13-letter words containing e, r, u, b
- neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
- new braunfels — a city in S Texas, near San Antonio.
- new brunswick — a province in SE Canada, E of Maine. 27,985 sq. mi. (72,480 sq. km). Capital: Fredericton.
- non-budgetary — an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
- non-reducible — capable of being reduced.
- non-reputable — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
- nonmeasurable — capable of being measured.
- nonrefundable — an amount refunded.
- nonreturnable — not returnable.
- nubian desert — an arid region in the NE Sudan.
- number theory — the study of integers and their relation to one another.
- nuremberg egg — an egg-shaped watch of the 16th century: one of the earliest watches.
- obiter dictum — an incidental or passing remark, opinion, etc.
- objurgatively — In an objurgative or reproving manner.
- obstructively — In an obstructive manner.
- obtrusiveness — having or showing a disposition to obtrude, as by imposing oneself or one's opinions on others.
- octane number — (of gasoline) a designation of antiknock quality, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics.
- ombudspersons — Plural form of ombudsperson.
- organ-builder — a maker of organs
- osborne house — a house near Cowes on the Isle of Wight: the favourite residence of Queen Victoria, who died there; now a convalescent home
- out of breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- 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.
- overambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- overburdening — Present participle of overburden.
- overexuberant — effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant: an exuberant welcome for the hero.
- overrun brake — a brake fitted to a trailer or other towed vehicle that prevents the towed vehicle travelling faster than the towing vehicle when slowing down or descending an incline
- oversubscribe — to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars.
- owl butterfly — any of several South American nymphalid butterflies of the genus Caligo, especially C. eurylochus, having a spot like an owl's eye on each hind wing.
- paucis verbis — in or by few words; with brevity.
- peanut butter — a paste made from ground roasted peanuts, used as a spread or in cookery.
- pencil rubber — a piece of rubber used for erasing something written in pencil; eraser
- perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
- peruvian bark — cinchona (def 2).
- pleasure boat — recreational vessel
- postbourgeois — (in Marxist thought) belonging to a period of society after the decline of the bourgeoisie
- pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
- pre-submitted — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
- premandibular — situated in front of the mandible
- premium bonds — (in Britain) bonds issued by the Treasury since 1956 for purchase by the public. No interest is paid but there is a monthly draw for cash prizes of various sums
- prepubescence — of or relating to the years immediately preceding puberty, prepubertal.
- presubmission — an act or instance of submitting.
- primum mobile — (in Ptolemaic astronomy) the outermost of the 10 concentric spheres of the universe, making a complete revolution every 24 hours and causing all the others to do likewise.
- probate court — a special court with power over administration of estates of deceased persons, the probate of wills, etc.
- pronounceable — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
- proper subset — a subset that excludes at least one member of the containing set
- proton number — the number of positive charges or protons in the nucleus of an atom of a given element, and therefore also the number of electrons normally surrounding the nucleus. Symbol: Z. Abbreviation: at. no.;
- prussian blue — any of a number of blue pigments containing ferrocyanide or ferricyanide complexes
- public charge — a person who is in economic distress and is supported at government expense: He assured the American consul that the prospective immigrant would not become a public charge.