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13-letter words containing u, l, r

  • burglar-proof — designed to be secure and to frustrate any attempted burglary
  • burglariously — in the manner of a burglar or buglary
  • burial ground — A burial ground is a place where bodies are buried, especially an ancient place.
  • burmese glass — an American art glass of the late 19th century, ranging from greenish-yellow to pink.
  • burnham scale — the salary scale for teachers in English state schools, which is revised periodically
  • burning glass — a convex lens for concentrating the sun's rays into a small area to produce heat or fire
  • burrowing owl — a ground owl (Athene cunicularia) of the prairie regions of North and South America having long legs and a small head: it makes its nest in abandoned burrows
  • busheled iron — heterogeneous iron made from scrap iron and steel.
  • bustard quail — button quail.
  • bustard-quail — any of several birds of the family Turnicidae, of warmer parts of the Old World, resembling but not related to the true quail. Also called bustard quail, hemipode.
  • buster collar — a round collar, similar to a lampshade in shape, that is fitted round the neck of an animal or bird, for example to prevent it removing or interfering with a dressing or other treatment
  • butcher block — designating or of a thick slab made by gluing together strips of hardwood, as maple or oak, used for counter and table tops, etc.
  • butcher linen — a strong, heavy fabric made of rayon or rayon and cotton with a linen finish, constructed in plain weave.
  • butler's tray — a tray resting on or attached to an X-shaped, often folding stand, on which are kept drink bottles and glasses
  • butter cooler — an earthenware container, consisting of a dish and cover, used to keep butter cool
  • butter muslin — a fine loosely woven cotton material originally used for wrapping butter
  • butterfly net — a lightweight, fine net on the end of a pole used for catching butterflies
  • butterfly nut — wing nut.
  • butterfly pea — any of several leguminous plants of the genus Clitoria, as C. mariana, of North America, having pale-blue flowers.
  • butterflyfish — any small tropical marine percoid fish of the genera Chaetodon, Chelmon, etc, that has a deep flattened brightly coloured or strikingly marked body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae
  • butyl nitrite — a volatile liquid, C 4 H 9 NO 2 , the vapor of which can cause headache and vasodilation, used as an active ingredient in some household deodorizers, and misused by inhalation to prolong the sensation of orgasm.
  • butyraldehyde — a colourless flammable pungent liquid used in the manufacture of resins. Formula: CH3(CH2)2CHO
  • butyryl group — the univalent group C 4 H 7 O–.
  • by yourselves — if you are by yourselves, or all by yourselves, you are alone
  • by-your-leave — a request for permission (esp in the phrase without so much as a by-your-leave)
  • cab rank rule — the rule that obliges barristers to take on any client in strict rotation
  • cacodyl group — the univalent group (CH 3) 2 As−, derived from arsine.
  • calcariferous — having a spur or spurs
  • call the turn — to predict successfully
  • calliper rule — a measuring instrument having two parallel jaws, one fixed at right angles to the end of a calibrated scale and the other sliding along it
  • camera lucida — an instrument attached to a microscope, etc to enable an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface to facilitate the sketching of the image
  • candlesnuffer — an implement, or person, that extinguishes candle flames
  • canon regular — a clergyman of certain religious communities following a monastic rule
  • cape coloured — (formerly, in South Africa) a racial classification under apartheid for people of mixed ethnic origin
  • capsule range — a small range of clothes by a particular designer, intended to be representative of the full range
  • carbonneutral — pertaining to or having achieved a state in which the net amount of carbon dioxide or other carbon compounds emitted into the atmosphere is reduced to zero because it is balanced by actions to reduce or offset these emissions: Since the administration installed solar panels, the campus has become carbon neutral; a carbon-neutral brewery.
  • carillonneurs — Plural form of carillonneur.
  • carnivalesque — characteristic of, suitable for, or like a carnival
  • carnivorously — In a carnivorous manner.
  • carpal tunnel — forearm to hand
  • carrantuohill — a mountain in SW Republic of Ireland, in Macgillicuddy's Reeks in Kerry: the highest peak in Ireland. Height: 1041 m (3414 ft)
  • cartilaginous — of or like cartilage; gristly
  • cartiliginous — Alternative form of cartilaginous.
  • casual friday — In some companies, employees are allowed to wear clothes that are more informal than usual on a Friday. This day is known as a casual Friday.
  • casual labour — people who are employed on a temporary, rather than a permanent or regular basis
  • casual worker — a person who has temporary, as opposed to permanent or regular, employment
  • casualty ward — a ward which temporarily accommodates patients who have been treated in the casualty department and who need to stay in hospital
  • caulifloweret — an individual floret from a cauliflower
  • cause celebre — A cause célèbre is an issue, person, or criminal trial that has attracted a lot of public attention and discussion.
  • cavernicolous — inhabiting caves or cavelike places
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