13-letter words containing r, u, b, e, p
- jumper cables — jump leads for starting a vehicle
- juniper berry — the berrylike cone of a juniper.
- 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)
- lepton number — in a process involving elementary particles, the total number of leptons minus the total number of antileptons.
- 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.
- melbourne cup — an annual horse race run in Melbourne, since 1861
- moebius strip — Möbius strip
- non-reputable — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
- ombudspersons — Plural form of ombudsperson.
- 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).
- pleasure boat — recreational vessel
- postbourgeois — (in Marxist thought) belonging to a period of society after the decline of the bourgeoisie
- 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.
- pronounceable — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
- proper subset — a subset that excludes at least one member of the containing set
- proton number — the number of positive charges or protons in the nucleus of an atom of a given element, and therefore also the number of electrons normally surrounding the nucleus. Symbol: Z. Abbreviation: at. no.;
- prussian blue — any of a number of blue pigments containing ferrocyanide or ferricyanide complexes
- public charge — a person who is in economic distress and is supported at government expense: He assured the American consul that the prospective immigrant would not become a public charge.
- public sector — the area of the nation's affairs under governmental rather than private control.
- purple mombin — a tree, Spondias purpurea, of tropical America, having clusters of purple or greenish flowers and yellow or dark red fruit that is edible either raw or cooked.
- purpose-built — A purpose-built building has been specially designed and built for a particular use.
- republicanism — republican government.
- republicanize — to make republican.
- republication — publication anew.
- rumble strips — one of a series of rough or slightly raised strips of pavement on a highway, intended to slow down the speed of vehicles, as before a toll booth.
- rumbledethump — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
- she-crab soup — a thick, bisquelike soup made with the meat and eggs of the female crab.
- slumber party — a social gathering typically of teenagers held at the home of one of them for the purpose of sleeping there overnight.
- spiral nebula — (formerly) a spiral galaxy.
- sponge rubber — a light, spongy rubber, usually prepared by bubbling carbon dioxide through or whipping air into latex, used for padding, insulation, gaskets, etc.; foam rubber.
- spring beauty — any American spring plant belonging to the genus Claytonia, of the purslane family, especially C. virginica, having an elongated cluster of white flowers tinged with pink.
- spruce beetle — a beetle, Dendroctonus rufipennis, that feeds on and nests in spruce, pine, and other evergreen trees, sometimes causing extensive damage.
- subappearance — a slight appearance
- subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
- subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
- sublime porte — official name of Porte.
- submarine pen — a bunker that prevents submarines from bombs