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13-letter words containing b, u, t, s, o

  • subinvolution — (of organs) a partial return to normal size
  • sublanceolate — (of leaves, etc) almost spear-shaped
  • sublime porte — official name of Porte.
  • 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.
  • subpopulation — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
  • subsaturation — the act or process of saturating.
  • subsequent to — after, following
  • subsidization — to furnish or aid with a subsidy.
  • subterraneous — existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground.
  • subtropically — in the subtropics
  • sulfur-bottom — blue whale.
  • superlobbyist — someone who lobbies on behalf of another
  • surgical boot — a specially designed boot or shoe that compensates for deformities of the foot or leg
  • tablespoonful — the amount a tablespoon can hold.
  • tautosyllabic — occurring within the same syllable: The (s) and (t) are tautosyllabic in the word disturb, but not in distaste.
  • the big house — a penitentiary (usually preceded by the).
  • the dust bowl — the area of the south central US that became denuded of topsoil by wind erosion during the droughts of the mid-1930s
  • thorough bass — figured bass.
  • to bust a gut — To bust a gut means to work very hard trying to achieve something.
  • toothbrushing — the act or method of cleaning the teeth with a toothbrush.
  • totis viribus — with all one's might.
  • tout ensemble — all together.
  • transboundary — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
  • treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
  • truck bolster — the upper transverse member of a car truck that holds the truck center plate and receives the car's weight.
  • tuberous root — a true root so thickened as to resemble a tuber, but bearing no buds or eyes.
  • tubuliflorous — having the corolla tubular in all the perfect flowers of a head, as certain composite plants.
  • unambitiously — in an unambitious manner
  • uncontestable — a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
  • unmetabolised — not metabolised
  • unobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
  • unobtrusively — not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
  • unpostponable — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
  • unsmotherable — unquenchable
  • unsupportable — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
  • vitreous body — a transparent gelatinous substance, permeated by fine fibrils, that fills the interior of the eyeball between the lens and the retina
  • water-soluble — capable of dissolving in water.
  • west by south — a point on the compass 11°15prime; south of west. Abbreviation: WbS.
  • west columbia — a town in central South Carolina.
  • within bounds — not beyond limits
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