8-letter words containing b, u, i
- grubbily — In a grubby manner.
- grubbing — Present participle of grub.
- guidable — Capable of being guided; willing to be guided or counselled.
- gullible — easily deceived or cheated.
- gullibly — easily deceived or cheated.
- gumboils — Plural form of gumboil.
- gumbotil — a sticky clay formed by the thorough weathering of glacial drift, the thickness of the clay furnishing means for comparing relative lengths of interglacial ages.
- gun brig — a naval brig of the 18th century having from 8 to 12 guns.
- habitual — of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit: habitual courtesy.
- habitude — customary condition or character: a healthy mental habitude.
- habitues — Plural form of habitu\u00e9.
- halibuts — Plural form of halibut.
- hautbois — hautboy.
- hibiscus — Also called China rose. a woody plant, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, of the mallow family, having large, showy flowers: the state flower of Hawaii.
- highbush — Being, or coming from, a bush of high stature (used in names of certain fruits, such as highbush blueberry and highbush cranberry).
- huidobro — Vicente [bee-sen-te] /biˈsɛn tɛ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1948, Chilean poet.
- humbling — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- ibn saud — Abdul-Aziz [ahb-doo l-ah-zeez] /ɑbˈdʊl ɑˈziz/ (Show IPA), 1880–1953, king of Saudi Arabia 1932–53 (father of Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz).
- ibn-saud — Abdul-Aziz (æbˈdʊlæˈziːz). 1880–1953, first king of Saudi Arabia (1932–53)
- ice blue — a very pale blue color.
- ice cube — a small cube of ice, as one made in a special tray in the freezing compartment of a refrigerator or by an ice-making machine.
- ice-blue — Ice-blue is a very pale blue colour.
- icebound — held fast or hemmed in by ice; frozen in: an icebound ship.
- icy blue — of a very pale blue colour
- imbruing — Present participle of imbrue.
- imbursed — Simple past tense and past participle of imburse.
- in baulk — inside one of these spaces
- in doubt — uncertain
- in-built — built-in (def 2).
- inbounds — Sports. being within the boundaries of a court or field.
- incubate — to sit upon (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.
- incubous — (of leaves) overlapping, with the upper part of each leaf covering the base of the leaf above it.
- incumber — encumber.
- intubate — to insert a tube into (the larynx or the like).
- inurbane — not urbane; lacking in courtesy, refinement, etc.
- ipsambul — Abu Simbel.
- isobutyl — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent hydrocarbon radical derived from isobutanol.
- issuable — able to be issued or to issue.
- istanbul — a port in NW Turkey, on both sides of the Bosporus: built by Constantine I on the site of ancient Byzantium; capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and of the Ottoman Empire; capital removed to Ankara 1923.
- iturbide — Agustín de [ah-goos-teen de] /ˌɑ gusˈtin dɛ/ (Show IPA), 1783–1824, Mexican soldier and revolutionary: as Agustín I, emperor of Mexico 1822–23.
- jebusite — a member of an ancient Canaanite people that lived in Jebus.
- jubilant — showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant: the cheers of the jubilant victors; the jubilant climax of his symphony.
- jubilate — to show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult.
- jubilees — Plural form of jubilee.
- jubilent — Misspelling of jubilant.
- jumbling — Present participle of jumble.
- jumboize — (nautical) To lengthen a ship replacing an existing section with a longer section or inserting an additional section.
- jump bid — a bid higher than necessary to reach the next bidding level, usually to indicate exceptional strength.
- kilobaud — (unit) 1000 baud.
- kimbundu — a Bantu language of northern Angola.