12-letter words containing y, u, r
- bi-quarterly — occurring twice in each quarter of a year.
- binocularity — binocular characteristics
- bio-security — the precautions taken to protect against the spread of lethal or harmful organisms and diseases
- blue succory — a composite garden plant, Catananche caerulea, of southern Europe, having very hairy leaves and blue flower heads, used by the ancients as a love potion.
- boisterously — rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained: the sound of boisterous laughter.
- boulder clay — an unstratified glacial deposit consisting of fine clay, boulders, and pebbles
- bourgeoisify — to convert to a bourgeois attitude or appearance
- brachycerous — (of insects) having short antennae
- brush turkey — any of several gallinaceous birds, esp Alectura lathami, of New Guinea and Australia, having a black plumage: family Megapodidae (megapodes)
- brushability — the quality of being brushable
- buck's party — a party for men only, esp one held for a man before he is married
- buffaloberry — any shrub of the genus Shepherdia native to North America
- bunny boiler — a person, esp a woman, who is considered to be emotionally unstable and likely to be dangerously vengeful
- bunny rabbit — rabbit
- butyl rubber — a copolymer of isobutene and isoprene, used in tyres and as a waterproofing material
- butyric acid — type of acid
- buy the farm — a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- buying group — an association of companies who use their combined purchasing power to achieve the best prices from suppliers
- buying order — an order to buy a certain security
- buying power — the amount of services or goods a company, person, group or currency is able to purchase
- buying spree — the hurried acquisition by a company, of goods, assets, or other companies
- buying-power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
- buzzards bay — arm of the Atlantic, on the SE coast of Mass., at the base of Cape Cod peninsula
- by virtue of — on account of or by reason of
- byelorussian — Byelorussian means belonging or relating to Byelorussia or to its people or culture.
- cadaverously — In a cadaverous manner.
- calcareously — in a calcareous manner
- calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- capitulatory — the act of capitulating.
- capriciously — subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
- car industry — the industry concerned with the manufacture and selling of automobiles
- carbamylurea — biuret.
- carry a tune — to be able to sing in tune
- censoriously — In a censorious manner.
- chemosurgery — a method of treating cancer involving the use of chemicals to destroy malignant tissue or skin
- cherubically — In a cherubic way.
- chirurgeonly — in the manner of a surgeon
- chivalrously — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- chlorophytum — any plant of the genus Chlorophytum, esp C. elatum variegatum, grown as a pot plant for its long narrow leaves with a light central stripe, and characterized by the production of offsets at the end of long scapes: family Liliaceae
- choux pastry — a very light pastry made with eggs, used for eclairs, etc
- churchianity — loyalty to the church rather than Christianity
- circuitously — roundabout; not direct: a circuitous route; a circuitous argument.
- circumbinary — (astronomy) Of, pertaining to, or having an orbit around a binary star.
- circumgyrate — to cause (something) to move in a circular motion
- circumrotary — Alternative form of circumrotatory.
- clamourously — Archaic spelling of clamorously.
- clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
- compulsatory — compulsory
- compulsorily — required; mandatory; obligatory: compulsory education.
- concurrently — occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side: concurrent attacks by land, sea, and air.