8-letter words containing a, b, r, u
- surbahar — an Indian stringed instrument, larger than a sitar
- surbased — having a surbase.
- surfboat — a strong, buoyant rowboat with high ends, adapted for beaching and passing through surf.
- tabouret — a low seat without back or arms, for one person; stool.
- tamboura — an Asian musical instrument of the lute family having a small, round body and a long neck.
- tarbrush — a brush for applying tar.
- tribunal — a court of justice.
- turbaned — a man's headdress worn chiefly by Muslims in southern Asia, consisting of a long cloth of silk, linen, cotton, etc., wound either about a cap or directly around the head.
- turbinal — turbinate.
- turbocar — a car driven by a gas turbine
- turbofan — a jet engine having a large impeller that takes in air, part of which is used in combustion of fuel, the remainder being mixed with the products of combustion to form a low-velocity exhaust jet.
- turnable — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- turnback — a part of a garment or similar item that is folded or turned back
- umbrated — drawn in a faint or shaded manner
- umbratic — of or relating to the shade or shadows
- umbrella — a light, small, portable, usually circular cover for protection from rain or sun, consisting of a fabric held on a collapsible frame of thin ribs radiating from the top of a carrying stick or handle.
- unbarbed — barbless.
- unbarred — not provided or fastened with a bar or bars: an unbarred door.
- ungarbed — undressed; unclad
- unilobar — (of an organ in the body) having, consisting of, or relating to one lobe
- urban ii — (OdoorOtho) c1042–99, French ecclesiastic: pope 1088–99.
- urban iv — (Jacques Pantaléon) died 1264, French ecclesiastic: pope 1261–64.
- urban vi — (Bartolomeo Prignano) c1318–89, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1378–89.
- urbanely — having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities: an urbane manner.
- urbanise — to make or cause to become urban, as a locality.
- urbanism — the way of life of people who live in a large city.
- urbanist — a person who is a specialist in urban planning.
- urbanite — a resident of a city or urban community.
- urbanity — the quality of being urbane; refined courtesy or politeness; suavity: He was the last word in urbanity.
- urbanize — to make or cause to become urban, as a locality.
- urubamba — a river rising in SE Peru, flowing NW through the Andes Mountains to central Peru to meet the Apurímac River and form the Ucayali River. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- usumbura — former name of Bujumbura.
- vanbrugh — John, 1664–1726, English dramatist and architect.
- walburga — Walpurgis.
- wartburg — a castle in E Germany, in Thuringia, near Eisenach: Luther translated the New Testament here 1521–22.
- waterbus — Alternative spelling of water bus.
- zurbaran — Francisco de [frahn-thees-kaw th e,, -sees-] /frɑnˈθis kɔ ðɛ,, -ˈsis-/ (Show IPA), 1598–1663? Spanish painter.