12-letter words containing b, u, t, l
- bull mastiff — a large powerful breed of dog with a short usually fawn or brindle coat, developed by crossing the bulldog with the mastiff
- bull terrier — A bull terrier is a breed of strong dog with a short, whitish coat and a thick neck.
- bull thistle — a tall, spiny thistle, Cirsium vulgare, having heads of pink to purple flowers: a common weed in North America.
- bull-baiting — the setting of dogs on a chained or confined bull, formerly a popular pastime in England
- bullet point — A bullet point is one of a series of important items for discussion or action in a document, usually marked by a square or round symbol.
- bullet train — a passenger train that travels at very high speed
- bullet wound — a wound made by a bullet
- bullet-proof — Something that is bullet-proof is made of a strong material that bullets cannot pass through.
- bullfighting — Bullfighting is the public entertainment in which people try to kill bulls in bullfights.
- bullock cart — a cart pulled by one or two bullocks
- bully pulpit — If someone in a prominent job or position publicly expresses their opinions about a particular subject, you can say that they are using their job or position as a bully pulpit.
- burnt almond — a sweet consisting of an almond enclosed in burnt sugar
- burro's tail — a succulent Mexican plant, Sedum morganianum, of the stonecrop family, bearing small, rose-colored flowers and long, hanging, nearly cylindrical stems with closely packed whitish-green leaves.
- bus topology — bus
- bush singlet — a black woollen singlet often worn by farm labourers
- bushelbasket — a rounded basket with a capacity of one bushel
- bushy-tailed — bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, fresh, alert, eager, and lively
- busted flush — a poker hand with four cards of the same suit that fails to form a flush when the final card is dealt
- butter cloth — a type of open, unsized muslin
- button quail — any small quail-like terrestrial bird of the genus Turnix, such as T. sylvatica (striped button quail), occurring in tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World: family Turnicidae, order Gruiformes (cranes, rails, etc)
- buttonholing — the hole, slit, or loop through which a button is passed and by which it is secured.
- butyl rubber — a copolymer of isobutene and isoprene, used in tyres and as a waterproofing material
- calculatable — Able to be calculated; calculable.
- carvel-built — (of a vessel) having a hull with planks made flush at the seams
- celebutantes — Plural form of celebutante.
- circulatable — Capable of being circulated.
- cirl bunting — a European passerine bird Emberiza cirlus, of the bunting family Emberizidae
- clothesbrush — A brush for the clothes.
- club culture — the practice of protecting the reputation of one's workforce in the face of criticism, above all other considerations
- club fighter — a mediocre boxer who fights mostly on programs at small sporting clubs
- clubbability — The quality of being clubbable.
- 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.
- combustibles — Plural form of combustible.
- confabulated — Simple past tense and past participle of confabulate.
- confabulator — to converse informally; chat.
- conglobulate — to form into a globe or ball
- connubiality — of marriage or wedlock; matrimonial; conjugal: connubial love.
- constabulary — In Britain and some other countries, a constabulary is the police force of a particular area.
- corbel vault — a structure having the form of a vault but constructed on the principle of a corbel arch.
- costume ball — a fancy dress ball
- countability — the fact of being countable
- 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
- country club — A country club is a club in the country where you can play sports and attend social events.
- crushability — to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
- cultivatable — Cultivable.
- custom-build — to make according to the specifications of an individual buyer
- custom-built — If something is custom-built, it is built according to someone's special requirements.
- customisable — Alternative spelling of customizable.
- customizable — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.