13-letter words containing b, u, i, l
- bustard-quail — any of several birds of the family Turnicidae, of warmer parts of the Old World, resembling but not related to the true quail. Also called bustard quail, hemipode.
- butcher linen — a strong, heavy fabric made of rayon or rayon and cotton with a linen finish, constructed in plain weave.
- butter muslin — a fine loosely woven cotton material originally used for wrapping butter
- butterflyfish — any small tropical marine percoid fish of the genera Chaetodon, Chelmon, etc, that has a deep flattened brightly coloured or strikingly marked body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae
- butyl nitrite — a volatile liquid, C 4 H 9 NO 2 , the vapor of which can cause headache and vasodilation, used as an active ingredient in some household deodorizers, and misused by inhalation to prolong the sensation of orgasm.
- calculability — determinable by calculation; ascertainable: This map was designed so that distances by road are easily calculable.
- circumorbital — (anatomy) Around the eye.
- clair-obscure — chiaroscuro.
- classic blues — a type of city blues performed by a female singer accompanied by a small group
- clinker-built — (of a boat or ship) having a hull constructed with each plank overlapping that below
- clipper-built — (of a hull) having fast lines, with a high ratio of length to beam and a fine entrance.
- club sandwich — a sandwich consisting of three or more slices of toast or bread with a filling
- coachbuilders — Plural form of coachbuilder.
- coachbuilding — the manufacture of bodies for cars, buses, and coaches
- coagulability — The ability to coagulate, of being coagulable.
- cobaltiferous — containing cobalt
- coccobacillus — a spherelike bacillus.
- commutability — The quality of being commutable.
- computability — (computing theory) The property of being computable by purely mechanical means.
- concupiscible — characterized or driven by sexual desire
- confabulating — Present participle of confabulate.
- confabulation — the act of confabulating; conversation; discussion.
- constructible — to build or form by putting together parts; frame; devise.
- consumability — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
- contributable — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
- coolidge tube — a cathode ray tube, used for x-ray production, in which a beam of thermoelectrons is produced by heating a wire cathode.
- corticobulbar — Of or pertaining to the cerebral cortex and the brainstem, especially with regard to the corticobulbar tract, a white matter pathway connecting the two.
- coulomb field — the electrostatic field around an electrically charged body or particle
- councilmember — a member of a council, especially a legislative council.
- cucurbit wilt — a disease of cucumbers and other plants of the gourd family, characterized by wilted leaves, caused by a bacterium, Erwinia tracheiphila.
- culpabilities — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
- cyberbullying — Cyberbullying is the use of the Internet to frighten or upset someone, usually by sending them unpleasant messages.
- dabbling duck — any of numerous shallow-water ducks, especially of the genus Anas, that typically feed by upending and dabbling (contrasted with diving duck).
- deducibleness — The quality of being deducible.
- deductibility — capable of being deducted.
- desublimation — (physics) deposition (transformation of gas into solid without an intermediate liquid phase).
- diffusibility — capable of being diffused.
- diplobacillus — a double bacillus; two bacilli linked end to end.
- direct labour — work that is an essential part of a production process or the provision of a service
- dishonourable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- dishonourably — (British) alternative spelling of dishonorably.
- dissolubility — The capability to be dissolved or disintegrated.
- distributable — to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
- double boiler — a utensil consisting of two pots, one of which fits partway into the other: water is boiled in the lower pot to cook or warm food or melt a substance in the upper.
- double bridle — a bridle with four reins coming from a bit with two rings on each side
- double nickel — the national speed limit of 55 miles per hour as established in 1974 on U.S. highways.
- double vision — diplopia.
- double wicket — cricket in which two wickets are used, being the usual form of the game.
- double window — a window with two panes of glass
- double-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders. Compare single-acting.