11-letter words containing u, b, a
- double bass — the largest instrument of the violin family, having three or, usually, four strings, rested vertically on the floor when played.
- double coat — an outer coat of hair on a dog serving as protection against underbrush and resistant to weather, combined with an undercoat of softer hair for warmth and waterproofing.
- double date — two couples meeting socially
- double flat — a symbol () that lowers the pitch of the note following it by two semitones.
- double ikat — a method of printing woven fabric by tie-dyeing the warp yarns (warp ikat) the weft yarns (weft ikat) or both (double ikat) before weaving.
- double play — a play in which two putouts are made.
- double salt — a salt that crystallizes as a single substance but ionizes as two distinct salts when dissolved, as carnallite, KMgCl 3 ⋅6H 2 O.
- double star — two stars that appear as one if not viewed through a telescope with adequate magnification, such as two stars that are separated by a great distance but are nearly in line with each other and an observer (optical double star) or those that are relatively close together and comprise a single physical system (physical double star)
- double take — a rapid or surprised second look, either literal or figurative, at a person or situation whose significance had not been completely grasped at first: His friends did a double take when they saw how much weight he had lost.
- double talk — speech using nonsense syllables along with words in a rapid patter.
- double tape — a ribbon of material, usually with a plastic base, coated on one side (single tape) or both sides (double tape) with a substance containing iron oxide, to make it sensitive to impulses from an electromagnet: used to record sound, images, data, etc.
- double-bank — to have two rowers pull (each of a number of oars).
- double-date — to take part in a double date.
- double-deal — to practice double-dealing.
- double-park — If someone double-parks their car or their car double-parks, they park in a road by the side of another parked car.
- double-take — a rapid or surprised second look, either literal or figurative, at a person or situation whose significance had not been completely grasped at first: His friends did a double take when they saw how much weight he had lost.
- double-talk — speech using nonsense syllables along with words in a rapid patter.
- double-team — to defend against or block (an opposing player) by using two players, as in football or basketball: By double-teaming the end the safety men left the other receiver in the open.
- doublespeak — evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
- douglas bag — an airtight bag used to collect expired air for analysis of oxygen consumption.
- douglas sbd — dauntless (def 2).
- drum'n'bass — a type of electronic dance music using mainly bass guitar and drum sounds
- drum-beater — a person who vigorously proclaims or publicizes the merits of a product, idea, movie, etc.; press agent.
- drumbeating — That to beat on drums.
- dual number — a grammatical number category referring to exactly two persons or things
- dumb barter — a form of barter practiced among some peoples, in which the goods for exchange are left at and taken from a preselected spot without the exchanging parties ever coming face-to-face.
- dumb sheave — a block having no sheave or other part rolling with the movement of a line.
- dumb waiter — A dumb waiter is a lift used to carry food and dishes from one floor of a building to another.
- dumbwaiters — Plural form of dumbwaiter.
- durableness — Durability.
- dustbin man — (in British English) a man that is employed to collect domestic refuse
- east punjab — the eastern part of the former province of Punjab, in British India: now part of Punjab state, India.
- ebola virus — a highly contagious virus of the family Filoviridae that causes Ebola, a usually fatal disease.
- educability — capable of being educated.
- encumbrance — A burden or impediment.
- entablature — A horizontal, continuous lintel on a classical building supported by columns or a wall, comprising the architrave, frieze, and cornice.
- equableness — The state or quality of being equable.
- equibalance — an equal weight or balance
- equilibrant — a force capable of balancing another force and producing equilibrium
- equilibrate — Bring into or keep in equilibrium.
- eubacterial — (biology) Of or pertaining to the Eubacteria.
- eubacterium — A bacterium of a large group typically having simple cells with rigid cell walls and often flagella for movement. The group comprises the “ true ” bacteria and cyanobacteria, as distinct from archaebacteria.
- exhaustible — Capable of being exhausted.
- exuberantly — In an exuberant manner.
- exuberating — Present participle of exuberate.
- fabulicious — (slang) Exceptionally fabulous and appealing.
- fantabulous — extremely fine or desirable; excellent; wonderful.
- farm bureau — American Farm Bureau Federation.
- farnborough — a town in S England, in NE Hampshire: military base, with an aeronautical research centre. Pop: 57 147 (2001)
- fat-soluble — soluble in oils or fats.