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13-letter words containing p, u, b

  • interruptible — to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
  • john q public — the average or typical U.S. citizen: an entertainment aimed at Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public.
  • jumper cables — jump leads for starting a vehicle
  • juniper berry — the berrylike cone of a juniper.
  • keep on about — If you say that someone keeps on about something, you mean that they keep talking about it in a boring way.
  • kennebunkport — a town in SW Maine: summer resort.
  • komi republic — a constituent republic of NW Russia: annexed by the princes of Moscow in the 14th century. Capital: Syktyvkar. Pop: 1 019 000 (2002). Area: 415 900 sq km (160 540 sq miles)
  • labour supply — the total number of hours that workers are willing and able to be paid wages to work for
  • lepton number — in a process involving elementary particles, the total number of leptons minus the total number of antileptons.
  • luang prabang — Louangphrabang.
  • lumbar plexus — a network of nerves originating in the spinal nerves of the midback region and innervating the pelvic area, the front of the legs, and part of the feet.
  • mahabalipuram — a village in NE Tamil Nadu, in SE India: Hindu temples; early Dravidian architecture.
  • manipulatable — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
  • melbourne cup — an annual horse race run in Melbourne, since 1861
  • moebius strip — Möbius strip
  • multiple boot — dual boot
  • multiplicable — capable of being multiplied.
  • non-imputable — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
  • non-reputable — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
  • nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
  • notary public — a public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take depositions, etc.
  • ombudsmanship — The position or office of an ombudsman.
  • ombudspersons — Plural form of ombudsperson.
  • onus probandi — the burden of proof.
  • opossum block — (in New Zealand) a block of bush allocated to a licensed opossum trapper
  • opprobriously — In an opprobrious manner.
  • pas de basque — a step in which the dancer swings one foot to the side, springs onto it, and swings the other foot against it.
  • pass the buck — Poker. any object in the pot that reminds the winner of some privilege or obligation when his or her turn to deal next comes.
  • paucis verbis — in or by few words; with brevity.
  • peanut butter — a paste made from ground roasted peanuts, used as a spread or in cookery.
  • pencil rubber — a piece of rubber used for erasing something written in pencil; eraser
  • perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
  • peruvian bark — cinchona (def 2).
  • pilot biscuit — hardtack.
  • pleasure boat — recreational vessel
  • plumbosolvent — able to dissolve lead
  • polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
  • postbourgeois — (in Marxist thought) belonging to a period of society after the decline of the bourgeoisie
  • postdebutante — following the stage of being a debutante
  • postpubescent — a young person in his or her early teens.
  • pouring-basin — (in a vacuum induction furnace) a trough through which molten metal flows under vacuum to a mold chamber.
  • pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
  • pre-submitted — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
  • precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
  • premandibular — situated in front of the mandible
  • premium bonds — (in Britain) bonds issued by the Treasury since 1956 for purchase by the public. No interest is paid but there is a monthly draw for cash prizes of various sums
  • prepubescence — of or relating to the years immediately preceding puberty, prepubertal.
  • presubmission — an act or instance of submitting.
  • primum mobile — (in Ptolemaic astronomy) the outermost of the 10 concentric spheres of the universe, making a complete revolution every 24 hours and causing all the others to do likewise.
  • probate court — a special court with power over administration of estates of deceased persons, the probate of wills, etc.
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