11-letter words containing b, u, s, l
- dorsolumbar — of, relating to, or affecting the back in the region of the lumbar vertebrae.
- double bass — the largest instrument of the violin family, having three or, usually, four strings, rested vertically on the floor when played.
- double salt — a salt that crystallizes as a single substance but ionizes as two distinct salts when dissolved, as carnallite, KMgCl 3 ⋅6H 2 O.
- double star — two stars that appear as one if not viewed through a telescope with adequate magnification, such as two stars that are separated by a great distance but are nearly in line with each other and an observer (optical double star) or those that are relatively close together and comprise a single physical system (physical double star)
- double-stop — to play a double stop on (a stringed instrument).
- doublecross — To betray someone by leading them into trap after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were actually being aided.
- doubled sig — A sig block that has been included twice in a Usenet article or, less commonly, in an electronic mail message. An article or message with a doubled sig can be caused by improperly configured software. More often, however, it reveals the author's lack of experience in electronic communication. See BIFF, pseudo.
- doublespeak — evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
- doubletrees — Plural form of doubletree.
- doublewides — Plural form of doublewide.
- doubtlessly — without doubt; certainly; surely; unquestionably.
- douglas bag — an airtight bag used to collect expired air for analysis of oxygen consumption.
- douglas sbd — dauntless (def 2).
- durableness — Durability.
- dust bowler — a person who is a native or resident of a dust bowl region.
- ebola virus — a highly contagious virus of the family Filoviridae that causes Ebola, a usually fatal disease.
- ebullitions — Plural form of ebullition.
- equableness — The state or quality of being equable.
- equilibrist — An acrobat who performs balancing feats, especially a tightrope walker.
- exhaustible — Capable of being exhausted.
- fabulicious — (slang) Exceptionally fabulous and appealing.
- fantabulous — extremely fine or desirable; excellent; wonderful.
- fat-soluble — soluble in oils or fats.
- filibusters — Plural form of filibuster.
- fillibuster — Alternative form of filibuster.
- floribundas — Plural form of floribunda.
- funambulism — The art of walking on a tightrope or a slack-rope.
- funambulist — a tightrope walker.
- glastonbury — a borough of SW England, in whose vicinity the ruins of an important Iron Age lake village have been found and to which in folklore both King Arthur and Joseph of Arimathaea have been linked, the latter as the founder of the abbey there.
- half-bushel — a unit of dry measure equal to 2 pecks (17.6 liters).
- harbourless — Without a harbour.
- holus-bolus — all at once; altogether.
- hullabaloos — Plural form of hullabaloo.
- husbandable — Capable of being husbanded, or managed with economy.
- husbandland — the holding once held by a husband or tenant farmer or the quantity of land held by him, approximately 32 acres
- husbandless — Without a husband.
- husbandlike — resembling a husband
- implausible — not plausible; not having the appearance of truth or credibility: an implausible alibi.
- implausibly — In an implausible or dubious manner.
- impulse buy — spur-of-the-moment purchase
- indubiously — Synonym of without a doubt.
- inexcusable — incapable of being excused or justified.
- inexcusably — incapable of being excused or justified.
- insalubrity — unfavorable to health; unwholesome.
- inscrutable — incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
- inscrutably — incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
- insuperable — incapable of being passed over, overcome, or surmounted: an insuperable barrier.
- insuperably — In an insuperable manner.
- irrecusable — not to be objected to or rejected.
- irresoluble — incapable of being solved or clarified.