12-letter words containing b, u, o, e
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- chequerboard — Alternative spelling of checkerboard.
- circumboreal — of or having to do with plants and animals inhabiting boreal regions of North America and Eurasia
- clothesbrush — A brush for the clothes.
- cloud banner — banner cloud.
- cloudberries — Plural form of cloudberry.
- cluster bomb — A cluster bomb is a type of bomb which is dropped from an aircraft. It contains a large number of smaller bombs that spread out before they hit the ground.
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- cocaine bust — an arrest for the possession of cocaine
- cocoa butter — a yellowish-white waxy solid that is obtained from cocoa beans and used for confectionery, soap, etc
- collembolous — of or relating to colembolans
- combustibles — Plural form of combustible.
- communicable — A communicable disease is one that can be passed on to other people.
- compoundable — That can be compounded.
- computer bus — bus
- confabulated — Simple past tense and past participle of confabulate.
- configurable — to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
- conglobulate — to form into a globe or ball
- contributers — Misspelling of contributors.
- contributive — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
- corbel vault — a structure having the form of a vault but constructed on the principle of a corbel arch.
- core subject — the three foundation subjects (English, mathematics, and science) that are compulsory throughout each key stage in the National Curriculum
- costume ball — a fancy dress ball
- counterblast — A counterblast is a strong angry reply to something that has been said, written, or done.
- counterbluff — a bluff made in opposition to another bluff
- counterbrace — a rope on the leeward side of a ship, controlling the position of the fore-topsail
- country-bred — brought up in the country
- courtesy bus — a free bus
- crookes tube — a type of cathode-ray tube in which the electrons are produced by a glow discharge in a low-pressure gas
- cub reporter — A cub reporter is a young newspaper journalist who is still being trained.
- cumbersomely — In a cumbersome way.
- cumbrousness — The state or quality of being cumbrous.
- customisable — Alternative spelling of customizable.
- customizable — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
- cyber mosque — a website dealing with Islamic religious matters
- daily double — a single bet on the winners of two named races in any one day's racing
- day labourer — an unskilled worker hired and paid by the day
- deambulatory — a place for walking often with a covering overhead
- debaucherous — tending toward or involving debauchery, or excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures: a night of debaucherous fun.
- debrouillard — (one who is) skilled or resourceful at handling any difficulty
- dialogue box — a window that may appear on a VDU display to prompt the user to enter further information or select an option
- dibenzofuran — an organic compound (C12H8O) composed of two benzene rings fused to a central furan ring
- discountable — That can be discounted (in all senses).
- documentable — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- dole bludger — a person who collects unemployment benefits but makes no serious effort to get work.
- donald budge — (John) Donald, 1915–2000, U.S. tennis player.
- double agent — a person who spies on a country while pretending to spy for it.
- double album — a commercial recording sold on two CDs or LPs
- double altar — an altar on which the Eucharist may be celebrated from either the liturgical east or the liturgical west side.
- double block — a block having two sheaves or pulleys.