10-letter words containing a, b, u
- attributed — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- attributer — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- attributes — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- attributor — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- aubergines — Plural form of aubergine.
- aubergiste — an innkeeper or hotelier
- audibility — capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard.
- audio book — recording of a book
- audiobooks — Plural form of audiobook.
- aurangabad — city in central Maharashtra, W India: pop. 573,000
- autojumble — a sale of second-hand car parts, esp for car enthusiasts
- automobile — An automobile is a car.
- autophobia — the fear of solitude or being alone
- autophobic — Of or pertaining to autophobia.
- avouchable — able to be avouched
- azuki bean — adzuki bean.
- babelesque — resembling the situation at Babel, confused, impeding communication
- baby blues — depression suffered after childbirth
- baby bonus — family allowance
- baby buggy — A baby buggy is a small folding seat with wheels, which a young child can sit in and which can be pushed around.
- baby jesus — Jesus as a baby, esp in Nativity scenes
- bacilluria — the presence of bacilli in the urine
- back focus — the distance between the back surface of a lens and the focal plane when the lens is focused at infinity.
- back issue — A back issue of a magazine or newspaper is one that was published some time ago and is not the most recent.
- back judge — an official who makes rulings regarding pass receptions, field goals, etc.
- back quote — (character) "`" ASCII code 96. Common names: left quote; left single quote; open quote; ITU-T: grave accent; grave. Rare: backprime; INTERCAL: backspark; unapostrophe; birk; blugle; back tick; back glitch; push; ITU-T: opening single quotation mark; quasiquote. Back quote is used in Unix shells to invoke command substitution.
- backburned — Simple past tense and past participle of backburn.
- backburner — a condition of low priority or temporary deferment (usually used in the phrase on the back burner): Put other issues on the back burner until after the election.
- backcourts — Plural form of backcourt.
- background — Your background is the kind of family you come from and the kind of education you have had. It can also refer to such things as your social and racial origins, your financial status, or the type of work experience that you have.
- baculiform — shaped like a rod
- bad cheque — A bad cheque is a bank cheque that will not be paid because there is a mistake on it, or because there is not enough money in the account of the person who wrote the cheque.
- badmouthed — Simple past tense and past participle of badmouth.
- baha'ullah — title of Mirza Hosein Ali. 1817–92, Persian religious leader: originally a Shiite Muslim, later a disciple of the Bab; founder of the Baha'í Faith
- bahawalpur — an industrial city in Pakistan: cotton, soap. Pop: 563 000 (2005 est)
- bahuvrihis — Plural form of bahuvrihi.
- bakehouses — Plural form of bakehouse.
- balaustine — of or relating to the pomegranate.
- balbutient — stuttering, stammering
- bale cubic — the space available in a ship's hold for the stowage of general cargo, measured in cubic feet.
- balibuntal — closely woven fine straw, used for making hats in the Philippines
- ballbuster — Ball-breaker.
- balustrade — A balustrade is a railing or wall on a balcony or staircase.
- bananaquit — A small songbird with a curved bill, typically with a white stripe over the eye, a sooty gray back, and yellow underparts. It is common in the West Indies and Central and South America.
- banja luka — a city in NW Bosnia-Herzegovina, on the Vrbas River: scene of battles between the Austrians and Turks in 1527, 1688, and 1737; besieged by Serb forces (1992–95). Pop: 182 000 (2005 est)
- bank vault — a strongroom in a bank for the storage of valuable items
- bankruptcy — Bankruptcy is the state of being bankrupt.
- bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
- banqueters — Plural form of banqueter.
- banqueting — A banqueting hall or room is a large room where banquets are held.