10-letter words containing u, n, b, i
- build down — a process for reducing armaments, especially the number of nuclear weapons held by the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., by eliminating several older weapons for each new one that is deployed.
- build into — to make (something) a definite part of (a contract, agreement, etc)
- build-down — a gradual decrease in nuclear weapons, armed forces, etc., esp. by an agreement in which a smaller number of newer weapons would replace older ones
- buildering — the practice of climbing tall urban buildings, for sport or publicity.
- buitenzorg — former Dutch name of Bogor.
- bull chain — a chain for dragging logs to a sawmill.
- bulletined — a brief account or statement, as of news or events, issued for the information of the public.
- bullionism — a person who advocates a system in which currency is directly convertible to gold or silver.
- bullionist — a purveyor of bullion
- bumblingly — in a bumbling manner
- bumpkinish — like a bumpkin
- bumsucking — obsequious behaviour; toadying
- bunch pink — sweet william.
- bung it on — to behave in a pretentious manner
- bunglingly — in a bungling manner
- bunionette — a bunionlike enlargement of the joint of the little toe, usually caused by pressure from tight shoes.
- bunker oil — Nautical. oil taken on board a tanker as fuel, as distinguished from the oil carried as cargo.
- bunny girl — a night-club hostess whose costume includes a rabbit-like tail and ears
- bunny hill — a nursery slope
- buonarroti — Michelangelo.
- buononcini — Bononcini.
- burgeoning — rapidly developing or growing; flourishing
- burgundian — of or relating to Burgundy or its inhabitants
- burlingame — Anson [an-suh n] /ˈæn sən/ (Show IPA), 1820–70, U.S. diplomat.
- burlington — a city in S Canada on Lake Ontario, northeast of Hamilton. Pop: 150 836 (2001)
- burnettize — to preserve (timber) with a solution of zinc chloride
- burns unit — a section of a hospital in which those with serious burns are treated
- burnsville — a city in SE Minnesota.
- burnt lime — calcium oxide; quicklime
- burnt-lime — Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- burst into — If you burst into tears, laughter, or song, you suddenly begin to cry, laugh, or sing.
- bush knife — a large heavy knife suitable for outdoor use
- bushelling — alteration of clothes
- business's — an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.
- businesses — an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.
- bustlingly — in a bustling manner
- butt hinge — a hinge made of two matching leaves, one recessed into a door and the other into the jamb so that they are in contact when the door is shut
- butt joint — a joint between two plates, planks, bars, sections, etc, when the components are butted together and do not overlap or interlock. The joint may be strapped with jointing plates laid across it or welded (butt weld)
- butylation — the introduction of butyl into a compound
- capsorubin — (organic compound) A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsanthin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika.
- chairbound — unable to walk; dependent on a wheelchair for mobility
- cherubicon — the hymn sung during the Great Entrance by the choir, which represents the cherubim.
- china blue — a bright greenish blue.
- chinch bug — a black-and-white tropical American heteropterous insect, Blissus leucopterus, that is very destructive to grasses and cereals in the US: family Lygaeidae
- chubbiness — round and plump: a chubby child; a chubby face.
- clubbiness — the state of being clubby
- columbines — Plural form of columbine.
- combusting — Present participle of combust.
- combustion — Combustion is the act of burning something or the process of burning.
- concubines — Plural form of concubine.