12-letter words containing u, n, b, e, l, o
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- noninducible — to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.
- nonturbulent — Not turbulent.
- nuclear bomb — atomic explosive
- numbers pool — Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
- nuxi problem — (data, architecture) /nuk'see pro'bl*m/ The problem of transferring data between computers with differing byte order. The string "Unix" might look like "NUXI" on a machine with a different "byte sex" (e.g. when transferring data from a little-endian to a big-endian, or vice-versa). See also middle-endian, swab, and bytesexual.
- obtuse angle — an angle greater than 90° but less than 180°.
- orion nebula — a luminous nebula in the constellation Orion, in the center of Orion's sword.
- overbuilding — Present participle of overbuild.
- pearl button — a button (as for fastening a shirt, blouse, etc) made of pearl or mother-of-pearl
- petrobutanol — butyl alcohol.
- pilot burner — pilot light (def 1).
- pollen brush — the mass of stiff hairs on the legs or abdomen of an insect, for collecting pollen.
- polybutylene — any of several polymers of butylene, used chiefly in the manufacture of lubricants and synthetic rubber.
- public money — money that has been collected by the state, usually through taxation
- 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
- renounceable — of a nature that can be renounced
- reynoldsburg — a town in central Ohio.
- ribonuclease — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.
- snout beetle — weevil (def 1).
- somnambulate — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- stunt double — someone who performs dangerous stunts in a film in place of an actor
- sub-religion — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- subjectional — the act of subjecting.
- sublineation — an underlining
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- 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.
- trouble-torn — afflicted with trouble, disorder or unrest
- un-ignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- un-revocable — that may be revoked.
- unactionable — furnishing ground for a lawsuit.
- unaffordable — that can be afforded; believed to be within one's financial means: attractive new cars at affordable prices.
- unapprovable — capable of being approved.
- unbecomingly — detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.
- uncognizable — capable of being perceived or known.
- uncomparable — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
- uncomposable — not fit for composition
- uncomputable — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
- unconfinable — not able to be bound
- unconfutable — to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove: to confute an argument.
- unconsolable — to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort: Only his children could console him when his wife died.
- unelaborated — not elaborated
- unemployable — unsuitable for employment; unable to find or keep a job.
- unexplorable — to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery: to explore the island.
- unfathomable — not able to be fathomed, or completely understood; incomprehensible: heroism in the face of unfathomable conflict.
- unfavourable — Unfavourable conditions or circumstances cause problems for you and reduce your chances of success.
- unfollowable — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.