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.