12-letter words containing o, b, d, u, c
- futtock band — a metal band around a lower mast somewhat below the top, for holding the lower ends of a futtock shroud.
- ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
- ibm discount — A price increase. Outside IBM, this derives from the common perception that IBM products are generally overpriced (see clone); inside, it is said to spring from a belief that large numbers of IBM employees living in an area cause prices to rise.
- much obliged — expressions used when one wants to indicate that one is very grateful for something
- muscle-bound — having enlarged and inelastic muscles, as from excessive exercise.
- noninducible — to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.
- orchard bush — open savanna country with occasional trees and scrub, as found north of the W African forest belt
- public goods — services such as national defence, law enforcement, and road building, that are for the benefit of, and available to, all members of the public
- reproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- soda biscuit — a biscuit having soda and sour milk or buttermilk as leavening agents.
- sub-mediocre — of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
- subarachnoid — of, relating to, or situated below the arachnoid membrane.
- subdeaconate — subdiaconate.
- subdiaconate — the office or dignity of a subdeacon.
- subintroduce — to introduce subtly
- tuberculosed — tuberculous
- turbocharged — with additional power from turbine
- unobfuscated — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- unobstructed — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- unrecordable — to set down in writing or the like, as for the purpose of preserving evidence.
- vocabularied — having a vocabulary as specified