13-letter words containing b, u, s, i, n
- serial number — a number, usually one of a series, assigned for identification: the serial number of an automobile engine.
- serum albumin — Biochemistry. the principal protein of blood plasma, important in osmotic regulation of the blood and transport of metabolites.
- shaving brush — a short, cylindrical brush with long, soft, bristles, used in lathering the face before shaving.
- show business — the entertainment industry, as theater, motion pictures, television, radio, carnival, and circus.
- shub-internet — /shuhb in't*r-net/ (MUD, from H. P. Lovecraft's evil fictional deity "Shub-Niggurath", the Black Goat with a Thousand Young) The harsh personification of the Internet, Beast of a Thousand Processes, Eater of Characters, Avatar of Line Noise, and Imp of Call Waiting; the hideous multi-tendriled entity formed of all the manifold connections of the net. A sect of MUDders worships Shub-Internet, sacrificing objects and praying for good connections. To no avail - its purpose is malign and evil, and is the cause of all network slowdown. Often heard as in "Freela casts a tac nuke at Shub-Internet for slowing her down." (A forged response often follows along the lines of: "Shub-Internet gulps down the tac nuke and burps happily.") Also cursed by users of FTP and telnet when the system slows down. The dread name of Shub-Internet is seldom spoken aloud, as it is said that repeating it three times will cause the being to wake, deep within its lair beneath the Pentagon.
- siberian ruby — a red tourmaline used as a gem: not a true ruby.
- 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.
- silent butler — a small receptacle having a handle and a hinged lid, used for collecting the contents of ashtrays, crumbs from a dinner table, etc., for disposal.
- sinumbra lamp — an unshaded sperm-oil lamp consisting of a translucent glass globe supported on a pedestal: a form of astral lamp.
- sinus sabaeus — an area in the southern hemisphere and near the equator of Mars, appearing dark when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- sky-blue pink — a jocular name for a nonexistent, unknown, or unimportant colour
- slimming club — a group of people who meet regularly and are all trying to lose weight
- sound barrier — Also called sonic barrier, transonic barrier. (not in technical use) a hypothetical barrier to flight beyond the speed of sound, so postulated because aircraft undergo an abruptly increasing drag force induced by compression of the surrounding air when traveling near the speed of sound.
- sound library — a collection of sounds stored on file (for example on CDs, DVDs, or as digital audio files)
- 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.
- spiral nebula — (formerly) a spiral galaxy.
- 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.
- steam turbine — a turbine driven by steam pressure.
- styling brush — a hairbrush used to style or neaten hair
- sub-franchise — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- sub-librarian — an assistant or junior librarian
- sub-questions — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- sub-sovereign — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
- suballocation — an allocation made from a previous allocation
- subastringent — slightly astringent.
- subbituminous — (of coal) dark brown to black and intermediate in rank between lignite and bituminous
- subcinctorium — an embroidered silk vestment resembling, but somewhat broader than, a maniple, worn by the pope on solemn occasions.
- subcollection — the act of collecting.
- subcommission — the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
- subconcession — the act of conceding or yielding, as a right, a privilege, or a point or fact in an argument: He made no concession to caution.
- subconscience — an inhibiting sense of what is prudent: I'd eat another piece of pie but my conscience would bother me.
- subcontiguous — almost touching; nearly contiguous.
- subcontinuous — almost but not quite continuous
- subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- subdiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- subgeneration — a generation within another generation
- 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.
- sublieutenant — British. a navy officer ranking next below a lieutenant.
- submarine pen — a bunker that prevents submarines from bombs
- 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.
- subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
- subsaturation — the act or process of saturating.