13-letter words containing b, u, t, a, r
- ratable value — (formerly) a fixed value assigned to a property by a local authority, on the basis of which variable annual rates are charged
- reattribution — the act of attributing; ascription.
- redial button — a button on a telephone, allowing the user to dial a number again
- refundability — to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
- relubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- republication — publication anew.
- resublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- run batted in — a runner advanced to home for a score by a particular player at bat, as when he or she gets a hit or a walk with the bases loaded: a category important in individual offensive statistics. Abbreviation: R.B.I.
- saint-brieucs — a city in and the capital of the Côtes-du-Nord, in W France.
- sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
- sea butterfly — any member of the gastropod order Pteropoda, shelled marine mollusks so called for their ability to swim using winglike extensions of the foot.
- shark biscuit — a bodyboard
- slaughterable — (of an animal) ready for slaughter
- slumber party — a social gathering typically of teenagers held at the home of one of them for the purpose of sleeping there overnight.
- sodium borate — borax1 .
- sound blaster — (hardware) The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
- south arabian — of or relating to the former South Arabia (now South Yemen) or its inhabitants
- 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.
- strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
- sub-aggregate — formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined: the aggregate amount of indebtedness.
- subastringent — slightly astringent.
- subcategorize — to split into subcategories
- subcontractor — Law. a person who or business that contracts to provide some service or material necessary for the performance of another's contract.
- subculturally — in a subcultural manner or way
- subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
- subderivative — a word derived from a derivative.
- subequatorial — of, relating to, or being a region near the equatorial region.
- subgeneration — a generation within another generation
- subliterature — writing below the standards of literature as an art form.
- 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.
- subperiosteal — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
- subsaturation — the act or process of saturating.
- 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
- subtriplicate — designating or involving the ratio of the cube roots of two terms
- subtropically — in the subtropics
- superabundant — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
- surgical boot — a specially designed boot or shoe that compensates for deformities of the foot or leg
- survivability — able to be survived: Would an atomic war be survivable?
- 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
- terbium metal — any of a subgroup of rare-earth metals, of which the cerium and yttrium metals comprise the other two subgroups.
- thoracolumbar — of the thoracic and lumbar regions
- thorough bass — figured bass.
- thoroughbrace — either of two strong leather straps upon which the body of certain types of carriage is supported
- tibeto-burman — a subfamily of Sino-Tibetan languages, including especially Tibetan and Burmese.
- tintinnabular — of or relating to bells or bell ringing.
- to bear fruit — If the effort that you put into something or a particular way of doing something bears fruit, it is successful and produces good results.