11-letter words containing u, n, e
- biliousness — Physiology, Pathology. pertaining to bile or to an excess secretion of bile.
- binucleated — having two nuclei
- blacktongue — canine pellagra.
- bludgeoning — a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
- blue ensign — an ensign having the Union Jack on a blue background at the upper corner of the vertical edge alongside the hoist: flown by Royal Navy auxiliary vessels, and, with some extra distinguishing mark or insignia, by certain yacht clubs
- blue island — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- blue mantle — one of the four pursuivants of the British College of Arms
- blue marlin — a large marlin, Makaira nigricans, occurring worldwide in warm and temperate seas, highly prized in sportfishing and as a food fish.
- blue monday — a Monday regarded as a depressing workday in contrast to the pleasant relaxation of the weekend.
- blue pencil — deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
- blue riband — If someone or something wins the blue riband in a competition, they win first prize. The prize is sometimes in the shape of a blue ribbon.
- blue ribbon — A blue ribbon is the same as a blue riband.
- blue runner — a carangid fish of American Atlantic waters, Caranx crysos
- blue screen — a special effects film technique involving filming actors against a blue screen on which effects such as computerized graphics can be added later and integrated into a single sequence
- blue-jeaned — wearing blue jeans.
- blue-pencil — to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript.
- blue-ribbon — of superior quality or prominence; first-rate; specially selected: a blue-ribbon committee of fund-raisers.
- blue-rinsed — (of hair) tinted silver-blue
- bluejacking — the practice of using one Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone to gain access to another, esp in order to send anonymous text messages
- blunderbuss — an obsolete short musket with large bore and flared muzzle, used to scatter shot at short range
- blunderhead — Informal. a blunderer; nincompoop.
- bonaventura — Saint, called the Seraphic Doctor. 1221–74, Italian Franciscan monk, mystic, theologian, and philosopher; author of a Life of St Francis and Journey of the Soul to God. Feast day: July 14
- bonaventure — Saint ("the Seraphic Doctor") 1221–74, Italian scholastic theologian.
- bonus issue — an issue of shares made by a company without charge and distributed pro rata among existing shareholders
- bonus share — a share from stock given by a company to existing shareholders
- boolean sum — Mathematics. symmetric difference.
- boulangerie — a bakery shop, specif. one that specializes in breads, rolls, etc.
- boumedienne — Houari (ˈhaʊərɪ). 1927–78, Algerian statesman and soldier: president of Algeria (1965–78) after overthrowing Ben Bella in a coup
- bounce back — If you bounce back after a bad experience, you return very quickly to your previous level of success, enthusiasm, or activity.
- bounce game — (esp in soccer) a non-competitive game played as part of training
- boundedness — the quality of being bounded
- bourgeoning — to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor.
- bournebasic — A BASIC interpreter. comp.sources.misc archives volume 1.
- bournemouth — a resort in S England, in Bournemouth unitary authority, Dorset, on the English Channel. Pop: 167 527 (2001)
- boutonniere — a flower or flowers worn in a buttonhole, as of a lapel
- brandenburg — a state in NE Germany, part of East Germany until 1990. A former electorate, it expanded under the Hohenzollerns to become the kingdom of Prussia (1701). The district east of the Oder River became Polish in 1945. Capital: Potsdam. Pop: 2 575 000 (2003 est). Area: 29 481 sq km (11 219 sq miles)
- branfulness — (of flour) the state of being unsifted and hence full of bran
- brankursine — a bear's-breech, a type of acanthus plant
- breaking-up — separation, or the action of separating, into smaller parts
- breunnerite — an iron-containing type of magnesite used in the manufacture of refractory bricks
- brimfulness — the quality of being completely full or full to the brim
- broaden out — If something such as a discussion broadens out or if someone broadens it out, the number of things or people that it includes or affects becomes greater.
- brown sauce — a sauce made from cooked fat and flour
- brusqueness — abrupt in manner; blunt; rough: A brusque welcome greeted his unexpected return.
- bucket down — If the rain buckets down, or if it buckets down with rain, it rains very heavily.
- buckle down — If you buckle down to something, you start working seriously at it.
- buckskinned — made of buckskin
- budget plan — the planning of one's spending
- buena vista — a village in NE Mexico, near Saltillo: site of the defeat of the Mexicans by US forces (1847)
- buenos dias — good day; good morning