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13-letter words containing u, n, b, r, o

  • rainbow trout — a trout, Salmo gairdnerii, native in the coastal waters and streams from Baja California to Alaska, used as a food and game fish.
  • random number — pseudorandom number
  • random rubble — masonry in which untooled stones are set without coursing
  • reattribution — the act of attributing; ascription.
  • record button — the button that you press on a device or remote control to begin recording sound, images, etc
  • 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.
  • round of beef — round1 (def 35a).
  • rum rebellion — the deposition of Governor William Bligh in 1808 by officers of the New South Wales Corps, caused by his interference in their trading activities, esp in the trafficking of rum
  • run on a bank — A run on a bank is a situation in which borrowers are worried that the bank will fail and they all try to withdraw money at the same time.
  • running board — a small ledge, step, or footboard, formerly beneath the doors of an automobile, to assist passengers entering or leaving the car.
  • sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
  • sound barrier — Also called sonic barrier, transonic barrier. (not in technical use) a hypothetical barrier to flight beyond the speed of sound, so postulated because aircraft undergo an abruptly increasing drag force induced by compression of the surrounding air when traveling near the speed of sound.
  • sound blaster — (hardware)   The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
  • sound library — a collection of sounds stored on file (for example on CDs, DVDs, or as digital audio files)
  • south arabian — of or relating to the former South Arabia (now South Yemen) or its inhabitants
  • 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.
  • sponge rubber — a light, spongy rubber, usually prepared by bubbling carbon dioxide through or whipping air into latex, used for padding, insulation, gaskets, etc.; foam rubber.
  • sub-sovereign — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
  • subcinctorium — an embroidered silk vestment resembling, but somewhat broader than, a maniple, worn by the pope on solemn occasions.
  • subcontractor — Law. a person who or business that contracts to provide some service or material necessary for the performance of another's contract.
  • subgeneration — a generation within another generation
  • subgovernment — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
  • subinhibitory — not completely inhibiting
  • subordination — the act of placing in a lower rank or position: The refusal to allow women to be educated was part of society's subordination of women to men.
  • subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
  • subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
  • subsaturation — the act or process of saturating.
  • subterraneous — existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground.
  • thyroglobulin — a protein which is found in the thyroid gland and which contains iodine
  • tibeto-burman — a subfamily of Sino-Tibetan languages, including especially Tibetan and Burmese.
  • toothbrushing — the act or method of cleaning the teeth with a toothbrush.
  • transboundary — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
  • treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
  • tribune group — (in Britain) a group made up of left-wing Labour Members of Parliament: founded 1966
  • troublemaking — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
  • tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
  • turbocharging — the process or action of supplying an internal combustion engine or a motor vehicle with a turbocharger
  • un-personable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
  • unbowdlerized — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
  • unciform bone — a small bone of the wrist
  • uncomfortable — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
  • uncomfortably — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
  • unconformable — not conformable; not conforming.
  • unconformably — not conformable; not conforming.
  • unconquerable — to acquire by force of arms; win in war: to conquer a foreign land.
  • unconquerably — in an invincible manner
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