12-letter words containing l, u, b, r
- buffalo bird — a cowbird, Molothrus ater, of North America.
- buffalo robe — a carriage robe or rug made of the skin of the bison, dressed with the hair on
- buffaloberry — any shrub of the genus Shepherdia native to North America
- buffel grass — grass used for pasture in Africa, India, and Australia
- bulk carrier — a ship that carries unpackaged cargo, usually consisting of a single dry commodity, such as coal or grain
- bull terrier — A bull terrier is a breed of strong dog with a short, whitish coat and a thick neck.
- bullet train — a passenger train that travels at very high speed
- bullet-proof — Something that is bullet-proof is made of a strong material that bullets cannot pass through.
- bullock cart — a cart pulled by one or two bullocks
- bunny boiler — a person, esp a woman, who is considered to be emotionally unstable and likely to be dangerously vengeful
- bur marigold — any plant of the genus Bidens that has yellow flowers and pointed fruits that cling to fur and clothing: family Asteraceae (composites)
- burglarproof — safeguarded or secure against burglary.
- burial mound — a barrow
- burj khalifa — a slender tapering skyscraper in Dubai; completed in 2009; the world's tallest man-made structure, standing at 828m (2716 ft)
- burnt almond — a sweet consisting of an almond enclosed in burnt sugar
- burrillville — a town in N Rhode Island.
- burro's tail — a succulent Mexican plant, Sedum morganianum, of the stonecrop family, bearing small, rose-colored flowers and long, hanging, nearly cylindrical stems with closely packed whitish-green leaves.
- bush leaguer — Also called busher. Baseball. a player in a minor league. an incompetent player, as one who behaves or plays as if he or she belonged in a minor league.
- bush-leaguer — (in baseball) someone who plays in a minor league
- butter cloth — a type of open, unsized muslin
- butyl rubber — a copolymer of isobutene and isoprene, used in tyres and as a waterproofing material
- byelorussian — Byelorussian means belonging or relating to Byelorussia or to its people or culture.
- carbamylurea — biuret.
- carbon value — an empirical measurement of the tendency of a lubricant to form carbon when in use
- carnal abuse — Law. any lascivious contact with the sexual organs of a child by an adult, especially without sexual intercourse.
- carvel-built — (of a vessel) having a hull with planks made flush at the seams
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- cherubically — In a cherubic way.
- child abuser — someone who abuses a child, esp someone convicted of this
- child labour — the full-time employment of children below a minimum age laid down by statute
- chiliburgers — Plural form of chiliburger.
- chlorambucil — an alkylating drug derived from nitrogen mustard, administered orally in the treatment of leukaemia and other malignant diseases. Formula: C14H19Cl2NO2
- circulatable — Capable of being circulated.
- circumboreal — of or having to do with plants and animals inhabiting boreal regions of North America and Eurasia
- cirl bunting — a European passerine bird Emberiza cirlus, of the bunting family Emberizidae
- class b drug — (in Britain) any of the second most dangerous group of controlled drugs, including amphetamine
- clothesbrush — A brush for the clothes.
- cloud banner — banner cloud.
- cloudberries — Plural form of cloudberry.
- club culture — the practice of protecting the reputation of one's workforce in the face of criticism, above all other considerations
- club fighter — a mediocre boxer who fights mostly on programs at small sporting clubs
- cluster bomb — A cluster bomb is a type of bomb which is dropped from an aircraft. It contains a large number of smaller bombs that spread out before they hit the ground.
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- coal-burning — fuelled by burning coal
- colour-blind — Someone who is colour-blind cannot see the difference between colours, especially between red and green.
- confabulator — to converse informally; chat.
- configurable — to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
- constabulary — In Britain and some other countries, a constabulary is the police force of a particular area.
- corbel vault — a structure having the form of a vault but constructed on the principle of a corbel arch.
- coulrophobia — an abnormal fear of clowns.