13-letter words containing b, u, r, g
- queer-bashing — the activity of making vicious and unprovoked verbal or physical assaults upon homosexuals or supposed homosexuals
- rabblerousing — Of or pertaining to a rabble-rouser.
- rambling club — a club for people who enjoy taking walks in the country
- re-submitting — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- regular bevel — the bevel of a bolt or lock on a door opening into the building, room, etc., to which the doorway leads (opposed to reverse bevel).
- rhumb sailing — sea navigation along rhumb lines.
- river bugging — the activity or sport of rafting down fast-flowing rivers on a small inflatable single-seat craft, a river bug, that resembles an armchair
- rough as bags — uncouth
- roxburghshire — a historic county in SE Scotland.
- rubber bridge — a form of contract bridge in which deals are not replayed and in which scores are settled after each rubber.
- rubber gloves — gloves made of rubber, worn to protect the hands while washing up, gardening, etc
- rubberbanding — (in online video games) the backward popping of characters in motion to their recently occupied spaces that results from high latency in the network connection.
- rubbernecking — staring or gaping inquisitively, esp in a naive or foolish manner
- rube goldberg — having a fantastically complicated, improvised appearance: a Rube Goldberg arrangement of flasks and test tubes.
- rugger bugger — a male follower of rugby culture
- run sb ragged — If someone runs you ragged, they make you do so much that you become exhausted.
- running belay — the clipping of the rope through a karabiner attached to a sling, piton, nut, etc, secured to the mountain: used by a leading climber of a team to reduce the length of a possible fall
- running board — a small ledge, step, or footboard, formerly beneath the doors of an automobile, to assist passengers entering or leaving the car.
- shaving brush — a short, cylindrical brush with long, soft, bristles, used in lathering the face before shaving.
- signed number — Mathematics. a number preceded by a plus sign (+) to indicate a positive quantity or by a minus sign (−) to indicate a negative quantity.
- slaughterable — (of an animal) ready for slaughter
- sponge rubber — a light, spongy rubber, usually prepared by bubbling carbon dioxide through or whipping air into latex, used for padding, insulation, gaskets, etc.; foam rubber.
- 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.
- styling brush — a hairbrush used to style or neaten hair
- sub-aggregate — formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined: the aggregate amount of indebtedness.
- sub-sovereign — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
- subastringent — slightly astringent.
- subcategorize — to split into subcategories
- 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.
- subtriangular — almost triangular;not quite triangular
- supreme being — God.
- surge chamber — a chamber for absorbing surge from a liquid or gas.
- surgical boot — a specially designed boot or shoe that compensates for deformities of the foot or leg
- 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
- thorough bass — figured bass.
- thoroughbrace — either of two strong leather straps upon which the body of certain types of carriage is supported
- thumb through — leaf quickly through
- thyroglobulin — a protein which is found in the thyroid gland and which contains iodine
- toothbrushing — the act or method of cleaning the teeth with a toothbrush.
- tramping club — an organization of people who walk for recreation, esp in the bush
- tribune group — (in Britain) a group made up of left-wing Labour Members of Parliament: founded 1966
- troublemaking — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- tubing hanger — A tubing hanger is a device which is attached to the top tubing joint and supports the tubing.
- turbo-charged — A turbo-charged engine or vehicle is fitted with a turbo.
- turbocharging — the process or action of supplying an internal combustion engine or a motor vehicle with a turbocharger
- unbelligerent — not belligerent or hostile
- underbudgeted — furnished with an insufficient budget; not having sufficient funds made available.
- underclubbing — the action of hitting with a club resulting in insufficient distance
- unforgettable — impossible to forget; indelibly impressed on the memory: scenes of unforgettable beauty.