10-letter words containing u, n, b, s
- pushbutton — A pushbutton machine or process is controlled by means of buttons or switches.
- refuse bin — a bin for the disposal of rubbish and waste
- regensburg — a city in central Bavaria, in SE Germany, on the Danube: battle 1809.
- robustness — strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous: a robust young man; a robust faith; a robust mind.
- rubenesque — of or relating to the painter Peter Paul Rubens or his works, which feature full-figured women.
- rubiginose — rust-coloured or rusty
- rubiginous — rusty; rust-colored; brownish-red.
- rubinstein — Anton [an-ton;; Russian uhn-tawn] /ˈæn tɒn;; Russian ʌnˈtɔn/ (Show IPA), 1829–94, Russian pianist and composer.
- sabinianus — died a.d. 606, pope 604–606.
- saintsbury — George Edward Bateman [beyt-muh n] /ˈbeɪt mən/ (Show IPA), 1845–1933, English literary critic and historian.
- saxon blue — a dye made by dissolving indigo in a solution of sulphuric acid
- scrub pine — any of several pines, as the jack pine, characterized by a scrubby or irregular manner of growth, usually found in dry, sandy soil.
- scrubwoman — a woman hired to clean a place; charwoman.
- semi-bantu — a group of languages of W Africa, mainly SE Nigeria and Cameroon, that were not traditionally classed as Bantu but that show certain essential Bantu characteristics. They are now classed with Bantu in the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family
- shellbound — encased in, or confined to, a shell
- shikibuton — futon.
- sideburned — having sideburns
- slumbering — to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
- snow buggy — a vehicle designed for travelling over snow, often fitted with very large tyres or caterpillar tracks
- snow bunny — a devotee of winter sports
- snowtubing — the sport of moving across snow on a large inflated inner tube
- snub-nosed — having a snub nose: a snub-nosed child.
- snubbiness — the state or characteristic of being snubby
- snubbingly — in a snubbing manner
- soft-bound — (of a book) having a thin cardboard, paper, or plastic cover
- somnambule — a person who sleepwalks
- sound bite — a brief, striking remark or statement excerpted from an audiotape or videotape for insertion in a broadcast news story.
- soundboard — sounding board.
- south bend — a city in N Indiana.
- southbound — traveling southward.
- spellbound — bound by or as if by a spell; enchanted, entranced, or fascinated: a spellbound audience.
- springbuck — springbok.
- spunbonded — being or designating a material or fiber produced by spun-bonding.
- squabbling — act of quarrelling
- stab wound — knife injury
- sticky bun — honey bun (def 1).
- stormbound — confined, detained, or isolated by storms: a stormbound ship; a stormbound village.
- stubbornly — unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child.
- sub-branch — a further branch or division of something within an already established branch or division
- sub-number — a numeral or group of numerals.
- sub-reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
- subangular — fairly angular
- subcabinet — a group of advisers ranking below the cabinet level, chosen by a chief executive usually from members of the various executive departments.
- subceiling — a ceiling placed on a subdivision of a category; a sublimit
- subcentral — near or almost to the center.
- subclavian — situated or extending beneath the clavicle, as certain arteries or veins.
- subcompany — subsidiary company.
- subcontrol — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- subcranial — of the area beneath the cranium or skull
- subcurrent — a not clearly revealed or formulated direction of thought, intention, action, etc., underlying what is manifested: His words, though ostensibly friendly, betrayed a subcurrent of hostility.