12-letter words containing h, u, b, a
- thiobacillus — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Thiobacillus, inhabiting soil, sewage, etc., that derive energy from oxidation of sulfur or sulfur compounds.
- thrash about — flail, throw oneself around
- through bass — figured bass.
- touchability — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
- turbo-charge — to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.
- turbocharged — with additional power from turbine
- turbocharger — a supercharger that is driven by a turbine turned by exhaust gases from the engine.
- turkish bath — a bath in which the bather, after copious perspiration in a steam room, showers and has a rubdown.
- ubangi-shari — former name of the Central African Republic.
- unachievable — to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish: The police crackdown on speeders achieved its purpose.
- unalphabetic — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
- unbreachable — not able to be breached
- unbreathable — not able to be breathed
- unchangeable — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- unchargeable — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
- uncharitable — deficient in charity; unkind; harsh; unforgiving; censorious; merciless: an uncharitable attitude; an uncharitable neighbor.
- uncharitably — in an unkind or ungenerous manner
- unfathomable — not able to be fathomed, or completely understood; incomprehensible: heroism in the face of unfathomable conflict.
- unhabituated — to accustom (a person, the mind, etc.), as to a particular situation: Wealth habituated him to luxury.
- unhospitable — not hospitable
- unperishable — imperishable
- unpolishable — incapable of being made smooth or shiny
- unpunishable — not able to be punished
- unpunishably — in an unpunishable manner
- unquenchable — to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
- unquenchably — in an unquenchable manner
- unsearchable — not searchable; not lending itself to research or exploration; not to be understood by searching; hidden; unfathomable; mysterious: the unsearchable ways of the universe.
- unsearchably — in an unsearchable manner
- unshadowable — not able to be shadowed
- unshrinkable — not able to contract or become smaller in size
- unstanchable — unstoppable
- upright bass — double bass
- urban blight — deterioration of property in centre of city
- weatherbound — (often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.
- whataboutery — (of two communities in conflict) the practice of repeatedly blaming the other side and referring to events from the past
- younghusband — Sir Francis Edward. 1863–1942, British explorer, mainly of N India and Tibet. He used military force to compel the Dalai Lama to sign (1904) a trade agreement with Britain