8-letter words containing a, b, u, r, s
- lansbury — George. 1859–1940, British Labour politician, who led the Labour Party in opposition (1931–35). A committed pacifist, he resigned over the party's reaction to Mussolini's seizure of Ethiopia
- marabous — Plural form of marabou.
- osnaburg — a heavy, coarse cotton in a plain weave, for grain sacks and sportswear and also finished into cretonne.
- reusable — available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.
- rustable — liable to rust
- saboteur — a person who commits or practices sabotage.
- saburral — relating to saburra
- salzburg — a city in W Austria: the birthplace of Mozart.
- sandburg — Carl, 1878–1967, U.S. poet and biographer.
- sandburr — a variety of wild grass
- scabrous — having a rough surface because of minute points or projections.
- sourball — a round piece of hard candy with a tart or acid fruit flavoring.
- sub rosa — confidentially; secretly; privately.
- sub-area — a subsidiary area, field, study, or the like.
- subacrid — slightly acrid
- subareas — a subsidiary area, field, study, or the like.
- subaural — below the ear
- subdural — of or relating to the dura mater.
- subdwarf — a star which is smaller than a dwarf star
- suberate — a salt of suberic acid
- subgrade — the prepared earth surface on which a pavement or the ballast of a railroad track is placed or upon which the foundation of a structure is built.
- subgraph — a graph linked with another graph
- sublunar — situated beneath the moon or between the earth and the moon.
- subpolar — subantarctic.
- subrange — the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles.
- subsizar — formerly, an undergraduate at the University of Cambridge who did not have to pay tuition fees but who instead helped in the kitchen or household of their college
- subsolar — situated beneath the sun or between the earth and the sun.
- subtalar — beneath the ankle bone
- subtract — to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole.
- suburban — pertaining to, inhabiting, or being in a suburb or the suburbs of a city or town.
- suburbia — suburbs collectively.
- subvicar — an assistant to a vicar; a subordinate vicar
- subviral — of or relating to any macromolecule smaller in size or possessing a lesser degree of organization than a comparable intact viral particle.
- sun bear — a small bear, Helarctos malayanus, of tropical forests in S and SE Asia, having a black coat and a yellowish snout and feeding mostly on honey and insects
- sunbreak — a projection from the side of a building for intercepting part of the sunlight falling upon the adjacent surface.
- superbad — exceptionally bad
- surabaja — seaport in NE Java, Indonesia, opposite Madura: pop. 2,028,000
- surabaya — a seaport on NE Java: second largest city in Indonesia; naval base.
- 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.
- tarbrush — a brush for applying tar.
- 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.
- usumbura — former name of Bujumbura.
- waterbus — Alternative spelling of water bus.