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15-letter words containing u, n, e

  • blueback salmon — sockeye salmon.
  • bologna sausage — a large smoked sausage made of seasoned mixed meats
  • bone conduction — the transmission of sound vibrations to the internal ear through the cranial bones (opposed to air conduction).
  • bonheur-du-jour — a delicate fall-front desk of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
  • booster cushion — an extra seat or cushion placed on an existing seat for a child to sit on in a car
  • borough-english — (until 1925) a custom in certain English boroughs whereby the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers
  • boustrophedonic — of or relating to lines written in opposite directions
  • branching rules — rules that are used to break down a complex problem into several smaller problems
  • branchiostegous — branchiostegal.
  • brazilian plume — a tropical American plant, Justicia carnea, of the acanthus family, having hairy, prominently veined leaves and a short, dense cluster of purple or pink flowers, grown in greenhouses or outdoors in warm regions.
  • breaking plough — a plough with a long shallow mouldboard for turning virgin land or sod land
  • breeding ground — If you refer to a situation or place as a breeding ground for something bad such as crime, you mean that this thing can easily develop in that situation or place.
  • bridge-building — efforts to establish communications and friendly contacts between people in order to make them friends or allies
  • bronchial tubes — the bronchi or their smaller divisions
  • brunner's gland — any of the glands in the submucosal layer of the duodenum, secreting an alkaline fluid into the small intestine.
  • bucket conveyor — a conveyor consisting of an endless chain with a series of buckets attached at regular intervals, used for moving ore, gravel, grain, or other bulk materials.
  • buckinghamshire — a county in SE central England, containing the Vale of Aylesbury and parts of the Chiltern Hills: the geographic and ceremonial county includes Milton Keynes, which became an independent unitary authority in 1997. Administrative centre: Aylesbury. Pop (excluding Milton Keynes): 478 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Milton Keynes): 1568 sq km (605 sq miles)
  • buffer solution — a solution to which a salt of a weak acid or base has been added
  • building permit — a permit for construction work
  • building trades — the trades and professions concerned with the creation and finishing of buildings, such as carpenters, plasterers, masons, electricians, etc.
  • building worker — a labourer, bricklayer, etc who works in the construction industry
  • bulimia nervosa — a disorder characterized by compulsive overeating followed by vomiting: sometimes associated with anxiety about gaining weight
  • bulldog edition — the early edition of a morning newspaper, chiefly for out-of-town distribution
  • bullnose header — bull header (def 1).
  • bullnose-header — Also called bullnose header. a brick having one of the edges across its width rounded for laying as a header in a sill or the like.
  • bum someone off — to disappoint, annoy, or upset someone
  • bum someone out — to upset, distress, annoy, depress, bore, etc. someone
  • bun in the oven — in the womb
  • burden of proof — The burden of proof is the task of proving that you are correct, for example when you have accused someone of a crime.
  • bureau of mines — a division of the Department of the Interior, created in 1910, that studies the nation's mineral resources and inspects mines.
  • bury st edmunds — a market town in E England, in Suffolk. Pop: 36 218 (2001)
  • business casual — a style of casual clothing worn by businesspeople at work instead of more formal attire
  • business center — A business center is a room in a hotel with facilities such as computers and a fax machine, that allows guests to work while they are staying at the hotel.
  • business centre — a place providing office facilities and services
  • business double — a double made to increase the penalty points earned when a player believes the opponents cannot make their bid.
  • business ethics — moral constraints on trading practices
  • business office — the office where the financial transactions, bookkeeping, etc. for a firm or institution are carried on
  • business person — Business people are people who work in business.
  • business school — A business school is a school or college which teaches business subjects such as economics and management.
  • butler's pantry — a pantry in a large house where crockery, glassware, cutlery, etc is kept
  • butter-and-eggs — any of various plants, such as toadflax, the flowers of which are of two shades of yellow
  • butter-fingered — a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person.
  • button mangrove — a tropical tree, Conocarpus erectus, having small, reddish, conelike fruits and bark used in tanning.
  • cabinet picture — a small easel painting, usually under 3 feet (0.9 meters) in width and formerly exhibited in a cabinet or special room.
  • cabinet pudding — a steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit
  • cactus geranium — a plant, Pelargonium echinatum, of the geranium family, native to southern Africa, having prickly stipules and white or reddish flowers.
  • calabash nutmeg — a tropical African shrub, Monodora myristica, whose oily aromatic seeds can be used as nutmegs: family Annonaceae
  • calcium cyanide — a white or grayish-black compound, Ca(CN) 2, used as an insecticide and rodent poison.
  • calcium nitrate — a white, deliquescent solid, Ca(NO 3) 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of fertilizers, fireworks, matches, and explosives.
  • camp counsellor — an adult supervisor assigned to a group of campers at a summer camp
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