13-letter words containing u, s, b, e
- lubber's hole — (in a top on a mast) an open space through which a sailor may pass instead of climbing out on the futtock shrouds.
- lubber's knot — an improperly made reef or square knot, likely to slip loose.
- lubber's line — a vertical line on the forward inner side of the bowl of a fixed compass, used as a reference mark indicating the heading of a vessel.
- lumbar plexus — a network of nerves originating in the spinal nerves of the midback region and innervating the pelvic area, the front of the legs, and part of the feet.
- lumberjackets — Plural form of lumberjacket.
- luxembourgish — Also, Luxembourgish [luhk-suh m-bur-gish] /ˈlʌk səmˌbɜr gɪʃ/ (Show IPA). Letzeburgesch.
- mean business — an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.
- measurability — capable of being measured.
- membranaceous — Resembling or having properties of a membrane.
- mensurability — The quality of being mensurable.
- mescal button — one of the dried, buttonlike tops of a mescal of the genus Lophophora, used as a hallucinogen, especially by certain Indians of Mexico and the southwestern U.S. during religious ceremonies; peyote.
- metabisulfite — (inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of sulfur S2O52- or any salt containing this ion.
- microbusiness — A business that operates on a very small scale.
- middlesbrough — a seaport in NE England, on the Tees estuary.
- midterm blues — the tendency of electorate to grow disillusioned with government around halfway through its term of office
- minisubmarine — A small submarine.
- misattributed — Simple past tense and past participle of misattribute.
- mixed doubles — (in tennis) a doubles match with a man and a woman on each side.
- mobile studio — a van, truck, etc equipped as a recording, broadcasting etc studio
- moebius strip — Möbius strip
- moneygrubbers — Plural form of moneygrubber.
- mosquito bite — a bite inflicted by a mosquito
- multibusiness — an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.
- multisyllable — polysyllable.
- neuroblastoma — a malignant tumor of immature nerve cells that usually starts in the autonomic nervous system or adrenal gland and spreads quickly, most often affecting young children.
- neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
- new braunfels — a city in S Texas, near San Antonio.
- new brunswick — a province in SE Canada, E of Maine. 27,985 sq. mi. (72,480 sq. km). Capital: Fredericton.
- news blackout — a situation in which a government or other authority imposes a ban on the publication of news on a particular subject
- news bulletin — a usually short news broadcast
- nonconsumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
- nondiffusible — not diffusible
- nonmeasurable — capable of being measured.
- nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
- nonsubjective — Not subjective.
- nonsubsidized — not subsidized
- nubian desert — an arid region in the NE Sudan.
- object clause — the clause that acts as the object of a verb
- obliviousness — unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of or to): She was oblivious of his admiration.
- obnoxiousness — highly objectionable or offensive; odious: obnoxious behavior.
- obstructively — In an obstructive manner.
- obtrusiveness — having or showing a disposition to obtrude, as by imposing oneself or one's opinions on others.
- oil-based mud — Oil-based mud is a drilling fluid that is an emulsion containing oil as the base fluid.
- ombudspersons — Plural form of ombudsperson.
- osborne house — a house near Cowes on the Isle of Wight: the favourite residence of Queen Victoria, who died there; now a convalescent home
- overambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- oversubscribe — to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars.
- pas de basque — a step in which the dancer swings one foot to the side, springs onto it, and swings the other foot against it.
- pass the buck — Poker. any object in the pot that reminds the winner of some privilege or obligation when his or her turn to deal next comes.
- paucis verbis — in or by few words; with brevity.