8-letter words containing b, a, u, l
- buddleia — any ornamental shrub of the genus Buddleia, esp B. davidii, which has long spikes of mauve flowers and is frequently visited by butterflies: family Buddleiaceae
- buffable — able to be buffed
- bugzilla — (programming) The web-based bug tracking system used by the Mozilla project.
- bulawayo — a city in SW Zimbabwe founded (1893) on the site of the kraal of Lobengula, the last Matabele king; the country's main industrial centre. Pop: 693 000 (2005 est)
- bulgakov — Mikhail Afanaseyev (ʌfʌˈnasjef). 1891–1940, Soviet novelist, dramatist, and short-story writer; his novels include The Master and Margerita (1966–67)
- bulganin — Nikolai Aleksandrovich (nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsandrəvitʃ). 1895–1975, Soviet statesman and military leader; chairman of the council of ministers (1955–58)
- bulgaria — a republic in SE Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula on the Black Sea: under Turkish rule from 1395 until 1878; became an independent kingdom in 1908 and a republic in 1946; joined the EU in 2007; consists chiefly of the Danube valley in the north and the Balkan Mountains in the central part, separated from the Rhodope Mountains of the south by the valley of the Maritsa River. Language: Bulgarian. Religion: Christian (Bulgarian Orthodox) majority. Currency: lev. Capital: Sofia. Pop: 6 981 642 (2013 est). Area: 110 911 sq km (42 823 sq miles)
- bulimiac — pertaining to, resembling, or affected by bulimia.
- bulkhead — A bulkhead is a wall which divides the inside of a ship or aeroplane into separate sections.
- bull ant — any large Australian ant of the genus Myrmecia, having a powerful stinging bite: subfamily Ponerinae
- bull bar — On some motor vehicles, bull bars are metal bars fixed to the front that are designed to protect it if it crashes.
- bull bay — evergreen magnolia.
- bull-bar — a metal frame attached to the front of a vehicle to prevent damage in case of a collision with stray animals on outback roads.
- bullbars — large protective metal grille on the front of some vehicles, esp four-wheel-drive vehicles
- bullboat — a lightweight, shallow-draft boat made of hides stretched over a wooden frame and used by Plains Indians.
- bullhead — any of various small northern mainly marine scorpaenoid fishes of the family Cottidae that have a large head covered with bony plates and spines
- bullyrag — to bully, esp by means of cruel practical jokes
- bultmann — Rudolf Karl. 1884–1976, German theologian, noted for his demythologizing approach to the New Testament
- bundwall — a concrete or earth wall surrounding a storage tank containing crude oil or its refined product, designed to hold the contents of the tank in the event of a rupture or leak
- bungalow — A bungalow is a house which has only one level, and no stairs.
- bungwall — an Australian fern, Blechnum indicum, having an edible rhizome
- burglary — If someone commits a burglary, they enter a building by force and steal things. Burglary is the act of doing this.
- burletta — a type of comic opera
- burnable — able to be burned
- bus lane — A bus lane is a part of the road which is intended to be used only by buses.
- bushland — uncultivated land (esp in Australia) that is covered with trees, shrubs, or other natural vegetation
- bushwalk — to hike through bushland
- busulfan — a drug used to treat cancer
- butylate — to introduce butyl into (a compound)
- causable — that can be caused
- chasuble — a long sleeveless outer vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass
- club bag — a soft, usually leather, two-handled bag suitable for use in traveling or for general utility.
- club car — a railway carriage with comfortable extending chairs, a bar, and other comforts
- clubable — Alternative form of clubbable.
- clubface — the face of a golf club
- clubhand — congenital deformity of the hand
- clubhaul — to force (a sailing vessel) onto a new tack, esp in an emergency, by fastening a lee anchor to the lee quarter, dropping the anchor as the vessel comes about, and hauling in the anchor cable to swing the stern to windward
- clubhead — the head of a golf club
- clubland — A city's clubland is the area that contains all the best nightclubs.
- clubmate — A person who is in the same club as another person.
- columbia — a river in NW North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing through British Columbia, then west to the Pacific. Length: about 1930 km (1200 miles)
- cubicula — a burial chamber, as in catacombs.
- cuboidal — Also, cuboidal. resembling a cube in form.
- cue ball — the ball struck by the cue, as distinguished from the object balls
- culpable — If someone or their conduct is culpable, they are responsible for something wrong or bad that has happened.
- culpably — deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.
- cunabula — a cradle
- curbable — able to be curbed or restrained
- cuttable — capable of being cut
- 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.