12-letter words containing d, e, b, a, u
- mandibulated — Provided with mandibles adapted for biting; mandibulate.
- mountebanked — Simple past tense and past participle of mountebank.
- murderabilia — objects that are regarded as valuable because of their connection with murders or other notorious crimes
- non-dutiable — subject to customs duty, as imported goods.
- obdurateness — The characteristic of being obdurate; stubbornness.
- oboe d'amour — an oboe with a bulb-shaped bell that is pitched a minor third below the range of the conventional oboe and was much used in music of the Baroque period.
- overabundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- pseudorabies — a highly contagious, usually fatal disease of cattle, sheep, and other animals, caused by the herpesvirus Herpes suis, and characterized by severe pruritus and progressive central nervous system involvement sometimes including an aggressive excitement phase.
- quarter bend — a 90° bend, as in a plumbing pipe.
- reattributed — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- rubber-faced — having a face with unusually mobile features: a rubber-faced comedian.
- 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.
- secunderabad — a city in N Andhra Pradesh, in central India, part of Hyderabad: a former British military cantonment.
- shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
- shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.
- shuffleboard — a game in which standing players shove or push wooden or plastic disks with a long cue toward numbered scoring sections marked on a floor or deck.
- slumbershade — sleep shade.
- sub-additive — something that is added, as one substance to another, to alter or improve the general quality or to counteract undesirable properties: an additive that thins paint.
- subdeaconate — subdiaconate.
- subdebutante — a young woman who has not yet made her debut into society.
- subdiaconate — the office or dignity of a subdeacon.
- subdividable — to divide (that which has already been divided) into smaller parts; divide again after a first division.
- subduplicate — of the square root of ratios
- subeditorial — of or relating to a subeditor, the work of a subeditor or a subeditorship
- subepidermal — just below the epidermis or skin
- suberic acid — a crystalline dibasic acid, C 8 H 1 4 O 4 , obtained especially from suberin, castor oil, and cork: used chiefly in the preparation of plastics and plasticizers.
- subfeudatory — of or relating to subfeu
- subinfeudate — to grant (lands) by subinfeudation
- subordinated — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subsaturated — soaked, impregnated, or imbued thoroughly; charged thoroughly or completely; brought to a state of saturation.
- tongue-blade — a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat.
- trabeculated — having trabeculae, transversely barred
- tribute band — A tribute band is a pop group that plays the music and copies the style of another, much more famous, pop group.
- tuberculated — bearing tubercles, knobbly projections or excrescences
- turbocharged — with additional power from turbine
- un-liberated — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- unadjustable — capable of being adjusted: adjustable seat belts.
- unaffordable — that can be afforded; believed to be within one's financial means: attractive new cars at affordable prices.
- unascendable — not able to be ascended or climbed
- unattributed — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- unbridgeable — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- uncalibrated — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- uncelebrated — not celebrated or marked by festivities; unremarked
- uncreditable — of ignoble character
- undefendable — to ward off attack from; guard against assault or injury (usually followed by from or against): The sentry defended the gate against sudden attack.
- undelectable — delightful; highly pleasing; enjoyable: a delectable witticism.
- undeliberate — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- undependable — capable of being depended on; worthy of trust; reliable: a dependable employee.
- underbearing — unassuming
- underblanket — a blanket placed under a bottom sheet