7-letter words containing b, u, n
- minisub — a small submarine, holding only one or a few persons, used in naval operations, underwater exploration, or conducting underwater experiments.
- mowburn — the natural process of heating and fermenting that takes place when hay or corn is piled up when it is damp or green
- mudbank — A bank of mud on the bed of a river or the bottom of the sea.
- nabucco — an opera by Verdi based on the biblical story of the Jews exiled from their homeland by Nebuchadnezzar
- naibour — Obsolete form of neighbour.
- nebulae — Astronomy. Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Compare dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula. (formerly) any celestial object that appears nebulous, hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in a telescope view.
- nebular — Astronomy. Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Compare dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula. (formerly) any celestial object that appears nebulous, hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in a telescope view.
- nebulas — Plural form of nebula.
- neibour — Obsolete form of neighbour.
- nelumbo — lotus (def 3).
- netbeui — NetBIOS Extended User Interface. The network transport protocol used by all of Microsoft's network systems and IBM's LAN Server based systems. NetBEUI is often confused with NetBIOS. NetBIOS is the applications programming interface and NetBEUI is the transport protocol.
- netburp — (networking, chat) (Or "netsplit") When netlag gets really bad, and delays between IRC servers exceed a certain threshhold, the network effectively becomes partitioned for a period of time, and large numbers of people seem to be signing off at the same time and then signing back on again when things get better. An instance of this is called a "netburp" (or, sometimes, netsplit).
- newburg — (of seafood) cooked with a cream sauce containing sherry: lobster Newburg.
- newbury — a market town in West Berkshire unitary authority, S England: scene of a Parliamentarian victory (1643) and a Royalist victory (1644) during the Civil War; telecommunications, racecourse. Pop: 32 675 (2001)
- niebuhr — Barthold Georg [bahr-tawlt gey-awrk] /ˈbɑr tɔlt geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), 1776–1831, German historian.
- niobium — a steel-gray metallic element resembling tantalum in its chemical properties; becomes a superconductor below 9 K; used chiefly in alloy steels. Symbol: Nb; atomic number: 41; atomic weight: 92.906; specific gravity: 8.4 at 20°C.
- niobous — Chemistry. containing trivalent niobium, as niobous chloride, NbCl 3 .
- nubbier — Comparative form of nubby.
- nubbing — the act of hanging (a criminal)
- nubbins — a small lump or stunted piece; stub.
- nubbles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nubble.
- nubiles — Plural form of nubile.
- numbats — Plural form of numbat.
- numbers — a numeral or group of numerals.
- numbing — deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move: fingers numb with cold.
- numbles — The entrails of an animal, especially a deer, used for food.
- obtunds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obtund.
- omnibus — bus1 (def 1).
- ouabain — a glycoside occurring as a white, crystalline powder, C 2 9 H 4 4 O 1 2 , obtained from the seeds of a shrub, Strophanthus gratus, or from the wood of trees of the genus Acokanthera, and used in medicine chiefly as a cardiac stimulant.
- oubangi — French name of Ubangi.
- outbond — composed mainly or entirely of stretchers (opposed to inbond).
- outburn — (intransitive) To burn away; be consumed by fire.
- pintubi — an Aboriginal people of the southern border area of Western Australia and the Northern Territory
- punjabi — a native or inhabitant of the Punjab.
- raeburn — Sir Henry, 1756–1823, Scottish painter.
- rayburn — Sam, 1882–1961, U.S. lawyer and political leader: Speaker of the House 1940–47, 1949–53, 1955–61.
- rebound — to bound or spring back from force of impact.
- rubbing — an act or instance of rubbing: an alcohol rub.
- rubdown — a massage, especially after exercise or a steam bath.
- rubicon — a river in N Italy flowing E into the Adriatic. 15 miles (24 km) long: in crossing this ancient boundary between Cisalpine Gaul and Italy, to march against Pompey in 49 b.c., Julius Caesar made a major military commitment.
- runback — Football. a run made by a player toward the goal line of the opponents after receiving a kick, intercepting a pass, or recovering an opponent's fumble. the distance covered in making such a run.
- sandbug — mole crab.
- sandbur — any of various grasses of the genus Cenchrus, having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs.
- sebundy — a militia
- slurban — of, relating to, or situated in a slurb
- snubbed — to treat with disdain or contempt, especially by ignoring.
- snubber — to treat with disdain or contempt, especially by ignoring.
- steuben — Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von [free-drikh vil-helm loo-dawlf geyr-hahrt ou-goo s-teen fuh n] /ˈfri drɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈlu dɔlf ˈgeɪr hɑrt ˌaʊ gʊsˈtin fən/ (Show IPA), 1730–94, Prussian major general in the American Revolutionary army.
- subbing — a submarine.
- subclan — a clan within a larger clan