11-letter words containing s, t, u, b
- mutableness — The quality of being mutable.
- muttonbirds — Plural form of muttonbird.
- native bush — indigenous forest
- neuroblasts — Plural form of neuroblast.
- obfuscating — Present participle of obfuscate.
- obfuscation — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- obfuscatory — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- obfusticate — Synonym of obfuscate.
- obliquities — Plural form of obliquity.
- obliquitous — the state of being oblique.
- obscuration — the act of obscuring.
- obscurement — The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured.
- obscurities — Plural form of obscurity.
- obstructing — Present participle of obstruct.
- obstruction — something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance: obstructions to navigation.
- obstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- obtrusively — having or showing a disposition to obtrude, as by imposing oneself or one's opinions on others.
- odious debt — sovereign debt incurred through activities which do not serve the best interests of the nation, esp when incurred by a despotic, tyrannical, or otherwise unjust and oppresive regime. Such debts are typically considered invalid and written off after the regime is deposed
- outbalances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbalance.
- outer banks — chain of long, narrow, sandy islands, along the coast of N.C.
- pastry tube — a conical tube with a patterned hole at one end, fitted over the opening of a cloth funnel (pastry bag) for shaping icings, food pastes, etc., as they are forced through by squeezing the bag.
- pietersburg — capital of Northern Transvaal province, South Africa: pop. 26,000
- plattsburgh — a city in NE New York, on Lake Champlain: battle, 1814.
- post-bellum — of or during the period after a war, esp the American Civil War
- postcubital — Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to, involving, or situated near the cubitus.
- postpuberty — the period after puberty
- protrusible — able to be thrust outwards
- publicities — extensive mention in the news media or by word of mouth or other means of communication.
- publishment — publication.
- push-button — operated by or as if by push buttons: push-button tuning.
- putrescible — liable to become putrid.
- quatre bras — a village in central Belgium, near Brussels: battle preliminary to the battle of Waterloo fought here 1815.
- rabbitbrush — any of several composite shrubs of the genus Chrysothamnus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having whitish, hairy branches and yellow flowers.
- raster burn — 1. (Or terminal illness) Eyestrain brought on by too many hours of looking at low-resolution, poorly tuned, or glare-ridden monitors, especially graphics monitors. 2. The "burn-in" condition your CRT tends to get if you don't use a screen saver.
- rattle-bush — blue false indigo.
- reusability — reuse
- rubbish tip — dump for refuse
- rugby shirt — a knitted pullover sport shirt usually in bold horizontal stripes and having a white collar and neckline placket, styled after the shirts traditionally worn by the members of Rugby teams.
- rumble seat — Also called, British, dickey. a seat recessed into the back of a coupe or roadster, covered by a hinged lid that opens to form the back of the seat when in use.
- rumbustical — rumbustious
- rumbustious — rambunctious.
- rust bucket — an old, run-down freighter, especially one whose hull is covered with rust.
- saburration — the use of heated sand in healing
- sauerbraten — a pot roast of beef, marinated before cooking in a mixture of vinegar, sugar, and seasonings.
- scottsbluff — a city in W Nebraska, on the North Platte River.
- scuttlebutt — Nautical. an open cask of drinking water. a drinking fountain for use by the crew of a vessel.
- scuzzbucket — Also called scuzzball [skuhz-bawl] /ˈskʌzˌbɔl/ (Show IPA), scuzzbucket [skuhz-buhk-it] /ˈskʌzˌbʌk ɪt/ (Show IPA). a dirty, grimy, sordid, or repulsive person or thing.
- sea biscuit — ship biscuit; hardtack.
- shaftesbury — Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of, 1621–83, English statesman.
- shea butter — a solid, greenish, yellowish, or whitish fat derived from the seeds of the shea tree, used for food and in the manufacture of soaps and candles.