10-letter words containing a, b, u, s
- bus master — (architecture) The device in a computer which is driving the address bus and bus control signals at some point in time. In a simple architecture only the (single) CPU can be bus master but this means that all communications between ("slave") I/O devices must involve the CPU. More sophisticated architectures allow other capable devices (or multiple CPUs) to take turns at controling the bus. This allows, for example, a network controller card to access a disk controller directly while the CPU performs other tasks which do not require the bus, e.g. fetching code from its cache. Note that any device can drive data onto the data bus when the CPU reads from that device, but only the bus master drives the address bus and control signals. See also distributed kernel.
- bush basil — See under basil.
- bush grass — a coarse reedlike grass, Calamagrostis epigejos, 1–11⁄2 metres (3–41⁄2 ft) high that grows on damp clay soils in Europe and temperate parts of Asia
- bushbeater — a person who conducts a thorough search to recruit talented people, as for an athletic team.
- bushhammer — a hammer with small pyramids projecting from its working face, used for dressing stone
- bushmaster — a large greyish-brown highly venomous snake, Lachesis muta, inhabiting wooded regions of tropical America: family Crotalidae (pit vipers)
- bushranger — an escaped convict or robber living in the bush
- bushwalker — a person who hikes through bushland
- bust a gut — to make an intense effort
- bustamante — Anastasio [ah-nahs-tah-syaw] /ˌɑ nɑsˈtɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1780–1853, Mexican military and political leader: president 1830–32, 1837–41.
- butane gas — a colourless flammable gaseous alkane that exists in two isomeric forms, both of which occur in natural gas. The stable isomer, n-butane, is used mainly in the manufacture of rubber and fuels (such as Calor Gas). Formula: C4H10
- butt heads — an extremely stupid or inept person.
- butt shaft — a blunt-headed unbarbed arrow
- butt-strap — (in metal construction) a plate which overlaps and fastens two pieces butted together.
- byssaceous — consisting of fine threads
- bytesexual — (jargon) /bi:t" sek"shu-*l/ An adjective used to describe hardware, denotes willingness to compute or pass data in either big-endian or little-endian format (depending, presumably, on a mode bit somewhere). See also NUXI problem.
- canonsburg — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- capsorubin — (organic compound) A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsanthin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika.
- carbuncles — Plural form of carbuncle.
- cash bonus — an extra amount of money given to someone for doing something good, over and above the amount that is normally paid for that achievement
- cast about — to make a mental or visual search
- censurable — deserving censure, condemnation, or blame
- choliambus — a line of iambic meter with a spondee or trochee replacing the last foot.
- choriambus — choriamb.
- clarksburg — a city in N West Virginia, on the Monongahela River.
- cloud base — the apparent lower surface of a cloud or cloud layer.
- club class — a class of air travel which is less luxurious than first class but more luxurious than economy class
- club grass — cattail.
- club steak — a small steak that is cut from the short loin of beef and contains no part of the tenderloin
- clubmaster — the manager of a gentlemen's club
- confusable — Able or liable to be confused with something else.
- confusably — In a confusable way; such that they may be confused.
- consumable — Consumable goods are items which are intended to be bought, used, and then replaced.
- crab louse — a parasitic louse, Pthirus (or Phthirus) pubis, that infests the pubic region in humans
- cub master — a man who organizes a pack of cub scouts
- cube steak — a thin slice of beef that has been tenderized by being cubed
- cupbearers — Plural form of cupbearer.
- curveballs — Plural form of curveball.
- customable — subject to customs
- daisy bush — any of various shrubs of the genus Olearia, of Australia and New Zealand, with daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- damp squib — You can describe something such as an event or a performance as a damp squib when it is expected to be interesting, exciting, or impressive, but fails to be any of these things.
- damsel bug — any of various bugs of the carnivorous family Nabiidae, related to the bedbugs but feeding on other insects. The larvae of some species mimic and associate with ants
- debauchees — Plural form of debauchee.
- debutantes — Plural form of debutante.
- disabusing — Present participle of disabuse.
- disputable — capable of being disputed; debatable; questionable.
- disputably — In a disputable manner.
- disturbant — having a disturbing effect, disquieting
- douchebags — Plural form of douchebag.
- drug abuse — addiction to drugs.