12-letter words containing b, r, u, s
- butterscotch — Butterscotch is a hard yellowish-brown sweet made from butter and sugar boiled together.
- buying spree — the hurried acquisition by a company, of goods, assets, or other companies
- buzzards bay — arm of the Atlantic, on the SE coast of Mass., at the base of Cape Cod peninsula
- byelorussian — Byelorussian means belonging or relating to Byelorussia or to its people or culture.
- canterburies — Plural form of canterbury.
- carbon brush — a small block of carbon used to convey current between the stationary and moving parts of an electric generator, motor, etc
- carbonaceous — of, resembling, or containing carbon
- carnal abuse — Law. any lascivious contact with the sexual organs of a child by an adult, especially without sexual intercourse.
- chambersburg — a city in central Pennsylvania.
- chapeau bras — a small three-cornered hat, worn by gentlemen in full dress in the 18th century, that could be folded flat and carried under the arm.
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- chartbusters — Plural form of chartbuster.
- cheeseburger — A cheeseburger is a flat round piece of cooked meat called a burger with a slice of cheese on top, served in a bread roll.
- child abuser — someone who abuses a child, esp someone convicted of this
- chiliburgers — Plural form of chiliburger.
- chinese burn — a minor torture inflicted by twisting the skin of a person's wrist or arm in two different directions simultaneously
- circumscribe — If someone's power or freedom is circumscribed, it is limited or restricted.
- class b drug — (in Britain) any of the second most dangerous group of controlled drugs, including amphetamine
- clothesbrush — A brush for the clothes.
- cloudberries — Plural form of cloudberry.
- cluster bomb — A cluster bomb is a type of bomb which is dropped from an aircraft. It contains a large number of smaller bombs that spread out before they hit the ground.
- computer bus — bus
- constabulary — In Britain and some other countries, a constabulary is the police force of a particular area.
- contributers — Misspelling of contributors.
- contributors — Plural form of contributor.
- conurbations — Plural form of conurbation.
- core subject — the three foundation subjects (English, mathematics, and science) that are compulsory throughout each key stage in the National Curriculum
- counterblast — A counterblast is a strong angry reply to something that has been said, written, or done.
- courtesy bus — a free bus
- crime-buster — a law officer who specializes in fighting large-scale organized crime
- crookes tube — a type of cathode-ray tube in which the electrons are produced by a glow discharge in a low-pressure gas
- crushability — to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
- cub mistress — a woman who organizes a pack of cub scouts
- cumbersomely — In a cumbersome way.
- cumbrousness — The state or quality of being cumbrous.
- curb service — service, for example, from a restaurant to customers in vehicles parked at the curb
- cusip number — A CUSIP number is a number that identifies an individual security like a stock or a bond.
- cyber mosque — a website dealing with Islamic religious matters
- cybersurfers — Plural form of cybersurfer.
- cybersurfing — The practice of using and browsing the Internet, especially as a habitual pastime.
- debaucheries — Plural form of debauchery.
- debaucherous — tending toward or involving debauchery, or excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures: a night of debaucherous fun.
- destructible — capable of being or liable to be destroyed
- disburdening — Present participle of disburden.
- disbursement — the act or an instance of disbursing.
- disburthened — Simple past tense and past participle of disburthen.
- disencumbers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disencumber.
- disreputable — not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom.
- disreputably — In a disreputable manner.
- distributary — an outflowing branch of a stream or river, typically found in a delta (opposed to tributary).