12-letter words containing n, a, b, u
- unverifiable — to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction.
- unvoyageable — not able to be sailed or otherwise journeyed over; untraversable; innavigable
- unvulnerable — invulnerable
- up and about — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
- urban blight — deterioration of property in centre of city
- urban centre — an urban area that is large and heavily populated
- urban forest — the trees and plants within a city.
- urban legend — a modern story of obscure origin and with little or no supporting evidence that spreads spontaneously in varying forms and often has elements of humor, moralizing, or horror: Are there alligators living in the New York City sewer system, or is that just an urban legend?
- urban sprawl — the uncontrolled spread of urban development into neighboring regions.
- urbanisation — the act or fact of urbanizing, or taking on the characteristics of a city: Urbanization has led to more air pollution and increasing childhood asthma.
- urbanization — the act or fact of urbanizing, or taking on the characteristics of a city: Urbanization has led to more air pollution and increasing childhood asthma.
- urbanologist — a sociologist specializing in urban life and problems
- valuableness — having considerable monetary worth; costing or bringing a high price: a valuable painting; a valuable crop.
- valve bounce — A valve bounce is the bouncing of a poppet valve on its seat when it is closing.
- verbenaceous — belonging to the plant family Verbenaceae.
- vibratiuncle — a slight vibration
- villeurbanne — a city in E France, near Lyons.
- vocabularian — a person who is particularly or overly attentive to words
- weatherbound — (often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.
- woburn abbey — a mansion in Woburn in Bedfordshire: originally an abbey; rebuilt in the 17th century for the Dukes of Bedford, altered by Henry Holland in the 18th century; deer park landscaped by Humphrey Repton
- 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