13-letter words containing t, u, b, h
- rubbish chute — an inclined channel or vertical passage down which rubbish may be dropped for disposal
- rule of thumb — a general or approximate principle, procedure, or rule based on experience or practice, as opposed to a specific, scientific calculation or estimate.
- rumbledethump — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
- ruth benedict — Ruth (Fulton) 1887–1948, U.S. writer and anthropologist.
- sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
- shark biscuit — a bodyboard
- short subject — a short film, as a documentary or travelogue, shown as part of a program with a feature-length film.
- shub-internet — /shuhb in't*r-net/ (MUD, from H. P. Lovecraft's evil fictional deity "Shub-Niggurath", the Black Goat with a Thousand Young) The harsh personification of the Internet, Beast of a Thousand Processes, Eater of Characters, Avatar of Line Noise, and Imp of Call Waiting; the hideous multi-tendriled entity formed of all the manifold connections of the net. A sect of MUDders worships Shub-Internet, sacrificing objects and praying for good connections. To no avail - its purpose is malign and evil, and is the cause of all network slowdown. Often heard as in "Freela casts a tac nuke at Shub-Internet for slowing her down." (A forged response often follows along the lines of: "Shub-Internet gulps down the tac nuke and burps happily.") Also cursed by users of FTP and telnet when the system slows down. The dread name of Shub-Internet is seldom spoken aloud, as it is said that repeating it three times will cause the being to wake, deep within its lair beneath the Pentagon.
- slaughterable — (of an animal) ready for slaughter
- south arabian — of or relating to the former South Arabia (now South Yemen) or its inhabitants
- south by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of south. Abbreviation: SbE.
- south by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of south. Abbreviation: SbW.
- southern blot — a procedure for identifying and measuring the amount of a specific DNA sequence or gene in a mixed extract, as in testing for a mutation or a virus: DNA strands from the person or organism under study are cut with restriction enzymes, separated by gel electrophoresis, transferred to special filter paper, and hybridized with a labeled DNA probe.
- styling brush — a hairbrush used to style or neaten hair
- subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
- subepithelial — any animal tissue that covers a surface, or lines a cavity or the like, and that, in addition, performs any of various secretory, transporting, or regulatory functions.
- subinhibitory — not completely inhibiting
- the beautiful — the quality of beauty
- the big house — a penitentiary (usually preceded by the).
- the big issue — a weekly magazine, founded to highlight the plight of the homeless, and sold by homeless people
- the dust bowl — the area of the south central US that became denuded of topsoil by wind erosion during the droughts of the mid-1930s
- thoracolumbar — of the thoracic and lumbar regions
- thorough bass — figured bass.
- thoroughbrace — either of two strong leather straps upon which the body of certain types of carriage is supported
- thumb through — leaf quickly through
- thumb-sucking — a person who habitually sucks a thumb.
- thyroglobulin — a protein which is found in the thyroid gland and which contains iodine
- tobacco pouch — a pouch for carrying pipe tobacco
- toothbrushing — the act or method of cleaning the teeth with a toothbrush.
- toque blanche — the tall white hat traditionally worn by a chef
- touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
- tubing hanger — A tubing hanger is a device which is attached to the top tubing joint and supports the tubing.
- turban squash — a turban-shaped variety of winter squash, Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis.
- turbo-charged — A turbo-charged engine or vehicle is fitted with a turbo.
- turbocharging — the process or action of supplying an internal combustion engine or a motor vehicle with a turbocharger
- un-attachable — to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
- unchastisable — not deserving to be chastised; beyond reproach
- unestablished — not established.
- uninhabitable — to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
- uninhibitedly — in an uninhibited manner
- unscratchable — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- unsmotherable — unquenchable
- unstaunchable — incapable of being stopped
- unstretchable — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- untarnishable — to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), especially by oxidation; discolor.
- unwhistleable — incapable of being whistled
- up the boohai — thoroughly lost
- weather-bound — delayed or shut in by bad weather.
- west by south — a point on the compass 11°15prime; south of west. Abbreviation: WbS.
- what about/of — You use what about or what of when you introduce a new topic or a point which seems relevant to a previous remark.