13-letter words containing s, u, b, e, r
- sub-aggregate — formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined: the aggregate amount of indebtedness.
- 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.
- sub-sovereign — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
- subappearance — a slight appearance
- subastringent — slightly astringent.
- subcategorize — to split into subcategories
- subcoriaceous — almost leathery
- subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
- subderivative — a word derived from a derivative.
- subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
- subequatorial — of, relating to, or being a region near the equatorial region.
- subgeneration — a generation within another generation
- subgovernment — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- sublime porte — official name of Porte.
- subliterature — writing below the standards of literature as an art form.
- submarine pen — a bunker that prevents submarines from bombs
- submillimeter — less than a millimeter in size: a submillimeter wave.
- submillimetre — a microscopic division of a millimetre
- subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subperiosteal — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
- subprefecture — the office or position of subprefect
- subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
- subserviently — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
- subternatural — falling below what is accepted as natural; less than natural
- subterraneous — existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground.
- subtriplicate — designating or involving the ratio of the cube roots of two terms
- superabundant — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
- superannuable — (of a salary or job) with which a superannuation is associated, which entitles one to a superannuation
- superbrain ii — (computer) The 1982 successor to the Superbrain with a faster and enhanced disk operating system and improved video and graphics.
- superlobbyist — someone who lobbies on behalf of another
- supermembrane — a type of two-dimensional entity postulated in certain theories of elementary particles that involve supersymmetry
- supersensible — being above or beyond perception by the senses; beyond the reach of the senses.
- supersubtlety — the quality of being extremely subtle
- suprasensible — not perceptible by the senses
- supreme being — God.
- surbased arch — drop arch (def 2).
- surge chamber — a chamber for absorbing surge from a liquid or gas.
- treasury bill — an obligation of the U.S. government represented by promissory notes in denominations ranging from $1000 to $1,000,000, with a maturity of about 90 days but bearing no interest, and sold periodically at a discount on the market.
- treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
- tributariness — the state of being tributary
- truck bolster — the upper transverse member of a car truck that holds the truck center plate and receives the car's weight.
- trumpet blast — the sound of a single note made by a trumpet
- tubeless tire — a rubber balloon tire made as a single piece without an inner tube.
- tubeless tyre — a pneumatic tyre in which the outer casing makes an airtight seal with the rim of the wheel so that an inner tube is unnecessary
- tuberous root — a true root so thickened as to resemble a tuber, but bearing no buds or eyes.
- tubular bells — Often, tubular bells. one of a set of tuned metal tubes of different lengths used as a musical instrument, suspended vertically from a frame and struck with a mallet to produce sounds or melodies.
- tubular skate — a type of ice skate consisting of a steel blade set into an aluminum tube and connected to the shoe by tubular supports, used for both hockey and racing skates.
- tubular steel — steel in the shape of a cylinder or long narrow rectangle; tube-shaped steel
- umbelliferous — bearing an umbel or umbels.