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13-letter words containing d, u, r, b, a, n

  • mountainboard — a type of skateboard specially designed for rough terrain and steep slopes, having four large wheels linked by a suspension system
  • mourning band — a piece of black material, esp an armband, worn to indicate that the wearer is in mourning
  • multibranched — Having more than one branch.
  • neurofeedback — The presentation of realtime feedback on brainwave activity, as measured by sensors on the scalp, sometimes offered as a means of therapy.
  • non-budgetary — an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
  • nonrefundable — an amount refunded.
  • nubian desert — an arid region in the NE Sudan.
  • old bulgarian — the Bulgarian language of the Middle Ages.
  • onus probandi — the burden of proof.
  • organ-builder — a maker of organs
  • outward bound — (in Britain) a scheme to provide adventure training for young people
  • outward-bound — headed in an outward direction, as toward foreign ports: We passed an outward-bound ship as we came into the harbor.
  • over-abundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
  • overabundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
  • premandibular — situated in front of the mandible
  • quarter-bound — a style of bookbinding in which the spine is leather and the sides are cloth or paper.
  • random number — pseudorandom number
  • random rubble — masonry in which untooled stones are set without coursing
  • redial button — a button on a telephone, allowing the user to dial a number again
  • refundability — to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
  • rubberbanding — (in online video games) the backward popping of characters in motion to their recently occupied spaces that results from high latency in the network connection.
  • run batted in — a runner advanced to home for a score by a particular player at bat, as when he or she gets a hit or a walk with the bases loaded: a category important in individual offensive statistics. Abbreviation: R.B.I.
  • run sb ragged — If someone runs you ragged, they make you do so much that you become exhausted.
  • running board — a small ledge, step, or footboard, formerly beneath the doors of an automobile, to assist passengers entering or leaving the car.
  • sound barrier — Also called sonic barrier, transonic barrier. (not in technical use) a hypothetical barrier to flight beyond the speed of sound, so postulated because aircraft undergo an abruptly increasing drag force induced by compression of the surrounding air when traveling near the speed of sound.
  • sound blaster — (hardware)   The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
  • sound library — a collection of sounds stored on file (for example on CDs, DVDs, or as digital audio files)
  • subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
  • 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.
  • superabundant — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
  • 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.
  • turbine blade — any of a number of bladelike vanes assembled around the periphery of a turbine rotor to guide the steam or gas flow
  • ultrawideband — a transmission technique using a very wide spectrum of frequencies that enables high-speed transfer of data
  • unabbreviated — shortened; made briefer: The rain led to an abbreviated picnic.
  • undeliverable — capable of delivery.
  • undescribable — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
  • undiscernable — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
  • unembarrassed — to cause confusion and shame to; make uncomfortably self-conscious; disconcert; abash: His bad table manners embarrassed her.
  • unobliterated — to blot out or render undecipherable (writing, marks, etc.); efface.
  • unpersuadable — not open or susceptible to persuasion
  • unpredictable — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
  • unpredictably — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
  • urban dweller — a person who lives in an urban area
  • urban studies — the various disciplines associated with the study of urban areas, including urban planning, urban economics and urban architecture
  • weather-bound — delayed or shut in by bad weather.
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