9-letter words containing b, a, u, e
- beleaguer — to trouble persistently; harass
- bengaluru — a state in S India. 70,051 sq. mi. (191,791 sq. km). Capital: Bengaluru.
- bermudian — a native or inhabitant of Bermuda
- bhutanese — a native or inhabitant of Bhutan
- bicaudate — having two tails or taillike appendages.
- bifurcate — If something such as a line or path bifurcates or is bifurcated, it divides into two parts which go in different directions.
- bigarreau — any of several heart-shaped varieties of sweet cherry that have firm flesh
- biguanide — any of a class of compounds some of which are used in the treatment of certain forms of diabetes
- binuclear — having two nuclei
- bisulcate — marked by two grooves
- bisulfate — an acid sulfate containing the monovalent negative radical HSO4
- bit gauge — a device for stopping a bit when it has reached a desired depth.
- blue army — an organization maintaining a directory of tradesmen and checking on the quality of the service they provide.
- blue baby — A blue baby is a baby whose skin is slightly blue because it has been born with something wrong with its heart.
- blue crab — any of a genus (Callinectes) of crabs, esp. a blue-legged, edible swimming species (C. sapidus) of the Atlantic coast of North America
- blue flag — an award given to a seaside resort that meets EU standards of cleanliness of beaches and purity of water in bathing areas
- blue jack — a small salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, of the North Pacific coasts and also in the Great Lakes, where it was introduced: important as a game and food fish.
- blue laws — a number of repressive puritanical laws of the colonial period, forbidding any secular activity on Sundays
- blue lias — a type of rock composed of alternating layers of bluish shale or clay and grey argillaceous limestone
- blue mass — Also called mercury mass. a preparation of metallic mercury and other ingredients, used for making blue pills.
- blue roan — a horse having a black coat sprinkled with white hairs
- bluebeard — a villain in European folk tales who marries several wives and murders them in turn. In many versions the seventh and last wife escapes the fate of the others
- bluegrass — Bluegrass is a style of fast folk music that began in the Southern United States.
- bluejeans — jeans made of blue denim
- bluffable — able to be achieved through or influenced by bluffing
- blunthead — a frequent recreational user of marijuana
- boathouse — A boathouse is a building at the edge of a lake, in which boats are kept.
- boobquake — a Facebook campaign created to disprove the contention of an Iranian cleric that immodestly dressed women cause earthquakes
- bordereau — a memorandum or invoice prepared for a company by an underwriter, containing a list of reinsured risks
- bosanquet — Bernard, 1848–1923, English philosopher and writer.
- boulanger — Georges (ʒɔrʒ). 1837–91, French general and minister of war (1886–87). Accused of attempting a coup d'état, he fled to Belgium, where he committed suicide
- boulevard — A boulevard is a wide street in a city, usually with trees along each side.
- boundable — able to be bound or limited
- bourasque — a tempest
- break out — If something such as war, fighting, or disease breaks out, it begins suddenly.
- breathful — full of breath; living
- brummagem — something that is cheap and flashy, esp imitation jewellery
- brutalize — If an unpleasant experience brutalizes someone, it makes them cruel or violent.
- buccaneer — A buccaneer was a pirate, especially one who attacked and stole from Spanish ships in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- bucentaur — the state barge of Venice from which the doge and other officials dropped a ring into the sea on Ascension Day to symbolize the ceremonial marriage of the state with the Adriatic
- bucharest — the capital of Romania, in the southeast. Pop: 1 764 000 (2005 est)
- buck bean — a bog plant, Menyanthes trifoliata, of the gentian family, having narrow clusters of white or pink flowers.
- buckwheat — Buckwheat is a type of small black grain used for feeding animals and making flour. Buckwheat also refers to the flour itself.
- bud scale — one of the hard protective sometimes hairy or resinous specialized leaves surrounding the buds of certain plants, such as the rhododendron
- budgetary — A budgetary matter or policy is concerned with the amount of money that is available to a country or organization, and how it is to be spent.
- buffaloed — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
- buildable — suitable for building on
- bull gear — any large driving gear among smaller gears.
- bullsnake — an American burrowing snake
- bundaberg — a town in E Australia, near the E coast of Queensland: centre of a sugar-growing area, with a nearby deep-water port. Pop: 44 556 (2001)