12-letter words containing e, u, s, b, i
- stirrup bone — the stapes, one of the three bones of the middle ear
- stone bruise — a bruise on the sole of the foot, caused by walking on or striking against a small stone or other hard object.
- 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.
- sub-mediocre — of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
- sub-religion — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- subalternity — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- subcelestial — being beneath the heavens; terrestrial.
- subcivilized — not quite civilized
- subcommittee — a secondary committee appointed out of a main committee.
- subcontinent — a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India.
- subdelirious — having the symptoms of subdelirium; suffering from subdelirium
- 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.
- suberization — the impregnation of cell walls with suberin, causing the formation of cork.
- subfertility — below-average fertility
- subinfection — an act or fact of infecting; state of being infected.
- subinfeudate — to grant (lands) by subinfeudation
- subinspector — a secondary or assistant inspector
- subintroduce — to introduce subtly
- subjectified — to make subjective.
- subjectifies — to make subjective.
- subjectional — the act of subjecting.
- subjectively — existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective).
- subjectivise — make subjective
- subjectivism — Epistemology. the doctrine that all knowledge is limited to experiences by the self, and that transcendent knowledge is impossible.
- subjectivist — Epistemology. the doctrine that all knowledge is limited to experiences by the self, and that transcendent knowledge is impossible.
- subjectivity — the state or quality of being subjective; subjectiveness.
- subjectivize — to make subjective
- sublineation — an underlining
- subminiature — subminiature camera.
- submissively — inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
- submit-table — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- subordinated — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subsatellite — a satellite designed to be released into orbit from another spacecraft.
- subscribable — to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.
- subscriptive — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
- subservience — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
- subserviency — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
- subspecialty — a lesser or minor specialty: a cinematographer with a subspecialty of portrait photography.
- substantiate — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
- substitutive — serving as or capable of serving as a substitute.
- subversively — Also, subversionary [suh b-vur-zhuh-ner-ee, -shuh-] /səbˈvɜr ʒəˌnɛr i, -ʃə-/ (Show IPA). tending or intending to subvert or overthrow, destroy, or undermine an established or existing system, especially a legally constituted government or a set of beliefs.
- summarizable — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- supercabinet — a specially-formed cabinet, a select or powerful group of political ministers (cabinet)
- suppressible — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
- the business — If you say that someone or something is the business, you mean that they are the best of their kind.