11-letter words containing i, r, e, b, u
- bourgeoisie — In Marxist theory, the bourgeoisie are the middle-class people who own most of the wealth in a capitalist system.
- bourgeoning — to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor.
- bournebasic — A BASIC interpreter. comp.sources.misc archives volume 1.
- boutonniere — a flower or flowers worn in a buttonhole, as of a lapel
- brake fluid — an oily liquid used to transmit pressure in a hydraulic brake or clutch system
- brankursine — a bear's-breech, a type of acanthus plant
- break it up — stop fighting
- breaking-up — separation, or the action of separating, into smaller parts
- breunnerite — an iron-containing type of magnesite used in the manufacture of refractory bricks
- brimfulness — the quality of being completely full or full to the brim
- brittlebush — any of several composite plants of the genus Encelia, of desert regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having alternate leaves and yellow ray flowers with a yellow or purple center.
- brucellosis — an infectious disease of cattle, goats, dogs, and pigs, caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella and transmittable to humans (e.g. by drinking contaminated milk): symptoms include fever, chills, and severe headache
- brush aside — If you brush aside or brush away an idea, remark, or feeling, you refuse to consider it because you think it is not important or useful, even though it may be.
- bulbiferous — (of plants) producing bulbs
- bulimarexia — bulimia (sense 2)
- bullfighter — A bullfighter is the person who tries to injure or kill the bull in a bullfight.
- bullshitter — nonsense, lies, or exaggeration.
- bullterrier — a breed of dog
- bunker hill — the first battle of the American Revolution, actually fought on Breed's Hill, next to Bunker Hill, near Boston, on June 17, 1775. Though defeated, the colonists proved that they could stand against British regular soldiers
- bur chervil — a plant of the carrot family, Anthriscus caucalis, that is related to and resembles chervil
- burnishment — the act or process of burnishing
- bursiculate — resembling a pouch
- bush shrike — any shrike of the African subfamily Malaconotinae, such as Chlorophoneus nigrifrons (black-fronted bush shrike)
- butcherbird — a shrike, esp one of the genus Lanius
- butter dish — a small dish designed to hold butter
- butterfield — William. 1814–1900, British architect of the Gothic Revival; his buildings include Keble College, Oxford (1870) and All Saints, Margaret Street, London (1849–59)
- butterflies — tremors in the stomach region due to nervousness
- byelorussia — Official name Belarus. Formerly White Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. a republic in E Europe, N of Ukraine: formerly a part of the Soviet Union. 80,154 sq. mi. (207,600 sq. km). Capital: Minsk.
- carburetion — Carburetion is the process of fuel becoming vapor and mixing with a stream of air in a carburetor.
- carbutamide — An antidiabetic drug.
- carvelbuilt — Alternative form of carvel-built.
- chiliburger — a hamburger served with a topping of chili con carne.
- contributed — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
- contributer — Misspelling of contributor.
- contributes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contribute.
- copublisher — a publisher that publishes a work in conjunction with another publisher
- corbiculate — having corbiculae or pollen baskets
- corruptible — susceptible to corruption; capable of being corrupted
- counterbids — Plural form of counterbid.
- crimebuster — (chiefly, US, informal) A person, especially a law enforcement officer, who is particularly effective in thwarting criminal activity and in bringing criminals to justice.
- cruciverbal — of or relating to crosswords
- crumbliness — The state of being crumbly.
- curb weight — the weight of an automotive vehicle including fuel, coolant, and lubricants but excluding occupants and cargo.
- de beauvoir — Simone (simɔn). 1908–86, French existentialist novelist and feminist, whose works include Le Sang des autres (1944), Le Deuxième Sexe (1949), and Les Mandarins (1954)
- deattribute — to withdraw the initial ascription of (a work of art)
- decarburize — decarbonize
- decumbiture — the act of lying recumbent and, in particular, as a sick patient in bed
- dirt dauber — mud dauber.
- disburdened — Simple past tense and past participle of disburden.
- disbursable — to pay out (money), especially for expenses; expend.