8-letter words containing b, l, u
- publicly — by the state
- publics' — of, relating to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a public nuisance.
- puffball — any of various basidiomycetous fungi, especially of the genus Lycoperdon and allied genera, characterized by a ball-like fruit body that emits a cloud of spores when broken.
- pull tab — a metal tab or ring that is pulled to uncover the precut opening in a can or other container.
- pullback — the act of pulling back, especially a retreat or a strategic withdrawal of troops; pullout.
- purblind — nearly or partially blind; dim-sighted.
- pushball — a game played with a large, heavy ball, usually about 6 feet (1.8 meters) in diameter, which two sides attempt to push to opposite goals.
- quibbled — Simple past tense and past participle of quibble.
- quibbler — an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue.
- quibbles — Plural form of quibble.
- quilombo — (historical, in Brazil) A remote, inland settlement originally settled by fugitive slaves (or others).
- quotable — able to be quoted or easily quoted, as by reason of effectiveness, succinctness, or the like: the most quotable book of the season.
- quotably — in a quotable manner
- reburial — the act of burying (something, esp a dead body) in the ground again
- rebuttal — an act of rebutting, as in a debate.
- redouble — to double; make twice as great: to redouble one's efforts.
- republic — a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them.
- reusable — available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.
- robustly — strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous: a robust young man; a robust faith; a robust mind.
- rubellan — a red-coloured mineral
- rubrical — reddish; marked with red.
- rumbelow — a nonsense word used in the refrain of certain sea shanties
- rumbling — a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound: the rumble of tanks across a bridge.
- runcible — Early system for mathematics on IBM 650. See also FORTRUNCIBLE, IT.
- runnable — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- rustable — liable to rust
- rustbelt — the heavily industrial area of the northeastern U.S. containing the older industries and factories.
- sabulous — sandy; gritty.
- saburral — relating to saburra
- saltbush — any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Atriplex, having mostly alternate leaves and clusters of inconspicuous flowers, often growing in saline or alkaline soil.
- salzburg — a city in W Austria: the birthplace of Mozart.
- scybalum — hard faeces in the intestine
- semibull — a bull or official document issued by the pope after his election but before his coronation
- sibelius — Jean (Julius Christian) [zhahn yoo-lyoo s kris-tyahn] /ʒɑn ˈyu lyʊs ˈkrɪs tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1865–1957, Finnish composer.
- sillabub — syllabub.
- sky blue — the color of the unclouded sky in daytime; azure.
- sky-blue — Something that is sky-blue is a very pale blue in colour.
- sloebush — a bush on which sloes grow
- slugabed — a lazy person who stays in bed long after the usual time for arising.
- slumbery — slumberous.
- sourball — a round piece of hard candy with a tart or acid fruit flavoring.
- squabble — to engage in a petty quarrel.
- stamboul — Istanbul
- stubbled — Usually, stubbles. the stumps of grain and other stalks left in the ground when the crop is cut.
- stumbled — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- stumbles — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- suasible — able to be persuaded
- sub-plot — minor, secondary storyline
- subadult — having attained full size and strength; grown up; mature: an adult person, animal, or plant.
- subaural — below the ear