8-letter words containing a, b, u, s
- buzkashi — a game played in Afghanistan, in which opposing teams of horsemen strive for possession of the headless carcass of a goat
- buzz saw — a power-operated circular saw
- buzz-saw — a power-operated circular saw, so named because of the noise it makes.
- cabassou — (obsolete) The southern naked-tailed armadillo, a type of large armadillo native to South America, with five toes and enormous claws (Cabassous unicinctus).
- cambiums — Plural form of cambium.
- caribous — Plural form of caribou.
- casaubon — Isaac (izaak). 1559–1614, French Protestant theologian and classical scholar
- causable — that can be caused
- chasuble — a long sleeveless outer vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass
- chubasco — (in Mexico) a hurricane
- cottabus — (in ancient Greece) a game that was popular among young men at drinking parties and which involved throwing wine into a vessel while uttering the name of a beloved
- cutbacks — Plural form of cutback.
- daibutsu — a large representation of the Buddha.
- data bus — (architecture) The bus (connections between and within the CPU, memory, and peripherals) used to carry data. Other connections are the address bus and control signals. The width and clock rate of the data bus determine its data rate (the number of bytes per second it can carry), which is one of the main factors determining the processing power of a computer. Most current processor designs use a 32-bit bus, meaning that 32 bits of data can be transferred at once. Some processors have an internal data bus which is wider than their external bus in order to make external connections cheaper while retaining some of the benefits in processing power of a wider bus. See also data path.
- disabuse — to free (a person) from deception or error.
- du sable — Jean Baptiste Pointe [zhahn ba-teest pwant] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist pwɛ̃t/ (Show IPA), 1745?–1818, U.S. pioneer trader, born in Haiti: early settler of Chicago.
- dumb-ass — a thoroughly stupid person; blockhead.
- durables — (economics) Plural form of durable; durable goods.
- dushanbe — a republic in central Asia, N of Afghanistan. 55,240 sq. mi. (143,600 sq. km). Capital: Dushanbe.
- dust bag — the bag used in some models of vacuum cleaner for the collection of dust
- dustball — A ball of dust.
- fabulism — (literature) A form of magic realism in which fantastical elements are placed into an everyday setting.
- fabulist — a person who invents or relates fables.
- fabulous — almost impossible to believe; incredible.
- fibratus — (of a cloud) hairlike or striated in composition.
- frabjous — wonderful, elegant, superb, or delicious.
- galbulus — A fleshy seed-producing cone of junipers and cypresses.
- gambusia — any fish of the genus Gambusia, comprising small livebearers that feed on aquatic insect larvae and are used to control mosquitoes.
- gas tube — an electron tube the envelope of which contains a highly rarefied gas.
- glabrous — having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence.
- grub saw — a handsaw for cutting stone.
- gumballs — Plural form of gumball.
- gunboats — a small, armed warship of light draft, used in ports where the water is shallow.
- gustable — Having a taste; capable of being tasted.
- habitues — Plural form of habitu\u00e9.
- habsburg — a German princely family, prominent since the 13th century, that has furnished sovereigns to the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Spain, etc.
- hackbuss — Alternative form of hagbut.
- halibuts — Plural form of halibut.
- hapsburg — a German princely family, prominent since the 13th century, that has furnished sovereigns to the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Spain, etc.
- harbours — Plural form of harbour.
- hatbrush — a soft brush for hats
- hauberks — Plural form of hauberk.
- hautbois — hautboy.
- hautboys — Plural form of hautboy.
- husbands — Plural form of husband.
- ibn saud — Abdul-Aziz [ahb-doo l-ah-zeez] /ɑbˈdʊl ɑˈziz/ (Show IPA), 1880–1953, king of Saudi Arabia 1932–53 (father of Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz).
- ibn-saud — Abdul-Aziz (æbˈdʊlæˈziːz). 1880–1953, first king of Saudi Arabia (1932–53)
- ipsambul — Abu Simbel.
- issuable — able to be issued or to issue.
- istanbul — a port in NW Turkey, on both sides of the Bosporus: built by Constantine I on the site of ancient Byzantium; capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and of the Ottoman Empire; capital removed to Ankara 1923.