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13-letter words containing u, b, o, l, t

  • out on a limb — a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing: the lower limbs; artificial limbs.
  • owl butterfly — any of several South American nymphalid butterflies of the genus Caligo, especially C. eurylochus, having a spot like an owl's eye on each hind wing.
  • perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
  • pilot biscuit — hardtack.
  • pleasure boat — recreational vessel
  • plumbosolvent — able to dissolve lead
  • polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
  • producibility — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
  • public sector — the area of the nation's affairs under governmental rather than private control.
  • purpose-built — A purpose-built building has been specially designed and built for a particular use.
  • quodlibetical — a subtle or elaborate argument or point of debate, usually on a theological or scholastic subject.
  • redial button — a button on a telephone, allowing the user to dial a number again
  • relubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
  • republication — publication anew.
  • resublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
  • robert fulton — Robert, 1765–1815, U.S. engineer and inventor: builder of the first profitable steamboat.
  • 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.
  • saint columba — Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
  • self-doubting — lacking in confidence
  • solvent abuse — Solvent abuse is the dangerous practice of breathing in the gases from substances such as glue in order to feel as if you are drunk.
  • sound blaster — (hardware)   The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
  • 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.
  • status symbol — an object, habit, etc., by which the social or economic status of the possessor may be judged.
  • strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
  • strombuliform — in the shape of a coil
  • sub-political — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
  • subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
  • suballocation — an allocation made from a previous allocation
  • subcollection — the act of collecting.
  • subcollegiate — of, relating to, or characteristic of subcollege students or a subcollege
  • subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
  • subemployment — insufficient employment in the labor force of a country, area, or industry, including unemployment and underemployment.
  • subequatorial — of, relating to, or being a region near the equatorial region.
  • subinvolution — (of organs) a partial return to normal size
  • sublanceolate — (of leaves, etc) almost spear-shaped
  • sublime porte — official name of Porte.
  • 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.
  • subpopulation — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
  • subtropically — in the subtropics
  • sulfur-bottom — blue whale.
  • superlobbyist — someone who lobbies on behalf of another
  • surgical boot — a specially designed boot or shoe that compensates for deformities of the foot or leg
  • tablespoonful — the amount a tablespoon can hold.
  • tautosyllabic — occurring within the same syllable: The (s) and (t) are tautosyllabic in the word disturb, but not in distaste.
  • 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
  • thyroglobulin — a protein which is found in the thyroid gland and which contains iodine
  • 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
  • tout ensemble — all together.
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