to be fathomed, or completely understood; incomprehensible: heroism in the face of unfathomable conflict.
- unformidable — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- unimaginable — capable of being imagined or conceived.
- unimpugnable — not capable of being challenged or criticized
- unmanageable — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
- unmanageably — in a way that is unmanageable, or to an unmanageable extent
- unmarketable — readily salable.
- unmeasurable — of undetermined or indefinitely great extent or amount; unlimited; measureless: the unmeasured heavens.
- unmeasurably — of undetermined or indefinitely great extent or amount; unlimited; measureless: the unmeasured heavens.
- unmistakable — not mistakable; clear; obvious.
- unmodifiable — incapable of being modified
- unredeemable — capable of being redeemed.
- unreformable — not able to be reformed or reclaimed
- unremarkable — notably or conspicuously unusual; extraordinary: a remarkable change.
- unremarkably — notably or conspicuously unusual; extraordinary: a remarkable change.
- unremediable — capable of being remedied.