8-letter words containing b, l, u
- bashfull — Archaic form of bashful.
- basileus — A title of the Byzantine emperor.
- basilius — Saint, Basil, Saint.
- basinful — As much as a basin will hold.
- bateleur — a common African eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, having a very short tail.
- baulking — to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at): He balked at making the speech.
- bawl out — If someone bawls you out, they shout at you angrily because you have done something wrong.
- bdellium — any of several African or W Asian trees of the burseraceous genus Commiphora that yield a gum resin
- 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)
- beclouds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloud.
- becudgel — to arm with a cudgel
- bedquilt — a padded bedcover
- bee glue — propolis.
- beerpull — the handle of a beer pump.
- befouled — to make dirty or filthy; soil; defile; sully: a bird that befouls its own nest.
- befuddle — If something befuddles you, it confuses your mind or thoughts.
- beguiler — to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
- bejumble — to jumble up
- 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.
- belgique — a kingdom in W Europe, bordering the North Sea, N of France. 11,779 sq. mi. (30,508 sq. km). Capital: Brussels.
- beliquor — to cause to be drunk
- belitung — island of Indonesia, in the Java Sea, between Borneo & Sumatra: 1,866 sq mi (4,833 sq km)
- bellevue — city in NW Wash.: suburb of Seattle: pop. 110,000
- bellpull — a handle or rope that is pulled to ring a bell
- bellpush — a button that is pressed to operate an electric bell
- belly up — If a company goes belly up, it does not have enough money to pay its debts.
- bellyful — as much as one wants or can eat
- belt out — If you belt out a song, you sing or play it very loudly.
- bemuddle — to confuse
- bemuffle — to muffle, wrap up warmly
- bemuzzle — to put a muzzle on
- 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)
- beplumed — decorated with feathers
- besouled — having a soul
- betelnut — the seed of the betel palm, chewed with betel leaves and lime by people in S and SE Asia as a digestive stimulant and narcotic
- beuncled — having many uncles
- bhelpuri — an Indian dish of puffed rice and vegetables
- biannual — A biannual event happens twice a year.
- bibulous — addicted to alcohol
- bicaudal — having two tails
- bicolour — two-coloured
- big blue — International Business Machines
- bihourly — occurring every two hours
- bimanual — using or requiring both hands
- binaural — relating to, having, or hearing with both ears
- biovular — (of twins) from two separate eggs
- bird flu — Bird flu is a virus which can be transmitted from chickens, ducks, and other birds to people.
- bisexual — Someone who is bisexual is sexually attracted to both men and women.