13-letter words containing b, u, n, t
- subcollection — the act of collecting.
- subcontiguous — almost touching; nearly contiguous.
- subcontinuous — almost but not quite continuous
- 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.
- subemployment — insufficient employment in the labor force of a country, area, or industry, including unemployment and underemployment.
- subgeneration — a generation within another generation
- subgovernment — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- subindication — the act or process of subindicating
- subindicative — of or relating to subindicating
- subinhibitory — not completely inhibiting
- subinvolution — (of organs) a partial return to normal size
- subject index — alphabetical contents list
- subjectifying — to make subjective.
- 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.
- subsequent to — after, following
- subserviently — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
- subsidization — to furnish or aid with a subsidy.
- substanceless — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
- substantially — of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.: a substantial sum of money.
- substantiated — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
- substantively — a noun.
- substantivity — the quality or state of being substantive
- substantivize — to use (an adjective, verb, etc.) as a substantive; convert into a substantive: a substantivized participle.
- subternatural — falling below what is accepted as natural; less than natural
- subterraneous — existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground.
- subtriangular — almost triangular;not quite triangular
- superabundant — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
- table-turning — the movement of a table attributed by spiritualists to the power of spirits working through a group of persons placing their hands or fingers on the table top
- tablespoonful — the amount a tablespoon can hold.
- thumb-sucking — a person who habitually sucks a thumb.
- thyroglobulin — a protein which is found in the thyroid gland and which contains iodine
- tibeto-burman — a subfamily of Sino-Tibetan languages, including especially Tibetan and Burmese.
- tintinnabular — of or relating to bells or bell ringing.
- tintinnabulum — a small, tinkling bell or a set of bells played in succession.
- toothbrushing — the act or method of cleaning the teeth with a toothbrush.
- toque blanche — the tall white hat traditionally worn by a chef
- touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
- tout ensemble — all together.
- tramping club — an organization of people who walk for recreation, esp in the bush
- transboundary — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
- tribune group — (in Britain) a group made up of left-wing Labour Members of Parliament: founded 1966
- tributariness — the state of being tributary