9-letter words containing l, u, e, b
- obsequial — Relating to an obsequy or funeral rite.
- obvoluted — Alternative form of obvolute.
- oldenburg — Claes (Thure) [klous too r-uh] /klaʊs ˈtʊər ə/ (Show IPA), born 1929, U.S. sculptor, born in Sweden.
- oubliette — a secret dungeon with an opening only in the ceiling, as in certain old castles.
- outfumble — to exceed in fumbling
- outgamble — to defeat at gambling
- overbuild — to erect too many buildings in (an area).
- overbuilt — Simple past tense and past participle of overbuild.
- parbuckle — a kind of tackle for raising or lowering a cask or similar object along an inclined plane or a vertical surface, consisting of a rope looped over a post or the like, with its two ends passing around the object to be moved.
- penumbral — Astronomy. the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off. Compare umbra (def 3a). the grayish marginal portion of a sunspot. Compare umbra (def 3b).
- permabull — an investor who consistently acts in the expectation that the value of stocks and shares will rise
- perusable — having the ability to be perused
- plausible — having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot.
- pluggable — a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, or to act as a wedge.
- plumbeous — resembling or containing lead; leaden.
- plumbless — incapable of being sounded
- plumbness — a small mass of lead or other heavy material, as that suspended by a line and used to measure the depth of water or to ascertain a vertical line. Compare plumb line.
- pre-build — to construct (especially something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials: to build a house.
- prebuttal — an argument constructed in anticipation of a criticism: The alderman began his speech with a question-answer style prebuttal.
- prenubile — of the period from birth to puberty
- prepueblo — belonging to the period before the Pueblo Indians
- publicise — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- publicize — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- published — to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
- publisher — a person or company whose business is the publishing of books, periodicals, engravings, computer software, etc.
- pulsebeat — pulse1 (def 1).
- pureblood — an individual, especially an animal, whose ancestry consists of a single strain or type unmixed with any other.
- purgeable — to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
- pursuable — to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase.
- quaffable — (informal, usually referring to wine) Easy to drink.
- quellable — able to be quelled
- quodlibet — a subtle or elaborate argument or point of debate, usually on a theological or scholastic subject.
- rebuilded — to repair, especially to dismantle and reassemble with new parts: to rebuild an old car.
- rebukeful — (of a person) quick to scold or reprimand
- redoubler — a person who redoubles
- reducible — capable of being reduced.
- refutable — to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
- regulable — that can be regulated; controllable.
- republish — to publish again: to republish a bestseller in a special illustrated edition.
- reputable — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
- reputably — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
- resoluble — able to be redissolved.
- reusables — products that can be used more than once
- reuseable — available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.
- rubellite — a deep-red variety of tourmaline, used as a gem.
- rubicelle — a variety of the mineral spinel that is orange or yellow in colour
- rule book — A rule book is a book containing the official rules for a particular game, job, or organization.
- rumble on — If you say that something such as an argument rumbles on, you mean that it continues for a long time after it should have been settled.
- rust belt — the heavily industrial area of the northeastern U.S. containing the older industries and factories.
- saturable — capable of being saturated.