10-letter words containing t, a, b, u
- antenumber — a number that immediately precedes another: Three is the antenumber of four.
- antibusing — opposed to busing, the policy of transporting students to faraway schools in order to achieve racial balance within the public education system
- aquabatics — gymnastic feats performed in water
- arboretums — Plural form of arboretum.
- arbutamine — Lb pharmaceutical drug A cardiac stimulant drug.
- arcubalist — an arbalest
- arse about — to play the fool; act stupidly, esp in an irritating manner
- attenuable — Capable of being attenuated.
- attributed — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- attributer — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- attributes — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- attributor — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- aubergiste — an innkeeper or hotelier
- audibility — capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard.
- autojumble — a sale of second-hand car parts, esp for car enthusiasts
- automobile — An automobile is a car.
- autophobia — the fear of solitude or being alone
- autophobic — Of or pertaining to autophobia.
- back quote — (character) "`" ASCII code 96. Common names: left quote; left single quote; open quote; ITU-T: grave accent; grave. Rare: backprime; INTERCAL: backspark; unapostrophe; birk; blugle; back tick; back glitch; push; ITU-T: opening single quotation mark; quasiquote. Back quote is used in Unix shells to invoke command substitution.
- backcourts — Plural form of backcourt.
- badmouthed — Simple past tense and past participle of badmouth.
- balaustine — of or relating to the pomegranate.
- balbutient — stuttering, stammering
- balibuntal — closely woven fine straw, used for making hats in the Philippines
- ballbuster — Ball-breaker.
- balustrade — A balustrade is a railing or wall on a balcony or staircase.
- bananaquit — A small songbird with a curved bill, typically with a white stripe over the eye, a sooty gray back, and yellow underparts. It is common in the West Indies and Central and South America.
- bank vault — a strongroom in a bank for the storage of valuable items
- bankruptcy — Bankruptcy is the state of being bankrupt.
- bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
- banqueters — Plural form of banqueter.
- banqueting — A banqueting hall or room is a large room where banquets are held.
- banquettes — Plural form of banquette.
- bantu beer — a malted drink made from partly fermented and germinated millet
- bantustans — Plural form of bantustan.
- barbituric — of or derived from barbituric acid
- barotrauma — an injury caused by changes in atmospheric pressure, esp to the eardrums or lungs
- barquettes — a small, boat-shaped pastry shell filled with a savory or sweet mixture and served as an hors d'oeuvre or dessert.
- barracouta — a large predatory Pacific fish, Thyrsites atun, with a protruding lower jaw and strong teeth: family Gempylidae
- barratrous — (legal) Tainted with, or constituting, barratry.
- bass flute — the lowest instrument in the flute family, pitched one octave below the concert flute
- basutoland — Lesotho
- bat around — to discuss (an idea, proposition, etc) informally
- bathhouses — Plural form of bathhouse.
- battailous — ready for battle; pugnacious
- battenburg — an oblong sponge cake divided longitudinally into four square sections, two coloured pink and two yellow, with an outer coating of marzipan
- battlesuit — (science fiction) A technologically enhanced suit worn in battle for protection, camouflage, etc.
- baumeister — Willi [vil-ee] /ˈvɪl i/ (Show IPA), 1889–1955, German painter.
- baumgarten — Alexander Gottlieb. 1714–62, German philosopher, noted for his pioneering work on aesthetics, a term that he originated
- bear fruit — plant: produce fruit