8-letter words containing b, u, l
- bullshit — If you say that something is bullshit, you are saying that it is nonsense or completely untrue.
- bullshot — a cocktail of vodka and beef stock
- bullweed — knapweed
- bullwhip — A bullwhip is a very long, heavy whip.
- bullyboy — a ruffian or tough, esp a hired one
- bullying — the intimidation of weaker people
- bullyism — the belief in systematic bullying
- bullyrag — to bully, esp by means of cruel practical jokes
- bulrushy — made of or resembling bulrushes
- bultmann — Rudolf Karl. 1884–1976, German theologian, noted for his demythologizing approach to the New Testament
- bumblers — to bungle or blunder awkwardly; muddle: He somehow bumbled through two years of college.
- bumbling — If you describe a person or their behaviour as bumbling, you mean that they behave in a confused, disorganized way, making mistakes and usually not achieving anything.
- bumfluff — the soft and fluffy growth of hair on the chin of an adolescent
- bunchily — in a bunchy manner
- bundling — several objects or a quantity of material gathered or bound together: a bundle of hay.
- bundwall — a concrete or earth wall surrounding a storage tank containing crude oil or its refined product, designed to hold the contents of the tank in the event of a rupture or leak
- bungalow — A bungalow is a house which has only one level, and no stairs.
- bunghole — a hole in a cask, barrel, etc, through which liquid can be poured or drained
- bungling — to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch: He bungled the job.
- bungwall — an Australian fern, Blechnum indicum, having an edible rhizome
- buntline — one of several lines fastened to the foot of a square sail for hauling it up to the yard when furling
- bunuelos — a thin, round, fried pastry, often dusted with cinnamon sugar.
- buplever — any of various yellow-flowered umbelliferous plants of the genus Bupleurum
- burbling — the bubbling or gurgling sound of water
- burghley — William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. 1520–98, English statesman: chief adviser to Elizabeth I; secretary of state (1558–72) and Lord High Treasurer (1572–98)
- burglary — If someone commits a burglary, they enter a building by force and steal things. Burglary is the act of doing this.
- burlecue — burlesque (def 3).
- burleigh — Burghley
- burleson — a city in N Texas.
- burletta — a type of comic opera
- burlwood — wood taken or cut from a burl.
- burnable — able to be burned
- burpless — a belch; eructation.
- bus lane — A bus lane is a part of the road which is intended to be used only by buses.
- bus line — the route of a bus or buses.
- bush lot — a tract of timberland
- bushland — uncultivated land (esp in Australia) that is covered with trees, shrubs, or other natural vegetation
- bushless — devoid of vegetation
- bushlike — resembling a bush
- bushline — an airline that flies over sparsely inhabited territory to serve isolated settlements.
- bushnell — David, 1742?–1824, U.S. inventor: pioneered in submarine construction.
- bushwalk — to hike through bushland
- bustline — the shape or size of a woman's bust
- bustling — to move or act with a great show of energy (often followed by about): He bustled about cooking breakfast.
- busulfan — a drug used to treat cancer
- butthole — anus.
- butylate — to introduce butyl into (a compound)
- butylene — any of four alkenes, including isobutylene, having the same formula, C4H8, but differing in properties and structure
- buzzkill — someone or something that stops people from enjoying themselves
- causable — that can be caused