8-letter words containing b, u, k, a
- in baulk — inside one of these spaces
- kabeljou — a large marine sciaenid fish, Argyrosomus hololepidotus, that is an important food fish of South African waters
- kabouter — (Dutch mythology) A tiny folkloric man who traditionally wears a pointy red hat, lives in harmony with nature and resides in mushrooms, similar to a gnome, leprechaun or a smurf.
- kasavubu — Joseph, 1917?–69, African political leader: first president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (now Zaire) 1960–65.
- kilobaud — (unit) 1000 baud.
- kinabalu — a mountain in N Sabah, in Malaysia: highest peak on the island of Borneo. 13,455 feet (4101 meters).
- kombucha — Also called kombucha mushroom. a live culture of multiple species of yeast and bacteria, grown to make a mildly alcoholic fermented beverage.
- kourbash — to whip with a kurbash.
- lubyanka — a prison and secret-police headquarters in central Moscow.
- megabuck — one million dollars.
- muck bar — a rough bar of wrought iron, rolled from blooms of iron extracted from a puddling furnace.
- mudbanks — Plural form of mudbank.
- musk bag — the musk-secreting gland of a male musk deer.
- out back — (sometimes initial capital letter) the back country or remote settlements; the bush (usually preceded by the).
- outbreak — a sudden breaking out or occurrence; eruption: the outbreak of war.
- pullback — the act of pulling back, especially a retreat or a strategic withdrawal of troops; pullout.
- pushback — a mechanism that forces an object backward.
- put back — postpone
- quadbike — Alternative form of quad bike.
- run back — to carry (a football) toward the opponent's goal, as after receiving a kickoff
- sunbaked — baked by exposure to the sun, as bricks.
- sunbreak — a projection from the side of a building for intercepting part of the sunlight falling upon the adjacent surface.
- turnback — a part of a garment or similar item that is folded or turned back
- unbacked — without backing or support.
- unbanked — not having been banked or protected with a bank