13-letter words containing r, u, b, e, c
- sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
- she-crab soup — a thick, bisquelike soup made with the meat and eggs of the female crab.
- short subject — a short film, as a documentary or travelogue, shown as part of a program with a feature-length film.
- spruce beetle — a beetle, Dendroctonus rufipennis, that feeds on and nests in spruce, pine, and other evergreen trees, sometimes causing extensive damage.
- strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
- sub-franchise — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- sub-reference — an act or instance of referring.
- subappearance — a slight appearance
- subcategorize — to split into subcategories
- subcoriaceous — almost leathery
- subprefecture — the office or position of subprefect
- subtriplicate — designating or involving the ratio of the cube roots of two terms
- surbased arch — drop arch (def 2).
- surge chamber — a chamber for absorbing surge from a liquid or gas.
- thoroughbrace — either of two strong leather straps upon which the body of certain types of carriage is supported
- tracer bullet — a bullet containing a tracer.
- truck bolster — the upper transverse member of a car truck that holds the truck center plate and receives the car's weight.
- tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
- tuberculinize — to inoculate with tuberculin.
- turbidimetric — from, using, or relating to a turbidimeter or turbidimetry
- turbo-charged — A turbo-charged engine or vehicle is fitted with a turbo.
- tuva republic — a constituent republic of S Russia: mountainous. Capital: Kizyl. Pop: 305 500 (2002). Area: 170 500 sq km (65 800 sq miles)
- unappreciable — sufficient to be readily perceived or estimated; considerable: There is an appreciable difference between socialism and communism.
- unciform bone — a small bone of the wrist
- uncomfortable — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
- unconformable — not conformable; not conforming.
- unconquerable — to acquire by force of arms; win in war: to conquer a foreign land.
- unconquerably — in an invincible manner
- unconversable — inappropriate for conversation
- unconvertible — capable of being converted.
- uncorrectable — not able to be fixed
- underclubbing — the action of hitting with a club resulting in insufficient distance
- undescribable — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
- undiscernable — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
- undiscernible — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
- unenforceable — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
- unextractable — to get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force: to extract a tooth.
- unobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- unperceivable — imperceptible
- unperceivably — imperceptibly
- unperceptible — capable of being perceived; recognizable; appreciable: a perceptible change in his behavior.
- unpracticable — impracticable.
- unpredictable — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
- unpredictably — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
- unproblematic — not problematic, not causing difficulties or confusion; uncomplicated
- unprotectable — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- unreclaimable — not able to be reclaimed, reformed, or rescued from vice
- unreclaimably — in an unreclaimable manner
- unrecoverable — able to recover or be recovered: a patient now believed to be recoverable; recoverable losses on his investments.
- unrecoverably — in an unrecoverable or irrecoverable manner