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15-letter words containing b, u, n, g, e

  • subintelligence — below average intelligence
  • subject heading — a title or heading of a category, esp in a bibliography or index
  • subject-raising — a rule that moves the subject of a complement clause into the clause in which it is embedded, as in the derivation of He is likely to be late from It is likely that he will be late
  • subminimum wage — See example at subminimum (def 1).
  • sugarcane borer — the larva of the pyralid moth, Diatraea saccharalis, a serious pest of sugarcane, corn, rice, and sorghums.
  • suicide bombing — a terrorist bomb attack in which the perpetrator knows that he or she will be killed in the explosion
  • svedberg (unit) — a unit of time, equal to 10-13 second, used in determining the rate of sedimentation of a macromolecule in an ultracentrifuge
  • system building — a method of building in which prefabricated components are used to speed the construction of buildings
  • troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
  • tubal pregnancy — pregnancy that grows in fallopian tube
  • tumbling barrel — a rotating drum for subjecting materials or small manufactured objects, loosely placed inside, to a tumbling action, as to mix materials or to polish objects by friction with one another or with an abrasive.
  • tunbridge wells — a city in SW Kent, in SE England: mineral springs; resort.
  • turbojet engine — a jet-propulsion engine in which air from the atmosphere is compressed for combustion by a turbine-driven compressor.
  • uncategorizable — not able to be categorized or placed into a category
  • unchallengeably — in a way that cannot be challenged; in an unchallengeable manner
  • uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
  • unknowledgeable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
  • unmanageability — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
  • uranium-bearing — containing or producing uranium
  • urban guerrilla — a member of any underground political group engaged in terrorism or violence in urban areas, especially during the 1970s.
  • wedding banquet — a lavish meal served after a wedding ceremony
  • winesburg, ohio — a cycle of short stories (1919) by Sherwood Anderson.
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