11-letter words containing c, u, b
- cotton bush — any of various downy chenopodiaceous shrubs, esp Kochia aphylla, which is used to feed livestock
- cougar bait — a younger man who is often pursued by older women seeking a sexual relationship: We all agreed he was prime cougar bait.
- counterbase — a double bass
- counterbids — Plural form of counterbid.
- counterblow — a retaliatory blow
- counterbond — a bond that protects a person who has entered into a bond for another person
- counterbore — a tool for enlarging a drilled hole for a portion of its length, as to permit sinking a screw head.
- counterbuff — a retaliatory blow
- coupon bond — a bond, usually a bearer bond, that pays interest by means of coupons with specific cash values.
- course book — A course book is a textbook that students and teachers use as the basis of a course.
- covarrubias — Miguel [mee-gel] /miˈgɛl/ (Show IPA), 1904–57, Mexican caricaturist, illustrator, and painter.
- crab cactus — Christmas cactus
- crab nebula — the expanding remnant of the supernova observed in 1054 ad, lying in the constellation Taurus at an approximate distance of 6500 light years
- crazy about — mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- cretan bull — a savage bull, captured on Crete by Hercules and allowed to roam near Marathon in Greece until captured by Theseus.
- crimebuster — (chiefly, US, informal) A person, especially a law enforcement officer, who is particularly effective in thwarting criminal activity and in bringing criminals to justice.
- cruciverbal — of or relating to crosswords
- crumbliness — The state of being crumbly.
- cuff button — the button for a shirt cuff.
- culebra cut — former name of Gaillard Cut.
- culpability — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
- cumbernauld — a town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire, northeast of Glasgow: developed as a new town since 1956. Pop: 49 664 (2001)
- cummerbunds — Plural form of cummerbund.
- cumulonimbi — Plural form of cumulonimbus.
- cunobelinus — also called Cymbeline. died ?42 ad, British ruler of the Catuvellauni tribe (?10–?42); founder of Colchester (?10)
- cupid's bow — a shape of the upper lip considered to resemble Cupid's double-curved bow
- curableness — The quality or state of being curable.
- curb market — curb (def 5).
- curb weight — the weight of an automotive vehicle including fuel, coolant, and lubricants but excluding occupants and cargo.
- currant bun — a sweet bun containing currants
- currer bell — Anne ("Acton Bell") 1820–49, English novelist.
- currycombed — Simple past tense and past participle of currycomb.
- cut sb dead — If you see someone you know and cut them dead, you ignore them.
- cut tobacco — tobacco cut into thin shreds as used in cigarettes, often for pipes and for rolling
- cuttlebones — Plural form of cuttlebone.
- cybersurfer — A person who surfs (browses the Internet).
- cyclobutane — (uncountable, organic compound) A simple alicyclic hydrocarbon, C4H8; a light inflammable gas.
- debauchedly — In a debauched manner.
- debauchment — The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
- debouchment — the act or an instance of debouching
- decarburize — decarbonize
- decumbiture — the act of lying recumbent and, in particular, as a sick patient in bed
- deductibles — Plural form of deductible.
- discussable — to consider or examine by argument, comment, etc.; talk over or write about, especially to explore solutions; debate: to discuss the proposed law on taxes.
- discussible — Alternative spelling of discussable.
- disencumber — to free from a burden or other encumbrance; disburden.
- disturbance — the act of disturbing.
- dog biscuit — a hard biscuit for dogs, usually containing ground meat, bones, etc.
- double back — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
- double chin — a fold of fat beneath the chin.