13-letter words containing b, u, n, t, a
- octane number — (of gasoline) a designation of antiknock quality, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics.
- out and about — busy, active outside the home
- out on a limb — a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing: the lower limbs; artificial limbs.
- outward bound — (in Britain) a scheme to provide adventure training for young people
- outward-bound — headed in an outward direction, as toward foreign ports: We passed an outward-bound ship as we came into the harbor.
- over-abundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overexuberant — effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant: an exuberant welcome for the hero.
- peanut butter — a paste made from ground roasted peanuts, used as a spread or in cookery.
- perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
- polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
- postdebutante — following the stage of being a debutante
- punjab states — (formerly) a group of states in NW India, amalgamated in 1956 with Punjab state
- quarantinable — Subject to quarantine; under quarantine.
- quarter-bound — a style of bookbinding in which the spine is leather and the sides are cloth or paper.
- rainbow trout — a trout, Salmo gairdnerii, native in the coastal waters and streams from Baja California to Alaska, used as a food and game fish.
- reattribution — the act of attributing; ascription.
- redial button — a button on a telephone, allowing the user to dial a number again
- refundability — to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
- relubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- republication — publication anew.
- resublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- run batted in — a runner advanced to home for a score by a particular player at bat, as when he or she gets a hit or a walk with the bases loaded: a category important in individual offensive statistics. Abbreviation: R.B.I.
- saint columba — Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- saint-brieucs — a city in and the capital of the Côtes-du-Nord, in W France.
- sand bluestem — a grass, Andropogon hallii, native to the Great Plains, used as a cover crop for sand dunes.
- satanic abuse — sexual abuse (esp of children), killing, or violent acts considered to be carried out as part of satanic worship rituals
- sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
- solvent abuse — Solvent abuse is the dangerous practice of breathing in the gases from substances such as glue in order to feel as if you are drunk.
- sound blaster — (hardware) The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
- south arabian — of or relating to the former South Arabia (now South Yemen) or its inhabitants
- speaking tube — a tube for conveying the voice over a somewhat limited distance, as from one part of a building or ship to another.
- spring beauty — any American spring plant belonging to the genus Claytonia, of the purslane family, especially C. virginica, having an elongated cluster of white flowers tinged with pink.
- state banquet — a formal banquet given for the head of a country
- steam turbine — a turbine driven by steam pressure.
- subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
- suballocation — an allocation made from a previous allocation
- subastringent — slightly astringent.
- subcontractor — Law. a person who or business that contracts to provide some service or material necessary for the performance of another's contract.
- subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
- subgeneration — a generation within another generation
- subindication — the act or process of subindicating
- subindicative — of or relating to subindicating
- sublanceolate — (of leaves, etc) almost spear-shaped
- sublieutenant — British. a navy officer ranking next below a lieutenant.
- subordination — the act of placing in a lower rank or position: The refusal to allow women to be educated was part of society's subordination of women to men.
- subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subpopulation — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
- subsaturation — the act or process of saturating.
- subsidization — to furnish or aid with a subsidy.