12-letter words containing b, u, t, l
- polybutylene — any of several polymers of butylene, used chiefly in the manufacture of lubricants and synthetic rubber.
- probouleutic — relating to the Athenian council, which discussed matters before submitting them to the general assembly
- prosecutable — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- pulling boat — a boat propelled by oars alone.
- pupilability — confidentiality
- quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quantifiably — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- questionable — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- questionably — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- quilting bee — a social gathering at which the participants make quilts.
- quotableness — the condition or quality of being quotable
- redoublement — the act of redoubling
- reducibility — capable of being reduced.
- reputability — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
- roundaboutly — in a roundabout manner
- rubber latex — the milky sap of any of several trees of the genus Hevea, especially H. brasiliensis, from which natural rubber is derived.
- rubber plant — a plant, Ficus elastica, of the mulberry family, having oblong, shining, leathery leaves, growing native as a tall tree in India, the Malay Archipelago, etc., used as a source of rubber and cultivated in Europe and America as an ornamental house plant.
- rugby tackle — A rugby tackle is a way of making someone fall over by throwing your arms around their legs or hips.
- rumble strip — one of a series of rough or slightly raised strips of pavement on a highway, intended to slow down the speed of vehicles, as before a toll booth.
- salad burnet — a plant, Poterium sanguisorba, of the rose family, native to Eurasia, having rounded heads of small, greenish flowers in short spikes and edible leaves.
- sanctus bell — a bell rung during the celebration of Mass to call attention to the more solemn parts.
- saturability — capable of being saturated.
- scratchbuild — to build a scale model of something from scratch, that is, from raw materials like wood, clay or paper
- scratchbuilt — describing something which has been constructed by scratchbuilding
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- scrutability — capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.
- sitting bull — 1834–90, American Indian warrior: leader of the Hunkpapa; victor at Little Bighorn, 1876.
- snout beetle — weevil (def 1).
- somnambulant — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- somnambulate — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- somnambulist — sleepwalking.
- soul brother — a black male, especially a fellow black male.
- square-built — sturdy and strong-looking
- steel lumber — metal lumber composed of sheet steel.
- steubenville — a city in E Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- struggle bus — a situation, task, etc., that seems difficult or frustrating: With no sleep last night, I’ll be on the struggle bus today.
- stunt double — someone who performs dangerous stunts in a film in place of an actor
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subalternant — a universal in relation to a subaltern
- subalternate — subordinate.
- subalternity — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- subapostolic — of or relating to the era after that of the Apostles
- subcelestial — being beneath the heavens; terrestrial.
- subcentrally — in a subcentral manner
- subcuticular — the nonliving epidermis that surrounds the edges of the fingernail or toenail.
- subduplicate — of the square root of ratios
- subeditorial — of or relating to a subeditor, the work of a subeditor or a subeditorship
- subfactorial — the number of ways a group of objects can be arranged so that none of the objects are in their original or correct place
- subfertility — below-average fertility
- subjectional — the act of subjecting.