8-letter words containing a, e, r, u
- austerer — Comparative form of austere.
- authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- autofire — (video games) A feature on a joystick that permits automatic firing, as though the player were repeatedly pressing the fire button.
- autozero — Autozeroing.
- auvergne — a region of S central France: largely mountainous, rising over 1800 m (6000 ft)
- aventure — (obsolete) Accident; chance; adventure.
- avernus' — a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
- avoucher — a person who avouches
- ayurveda — an ancient medical treatise on the art of healing and prolonging life, sometimes regarded as a fifth Veda
- azureous — (zoology) of a fine blue color; azure.
- balaguer — Joaquin (ˈjoːakɪn). 1907–2002, Dominican statesman; president of the Dominican Republic (1960–62, 1966–78, 1986–96)
- baluster — any of a set of posts supporting a rail or coping
- barbecue — A barbecue is a piece of equipment which you use for cooking on in the open air.
- barbeque — barbecue
- barbules — Plural form of barbule.
- barbusse — Henri (ɑ̃ri). 1873–1935, French novelist and poet. His novels include L'Enfer (1908) and Le Feu (1916), reflecting the horror of World War I
- barleduc — a French preserve made of whitecurrants, redcurrants, or gooseberries
- baroques — (often initial capital letter) of or relating to a style of architecture and art originating in Italy in the early 17th century and variously prevalent in Europe and the New World for a century and a half, characterized by free and sculptural use of the classical orders and ornament, by forms in elevation and plan suggesting movement, and by dramatic effect in which architecture, painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts often worked to combined effect.
- barouche — a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, popular in the 19th century, having a retractable hood over the rear half, seats inside for two couples facing each other, and a driver's seat outside at the front
- barrulet — a narrow band across a heraldic shield, taking up one twentieth of the shield's height
- bateleur — a common African eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, having a very short tail.
- bayreuth — a city in E Germany, in NE Bavaria: home and burial place of Richard Wagner; annual festivals of his music. Pop: 74 818 (2003 est)
- beancurd — Alternative spelling of bean curd.
- bear cub — a baby bear
- bear hug — A bear hug is a rather rough, tight, affectionate hug.
- bear out — If someone or something bears a person out or bears out what that person is saying, they support what that person is saying.
- bear-hug — to greet with or hold in a bear hug: eager fans bear-hugging the victorious team.
- beaufort — Henry. ?1374–1447, English cardinal, half-brother of Henry IV; chancellor (1403–04, 1413–17, 1424–26)
- beauport — city in S Quebec, Canada: suburb of Quebec City: pop. 73,000
- beauvoir — Siˈmone de (siˈmɔn də ) ; sēm^ōnˈ də) 1908-86; Fr. existentialist writer
- bedeguar — a moss-like growth found on rosebushes, caused by a reaction by the bush to the egg-laying process of the gall wasp or gallfly
- belabour — If you belabour someone or something, you hit them hard and repeatedly.
- belamour — a beloved person
- berimbau — a Brazilian single-stringed bowed instrument, used to accompany capoeira
- bermudas — a group of islands in the Atlantic, 580 miles (935 km) E of North Carolina: a British colony; resort. 19 sq. mi. (49 sq. km). Capital: Hamilton.
- blagueur — a person who engages in blague
- bleuatre — blueish
- bordeaux — a port in SW France, on the River Garonne: a major centre of the wine trade. Pop: 235 878 (2006)
- brace up — to call forth one's courage, resolution, etc., as after defeat or disappointment
- braeburn — a variety of eating apple from New Zealand having sweet flesh and green and red skin
- braunite — a brown or black mineral that consists of manganese oxide and silicate and is a source of manganese. Formula: 3Mn2O3.MnSiO3
- breadnut — a moraceous tree, Brosimum alicastrum, of Central America and the Caribbean
- break up — When something breaks up or when you break it up, it separates or is divided into several smaller parts.
- breakout — If there has been a break-out, someone has escaped from prison.
- briareus — a giant with a hundred arms and fifty heads who aided Zeus and the Olympians against the Titans
- brucella — any of a genus of nonmotile bacteria that cause brucellosis
- brumaire — the month of mist: the second month of the French revolutionary calendar, extending from Oct 23 to Nov 21
- buckrake — a large rake for agricultural use, often attached to a tractor
- bummaree — a dealer at Billingsgate fish market
- burgrave — the military governor of a German town or castle, esp in the 12th and 13th centuries