13-letter words containing b, r, u, s
- hyperurbanism — a pronunciation or grammatical form or usage produced by a speaker of one dialect according to an analogical rule formed by comparison of the speaker's own usage with that of another, more prestigious, dialect and often applied in an inappropriate context, especially in an effort to avoid sounding countrified, rural, or provincial, as in the pronunciation of the word two (to̅o̅) as (tyo̅o̅).
- illustratable — Capable of being illustrated.
- immunosorbent — an insoluble surface to which a specific antibody is attached for the purpose of removing the corresponding antigen from a solution or suspension.
- imputrescible — not liable to decomposition or putrefaction; incorruptible: a tanning process to make skins imputrescible.
- inconstruable — unable to be construed
- incurableness — The state or condition of being incurable.
- indisturbance — Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose.
- inobtrusively — in an unobtrusive manner
- insubordinate — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- insupportable — not endurable; unbearable; insufferable: insupportable pain.
- insupportably — In an insupportable manner.
- jesuit's bark — cinchona (def 2).
- jumper cables — jump leads for starting a vehicle
- laboriousness — requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- labour supply — the total number of hours that workers are willing and able to be paid wages to work for
- labour unrest — unrest or dissatisfaction displayed by workers, often in the form of strikes, and sometimes violent disputes, etc, which disrupts normal business
- labour-saving — A labour-saving device or idea makes it possible for you to do something with less effort than usual.
- lambeosaurine — Any crested hadrosaurid dinosaur of the subfamily Lambeosaurinae.
- letzeburgesch — a Germanic dialect that is the native language of most of the people of Luxembourg.
- libel tourism — the act of suing a writer for alleged defamation in a foreign jurisdiction where there are weak libel laws.
- libel tourist — someone who engages in libel tourism.
- 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.
- measurability — capable of being measured.
- membranaceous — Resembling or having properties of a membrane.
- mensurability — The quality of being mensurable.
- 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.
- moebius strip — Möbius strip
- moneygrubbers — Plural form of moneygrubber.
- morbillivirus — a genus of viruses in the family Paramyxoviridae causing infectious diseases such as measles, distemper, or rinderpest
- 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.
- nonmeasurable — capable of being measured.
- nubian desert — an arid region in the NE Sudan.
- obstructively — In an obstructive manner.
- obtrusiveness — having or showing a disposition to obtrude, as by imposing oneself or one's opinions on others.
- ombudspersons — Plural form of ombudsperson.
- onus probandi — the burden of proof.
- opprobriously — In an opprobrious manner.
- osborne house — a house near Cowes on the Isle of Wight: the favourite residence of Queen Victoria, who died there; now a convalescent home