8-letter words containing b, u, d, o
- debouche — an outlet, as for troops to debouch through
- debounce — To remove the small ripple of current that forms when a mechanical switch is pushed in an electrical circuit and makes a series of short contacts.
- disbound — (of a book) having the binding torn or loose.
- djibouti — Formerly French Somaliland, French Territory of the Afars and Issas. a republic in E Africa, on the Gulf of Aden: a former overseas territory of France; gained independence 1977. 8492 sq. mi. (21,994 sq. km). Capital: Djibouti.
- double x — James Emory ("Jimmie"; "Double X"; "The Beast") 1907–67, U.S. baseball player.
- double-o — careful scrutiny or close inspection.
- double-u — the letter w.
- doublers — Plural form of doubler.
- doublets — Plural form of doublet.
- doubling — anything that is twofold in size or amount or twice the usual size, quantity, strength, etc.
- doubloon — a former gold coin of Spain and Spanish America, originally equal to two escudos but fluctuating in value.
- doublure — an ornamental lining of a book cover.
- doubters — Plural form of doubter.
- doubtful — of uncertain outcome or result.
- doubting — Present participle of doubt.
- doughboy — Informal. an American infantryman, especially in World War I.
- dubonnet — (lowercase) a deep purple-red color.
- dukhobor — Doukhobor.
- dulbecco — Renato [ruh-nah-toh;; Italian re-nah-taw] /rəˈnɑ toʊ;; Italian rɛˈnɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1914–2012, U.S. biologist, born in Italy: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1975.
- dumbshow — Gestures used to convey a meaning or message without speech; mime.
- dustbowl — An area which abounds in dust and which is very dry.
- eurobond — Eurobonds are bonds which are issued in a particular European currency and sold to people from a country with a different currency.
- fogbound — unable to sail or navigate because of heavy fog.
- funboard — (surfing) A type of surfboard which is roughly in between a shortboard and a mini-mal. A funboard is a little longer than a shortboard and with wider and somewhat rounded nose and tail, making it easier to paddle but still having most of the performance of a shortboard.
- gadabout — a person who moves about restlessly or aimlessly, especially from one social activity to another.
- gold bug — one who buys, or advocates buying, gold as protection against an anticipated collapse in the value of currency, stocks, etc.
- goldbugs — Informal. a person, especially an economist or politician, who supports the gold standard.
- huidobro — Vicente [bee-sen-te] /biˈsɛn tɛ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1948, Chilean poet.
- humboldt — Friedrich Heinrich Alexander [free-drikh hahyn-rikh ah-lek-sahn-duh r] /ˈfri drɪx ˈhaɪn rɪx ˌɑ lɛkˈsɑn dər/ (Show IPA), Baron von [fuh n] /fən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1859, German naturalist, writer, and statesman.
- icebound — held fast or hemmed in by ice; frozen in: an icebound ship.
- in doubt — uncertain
- inbounds — Sports. being within the boundaries of a court or field.
- j'adoube — an expression of an intention to touch a piece in order to adjust its placement rather than to make a move
- kilobaud — (unit) 1000 baud.
- laboured — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- mawbound — (of cattle) constipated
- misdoubt — doubt or suspicion.
- moribund — in a dying state; near death.
- no doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- obduracy — the state or quality of being obdurate.
- obdurate — unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
- obliqued — neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
- obliquid — aimed in an oblique direction
- obscured — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- obtruded — Simple past tense and past participle of obtrude.
- obtruder — One who obtrudes.
- obtrudes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obtrude.
- obtunded — to blunt; dull; deaden.
- outboard — located on the exterior of a hull or aircraft.
- outbound — outward bound: an outbound freighter.