8-letter words containing b, a, u, e
- balefull — Archaic form of baleful.
- baluster — any of a set of posts supporting a rail or coping
- bandeaux — Plural form of bandeau.
- banlieue — a suburb of a city
- banquets — Plural form of banquet.
- 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
- bas bleu — a bluestocking; intellectual woman
- bascules — Plural form of bascule.
- basileus — A title of the Byzantine emperor.
- basquine — a tight-fitting bodice worn by women in the Basque region and in Spain
- bateleur — a common African eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, having a very short tail.
- bathcube — a cube of soluble scented material for use in a bath
- baudekin — baldachin
- 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.
- beat out — If you beat out sounds on a drum or similar instrument, you make the sounds by hitting the instrument.
- beat-out — to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly.
- beaucoup — a large amount, an abundance
- beaufort — Henry. ?1374–1447, English cardinal, half-brother of Henry IV; chancellor (1403–04, 1413–17, 1424–26)
- beaulieu — a village in S England, in Hampshire: site of Palace House, seat of Lord Montagu and once the gatehouse of the ruined 13th-century abbey; the National Motor Museum is in its grounds. Pop: 809 (2001)
- beaumont — a city in SE Texas. Pop: 112 434 (2003 est)
- beauport — city in S Quebec, Canada: suburb of Quebec City: pop. 73,000
- beauties — the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest).
- beautify — If you beautify something, you make it look more beautiful.
- beauvais — a market town in N France, 64 km (40 miles) northwest of Paris. Pop: 55 392 (1999)
- beauvoir — Siˈmone de (siˈmɔn də ) ; sēm^ōnˈ də) 1908-86; Fr. existentialist writer
- bechuana — a former name for a member of the Bantu people of Botswana
- bedaubed — Simple past tense and past participle of bedaub.
- 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
- belaunde — Fernando [fer-nahn-daw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), (Fernando Belaúnde Terry) 1913?–2002, Peruvian architect and statesman: president 1963–68, 1980–85.
- benguela — a port in W Angola: founded in 1617; a terminus (with Lobito) of the railway that runs from Beira in Mozambique through the Copper Belt of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Pop: about 200 000 (1990 est)
- bequeath — If you bequeath your money or property to someone, you legally state that they should have it when you die.
- 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.
- bijugate — (of compound leaves) having two pairs of leaflets
- bisexual — Someone who is bisexual is sexually attracted to both men and women.
- blagueur — a person who engages in blague