12-letter words containing b, u, n, g
- spud-bashing — the task of peeling potatoes, given as a punishment
- spun-bonding — a process for forming nonwoven fabrics, usually of limited durability, by bonding continuous-filament synthetic fibers immediately after extrusion.
- stauffenberg — Claus (klaʊs), Graf von. 1907–44, German army officer, who tried to assassinate Hitler (1944). He and his fellow conspirators were executed
- stuffing box — a device for preventing leakage of gases or liquids along a moving rod or shaft at the point at which it leaves a cylinder, tank, ship hull, etc.
- sub-religion — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- substituting — a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
- surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
- toboggan run — a slope that you can slide down on a toboggan
- tongue-blade — a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat.
- tub-thumping — to promote something or express opinions vociferously.
- tumbling box — a box, pivoted at two corners, used in the manner of a tumbling barrel.
- turbo engine — an engine containing a turbocharger
- ubangi-shari — former name of the Central African Republic.
- un-ignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- unassignable — not able to be transferred
- unbecomingly — detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.
- unbiological — pertaining to biology.
- unblinkingly — not blinking.
- unbridgeable — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- unchangeable — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- unchargeable — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
- uncognizable — capable of being perceived or known.
- underbearing — unassuming
- undigestible — indigestible.
- undisturbing — not disturbing
- undoubtingly — in an undoubting manner
- unforeboding — a prediction; portent.
- unforgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- unforgivably — in an unforgivable manner
- ungovernable — impossible to govern, rule, or restrain; uncontrollable.
- unimaginable — capable of being imagined or conceived.
- unimpugnable — not capable of being challenged or criticized
- uninhibiting — to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
- unmanageable — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
- unmanageably — in a way that is unmanageable, or to an unmanageable extent
- unnegotiable — capable of being negotiated: a negotiable salary demand.
- unobligatory — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- unslumbering — not sleeping
- unsubmitting — not submitting or submissive; not surrendering
- untargetable — an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- unvoyageable — not able to be sailed or otherwise journeyed over; untraversable; innavigable
- urban blight — deterioration of property in centre of city
- urban legend — a modern story of obscure origin and with little or no supporting evidence that spreads spontaneously in varying forms and often has elements of humor, moralizing, or horror: Are there alligators living in the New York City sewer system, or is that just an urban legend?
- urbanologist — a sociologist specializing in urban life and problems
- urobilinogen — a colourless substance produced by bacterial degradation of the bile pigment bilirubin in the intestine and which produces urobilin when oxidized
- vigee-lebrun — (Marie Anne) Élisabeth [ma-ree an ey-lee-za-bet] /maˈri an eɪ li zaˈbɛt/ (Show IPA), 1755–1842, French painter.
- wrong number — a call made to a number other than the one intended. the number or person reached through such a call.
- youngberries — Plural form of youngberry.
- younghusband — Sir Francis Edward. 1863–1942, British explorer, mainly of N India and Tibet. He used military force to compel the Dalai Lama to sign (1904) a trade agreement with Britain