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12-letter words containing b, u, m

  • order number — a number associated with a purchase or merchandise order
  • osco-umbrian — a group of languages, usually classified as Italic, that contains Oscan and Umbrian.
  • out of plumb — not vertical
  • outnumbering — Present participle of outnumber.
  • pax vobiscum — peace be with you
  • perambulator — baby carriage.
  • phone number — of individual, business
  • 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.
  • plumbaginous — containing graphite.
  • plumbiferous — yielding or containing lead.
  • plymouth bay — a small, well-protected bay on the coast of Massachusetts; the first permanent European settlement in New England; founded by the Pilgrim Fathers.
  • premium bond — In Britain, premium bonds are numbered tickets that are sold by the government. Each month, a computer selects several numbers, and the people whose tickets have those numbers win money.
  • prime number — a positive integer that is not divisible without remainder by any integer except itself and 1, with 1 often excluded: The integers 2, 3, 5, and 7 are prime numbers.
  • 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.
  • pyjama rugby — an uncomplimentary term for the Super 12 Rugby Union competition that involves teams from South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, and which is noted for its free-flowing nature and lack of attritional play between the forwards
  • rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
  • rambus, inc. — (company)   The company which designed Rambus DRAM. Address: Mountain View, CA., USA.
  • re-submitted — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
  • 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.
  • resubmission — Law. an agreement between parties involved in a dispute, to abide by the decision of an arbitrator or arbitrators.
  • rubber match — rubber2 (def 4)
  • rubber stamp — handheld printing tool
  • rubber-stamp — to imprint with a rubber stamp.
  • rubbish dump — a place or area where waste materials are dumped
  • 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.
  • samurai bond — a bond issued in Japan and denominated in yen, available for purchase by nonresidents of Japan
  • schussboomer — a skier who is skilled at schussing.
  • scribbly gum — any species of the genus Eucalyptus with smooth white bark marked with random patterns made by wood-boring insects
  • sea cucumber — any echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, having a long, leathery body with tentacles around the anterior end.
  • semiglobular — possessing the form of half a globe; hemispheric.
  • slumber wear — nightclothes
  • slumberingly — in a slumbering manner
  • slumbershade — sleep shade.
  • somnambulant — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
  • somnambulate — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
  • somnambulism — sleepwalking.
  • somnambulist — sleepwalking.
  • sorghum beer — beer made from sorghum or millet
  • steel lumber — metal lumber composed of sheet steel.
  • sub-mediocre — of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
  • sub-mortgage — a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
  • subabdominal — below or beneath the abdomen
  • subcommittee — a secondary committee appointed out of a main committee.
  • subcommunity — a self-contained community usually within the suburbs of a large urban area.
  • subcomponent — a constituent part; element; ingredient.
  • subepidermal — just below the epidermis or skin
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