12-letter words containing u, b, o, l, t
- obnubilation — to cloud over; becloud; obscure.
- obtuse angle — an angle greater than 90° but less than 180°.
- orbicularity — The quality of being orbicular.
- out at elbow — ragged or impoverished
- out of plumb — not vertical
- out-building — a detached building subordinate to a main building.
- outbalancing — Present participle of outbalance.
- outbuildings — Plural form of outbuilding.
- over-trouble — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- oversubtlety — the quality of being too subtle
- pearl button — a button (as for fastening a shirt, blouse, etc) made of pearl or mother-of-pearl
- perambulator — baby carriage.
- petrobutanol — butyl alcohol.
- pilot burner — pilot light (def 1).
- plymouth bay — a small, well-protected bay on the coast of Massachusetts; the first permanent European settlement in New England; founded by the Pilgrim Fathers.
- polybutylene — any of several polymers of butylene, used chiefly in the manufacture of lubricants and synthetic rubber.
- probouleutic — relating to the Athenian council, which discussed matters before submitting them to the general assembly
- prosecutable — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- pulling boat — a boat propelled by oars alone.
- questionable — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- questionably — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- quotableness — the condition or quality of being quotable
- redoublement — the act of redoubling
- roundaboutly — in a roundabout manner
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- snout beetle — weevil (def 1).
- somnambulant — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- somnambulate — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- somnambulist — sleepwalking.
- soul brother — a black male, especially a fellow black male.
- stunt double — someone who performs dangerous stunts in a film in place of an actor
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subapostolic — of or relating to the era after that of the Apostles
- subeditorial — of or relating to a subeditor, the work of a subeditor or a subeditorship
- subfactorial — the number of ways a group of objects can be arranged so that none of the objects are in their original or correct place
- subjectional — the act of subjecting.
- sublineation — an underlining
- suboccipital — situated below the occipital bone or the occipital lobe of the brain.
- subsultorily — in a subsultory manner
- subthreshold — (of a stimulus) too weak to produce a response.
- supraorbital — situated above the eye socket.
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- the absolute — ultimate reality regarded as uncaused, unmodified, unified and complete, timeless, etc.
- the blue boy — a famous portrait by Gainsborough of a boy wearing a blue outfit
- the troubles — political unrest or public disturbances
- thiobacillus — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Thiobacillus, inhabiting soil, sewage, etc., that derive energy from oxidation of sulfur or sulfur compounds.
- to jump bail — If a prisoner jumps bail, he or she does not come back for his or her trial after being released on bail.
- tongue-blade — a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat.
- tool subject — a subject that, when mastered, equips students with a skill useful in studying other subjects: Grammar is a tool subject for English composition.
- touchability — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.