11-letter words containing s, o, b, u
- subrogation — to put into the place of another; substitute for another.
- substractor — a person who subtracts or takes away
- subsumption — an act of subsuming.
- subtraction — an act or instance of subtracting.
- subtropical — bordering on the tropics; nearly tropical.
- subvitreous — of the nature of or resembling glass, as in transparency, brittleness, hardness, glossiness, etc.: vitreous china.
- subvocalize — to form (words) silently by moving the lips or other vocal organs without vocalization
- superabound — to abound beyond something else.
- superbomber — an aircraft used for dropping superbombs
- supportable — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
- suzie cobol — /soo'zee koh'bol/ 1. (IBM, probably from Frank Zappa's "Suzy Creamcheese") A coder straight out of training school who knows everything except the value of comments in plain English. Also (fashionable among personkind wishing to avoid accusations of sexism) "Sammy Cobol" or (in some non-IBM circles) "Cobol Charlie". 2. (proposed) Meta-name for any code grinder, analogous to J. Random Hacker.
- thereabouts — about or near that place or time: last June or thereabout.
- thumbs down — the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
- thumbs-down — an act or instance of dissent, disapproval, etc.
- tibiotarsus — the main bone of the leg of a bird, between the femur and tarsometatarsus, formed by the fusion of several tarsal bones with the tibia.
- ton-up boys — youths who habitually ride or drive a vehicle at speeds of a hundred miles per hour or more
- triphibious — employing or involving land, naval, and air forces in a combined operation.
- trobar clus — a complex and obscure style of writing adopted by some 12th-century Provençal poets.
- trolley bus — a passenger bus operating on tires and having an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires.
- troubadours — one of a class of medieval lyric poets who flourished principally in southern France from the 11th to 13th centuries, and wrote songs and poems of a complex metrical form in langue d'oc, chiefly on themes of courtly love. Compare trouvère.
- troubleshot — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- troublesome — causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty; vexatious: a troublesome situation; a troublesome person.
- tuberaceous — belonging or relating to the order of fungi Tuberaceae, or specifically the truffle genus (Tuber)
- tuberculose — tuberculate.
- tuberculous — tubercular.
- tubiflorous — tubuliflorous.
- umbratilous — shadowy; faint
- umbriferous — casting or making shade.
- unabolished — not abolished or revoked
- unabsorbent — (of fabric, material, etc) not able to soak up liquid
- unambiguous — not ambiguous, or unclear; distinct; unequivocal: The object of the experiment was to reach an unambiguous conclusion about climate change.
- unambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- unarousable — to stir to action or strong response; excite: to arouse a crowd; to arouse suspicion.
- unbeknownst — unknown; unperceived; without one's knowledge (usually followed by to).
- unblossomed — the flower of a plant, especially of one producing an edible fruit.
- unchoosable — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- uncrossable — a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
- undubiously — of uncertain outcome: in dubious battle.
- unlaborious — not involving great exertion or long effort
- unoblivious — unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of or to): She was oblivious of his admiration.
- unobnoxious — not unpleasant or offensive
- unobservant — who fails to notice
- unobserving — not observing
- unobtrusive — not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
- unshockable — not able to be shocked
- unslumbrous — not marked by sleep or sleepiness
- unsoundable — inappropriate
- unstoppable — that cannot be stopped or surpassed; unbeatable: an unstoppable ball team.
- unstoppably — that cannot be stopped or surpassed; unbeatable: an unstoppable ball team.
- us robotics — U.S. Robotics, Inc.