9-letter words containing b, u, r
- behaviour — People's or animals' behaviour is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behaviour.
- beleaguer — to trouble persistently; harass
- bengaluru — a state in S India. 70,051 sq. mi. (191,791 sq. km). Capital: Bengaluru.
- berkelium — a metallic transuranic element produced by bombardment of americium. Symbol: Bk; atomic no: 97; half-life of most stable isotope, 247Bk: 1400 years; valency: 3 or 4; relative density: 14 (est)
- bermudian — a native or inhabitant of Bermuda
- bernoulli — Daniel (danjɛl), son of Jean Bernoulli. 1700–82, Swiss mathematician and physicist, who developed an early form of the kinetic theory of gases and stated the principle of conservation of energy in fluid dynamics
- beryllium — a corrosion-resistant toxic silvery-white metallic element that occurs chiefly in beryl and is used mainly in X-ray windows and in the manufacture of alloys. Symbol: Be; atomic no: 4; atomic wt: 9.012; valency: 2; relative density: 1.848; melting pt: 1289°C; boiling pt: 2472°C
- berzelius — Baron Jöns Jakob (ˈjœns ˈjɑːkɔp). 1779–1848, Swedish chemist, who invented the present system of chemical symbols and formulas, discovered several elements, and determined the atomic and molecular weight of many substances
- bev curls — long locks of hair, considered to be typical of a certain kind of unfashionable male
- bhagalpur — a city in India, in Bihar: agriculture, textiles, university (1960). Pop: 340 349 (2001)
- bhaktapur — a city in E central Nepal, near Kathmandu.
- bhaunagar — a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India.
- bi-hourly — occurring every two hours.
- biangular — having two angles or corners.
- bierstube — a tavern or café offering German or German-style atmosphere, décor, food, beer, etc.
- bifarious — having parts arranged in two rows on either side of a central axis
- bifurcate — If something such as a line or path bifurcates or is bifurcated, it divides into two parts which go in different directions.
- bigarreau — any of several heart-shaped varieties of sweet cherry that have firm flesh
- bilirubin — an orange-yellow pigment in the bile formed as a breakdown product of haemoglobin. Excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance associated with jaundice. Formula: C32H36O6N4
- bilobular — having two lobules
- bilocular — divided into two chambers or cavities
- binocular — involving, relating to, seeing with or intended for both eyes
- binovular — relating to or derived from two different ova
- binturong — an arboreal SE Asian viverrine mammal, Arctictis binturong, closely related to the palm civets but larger and having long shaggy black hair
- binuclear — having two nuclei
- biofouler — an animal that obstructs or pollutes the environment
- bioturbed — stirred by organisms
- birdhouse — a small shelter or box for birds to nest in
- bitternut — an E North American hickory tree, Carya cordiformis, with thin-shelled nuts and bitter kernels
- black run — an extremely difficult run, suitable for expert skiers
- blackburn — a city in NW England, in Blackburn with Darwen unitary authority, Lancashire: formerly important for textiles, now has mixed industries. Pop: 105 085 (2001)
- blue army — an organization maintaining a directory of tradesmen and checking on the quality of the service they provide.
- blue crab — any of a genus (Callinectes) of crabs, esp. a blue-legged, edible swimming species (C. sapidus) of the Atlantic coast of North America
- blue roan — a horse having a black coat sprinkled with white hairs
- blue wire — (IBM) Patch wires added to circuit boards at the factory to correct design or fabrication problems. These may be necessary if there hasn't been time to design and qualify another board version. Compare purple wire, red wire, yellow wire.
- bluebeard — a villain in European folk tales who marries several wives and murders them in turn. In many versions the seventh and last wife escapes the fate of the others
- blueberry — A blueberry is a small dark blue fruit that is found in North America. Blueberries are usually cooked before they are eaten.
- bluecurls — a name for the plant Trichostema dichotomum
- bluegrass — Bluegrass is a style of fast folk music that began in the Southern United States.
- blueliner — a machine for making blueprints
- blueprint — A blueprint for something is a plan or set of proposals that shows how it is expected to work.
- blundered — a gross, stupid, or careless mistake: That's your second blunder this morning.
- blunderer — a gross, stupid, or careless mistake: That's your second blunder this morning.
- blurt out — If someone blurts something out, they blurt it.
- blustered — to roar and be tumultuous, as wind.
- blutwurst — a German blood sausage
- board out — If someone in your care is boarded out, they are sent to stay with someone else.
- boarhound — a hound used to chase boar
- bodeguero — a wine-seller or grocer
- body-surf — to ride a wave by lying on it without a surfboard