9-letter words containing p, u, l, b
- plugboard — Electricity. an electric switchboard with plugs for telephones and the like.
- 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.
- plumb bob — plummet (def 1).
- plumb-bob — plummet (def 1).
- plumbeous — resembling or containing lead; leaden.
- plumbicon — a development of the vidicon television camera tube in which the photosensitive material is lead oxide
- 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.
- politburo — (often lowercase) the executive committee and chief policymaking body of a Communist Party.
- pony club — an international youth organization that educates young people about horses and horse riding
- 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
- prolabour — favouring an organized labour movement
- pub crawl — visit to a series of bars
- pub lunch — a lunch in a pub
- pub-crawl — to have drinks at one bar after another.
- publicise — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- publicist — a person who publicizes, especially a press agent or public-relations consultant.
- publicity — extensive mention in the news media or by word of mouth or other means of communication.
- 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.
- puff-ball — any of various basidiomycetous fungi, especially of the genus Lycoperdon and allied genera, characterized by a ball-like fruit body that emits a cloud of spores when broken.
- pull back — the act of pulling back, especially a retreat or a strategic withdrawal of troops; pullout.
- pulpboard — a board made from pulpwood.
- pulsebeat — pulse1 (def 1).
- punchball — a form of playground or street baseball in which a rubber ball is batted with the fist.
- punchbowl — a large bowl from which punch, lemonade, etc., is served, usually with a ladle.
- 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.
- 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.
- soup bowl — a container in which soup is served
- subalpine — pertaining to the regions at the foot of the Alps.
- subapical — located below the apex.
- subphylum — a category of related classes within a phylum.
- subprimal — (of meat) being a cut of meat larger than a steak, roast, or other single cut but smaller than a side of beef: shipped by the packer to local markets for final cutting to reduce processing costs and to retard spoilage.
- subpurlin — a light structural member for carrying roofing materials, supported by and running at right angles to purlins.
- subsample — a specimen from or a small part of a sample.
- superable — capable of being overcome; surmountable.
- superably — capable of being overcome; surmountable.
- superbold — (of writing, ornamentation, styling) very or exceptionally bold or striking
- superclub — a large or important club or society
- umble pie — humble pie (def 1).
- uncapable — incapable.
- unpayable — to be paid; due: a loan payable in 30 days.