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13-letter words containing i, u, l

  • bodily injury — The bodily injury section of a liability insurance policy usually covers hospital bills for the injured parties as well as related expenses such as rehabilitation, medicines, and lost income.
  • body building — the act or practice of exercising, lifting weights, etc., so as to develop the muscles of the body.
  • bolt up right — a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
  • bosman ruling — an EU ruling that allows out-of-contract footballers to leave their clubs without the clubs receiving a transfer fee
  • bottled fruit — fruit preserved in glass jars
  • bougainvillea — Bougainvillea is a climbing plant that has thin, red or purple flowers and grows mainly in hot countries.
  • bouillabaisse — Bouillabaisse is a rich stew or soup of fish and vegetables.
  • bouillon cube — A bouillon cube is a solid cube made from dried meat or vegetable juices and other flavorings. Bouillon cubes are used to add flavor to dishes such as stews and soups.
  • boundary line — a line marking one of the edges of a playing area
  • boutros-ghali — ˈBoutros (ˈbutroʊs ) ; bo̅oˈtrōs) 1922- ; Egypt. diplomat: secretary-general of the United Nations (1992-96)
  • brilliant cut — a cut for gems
  • brilliant-cut — a cut intended to enhance the brilliance of a gem with the least possible sacrifice of weight, characterized by a form resembling two pyramids set base to base, truncated so as to give a broad table and a very small culet, and having from 18 to 104 facets, 58 being typical.
  • bristle brush — a brush made with animal bristles
  • brittany blue — a medium greenish blue.
  • broiler house — a building in which broiler chickens are reared in confined conditions
  • brutalization — to make brutal.
  • bufadienolide — any of a family of steroid lactones, occurring in toad venom and squill, that possess cardiac-stimulating and antitumor activity.
  • buffalo chips — the dried dung of buffalo used as fuel, especially by early settlers on the western plains.
  • buffalo plaid — a plaid with large blocks formed by the intersection of two different-color yarns, typically red and black.
  • buffalo wings — spicy fried segments of chicken wings, usually served with celery sticks and a sauce of blue cheese
  • buffing wheel — a wheel covered with a soft material, such as lamb's wool or leather, used for shining and polishing
  • build bridges — to promote reconciliation or cooperation between hostile groups or people
  • building land — land on which construction can take place
  • building line — the boundary line along a street beyond which buildings must not project
  • building plot — a piece of land on which a house can be built
  • building site — A building site is an area of land on which a building or a group of buildings is in the process of being built or altered.
  • built-up mast — a wooden mast formed of several shaped, longitudinal pieces joined together.
  • built-up roof — a usually flat or slightly sloped roof that is covered with a special material applied in sealed, waterproof layers.
  • bulk settling — Bulk settling is a process in which two liquids, or a solid and a liquid, of different densities are allowed to separate by gravity.
  • bullhead rail — a rail having a cross section with a bulbous top and bottom, the top being larger
  • bully-ragging — to bully; harass: to bullyrag fraternity plebs.
  • bumblebeefish — any of several gobies of the genus Brachygobius, inhabiting waters of the Malay Archipelago and having brown and yellow bands on the body that resemble the markings of a bumblebee.
  • bundle of his — atrioventricular bundle.
  • burglariously — in the manner of a burglar or buglary
  • burial ground — A burial ground is a place where bodies are buried, especially an ancient place.
  • burning glass — a convex lens for concentrating the sun's rays into a small area to produce heat or fire
  • burrowing owl — a ground owl (Athene cunicularia) of the prairie regions of North and South America having long legs and a small head: it makes its nest in abandoned burrows
  • busheled iron — heterogeneous iron made from scrap iron and steel.
  • business plan — A business plan is a detailed plan for setting up or developing a business, especially one that is written in order to borrow money.
  • bustard quail — button quail.
  • bustard-quail — any of several birds of the family Turnicidae, of warmer parts of the Old World, resembling but not related to the true quail. Also called bustard quail, hemipode.
  • butcher linen — a strong, heavy fabric made of rayon or rayon and cotton with a linen finish, constructed in plain weave.
  • butter muslin — a fine loosely woven cotton material originally used for wrapping butter
  • butterflyfish — any small tropical marine percoid fish of the genera Chaetodon, Chelmon, etc, that has a deep flattened brightly coloured or strikingly marked body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae
  • butyl nitrite — a volatile liquid, C 4 H 9 NO 2 , the vapor of which can cause headache and vasodilation, used as an active ingredient in some household deodorizers, and misused by inhalation to prolong the sensation of orgasm.
  • cactus dahlia — a double-flowered variety of dahlia
  • caesium clock — a type of atomic clock that uses the frequency of radiation absorbed in changing the spin of electrons in caesium atoms
  • calcariferous — having a spur or spurs
  • calcium light — limelight (sense 1)
  • calcium oxide — a white crystalline base used in the production of calcium hydroxide and bleaching powder and in the manufacture of glass, paper, and steel. Formula: CaO
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