9-letter words containing b, u, r
- bucharest — the capital of Romania, in the southeast. Pop: 1 764 000 (2005 est)
- buckboard — an open four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with the seat attached to a flexible board between the front and rear axles
- buckbrush — a flowering American shrub, Andrachne phyllantoides, of the family Euphorbiaceae
- buckthorn — any of several thorny small-flowered shrubs of the genus Rhamnus, esp the Eurasian species R. cathartica, whose berries were formerly used as a purgative: family Rhamnaceae
- bucranium — (in classical architecture) an ornament, especially on a frieze, having the form of the skull of an ox.
- bucuresti — Bucharest
- bud sport — a shoot, inflorescence, etc, that differs from another such structure on a plant and is caused by a somatic mutation; the differences can be retained by vegetative propagation
- budgetary — A budgetary matter or policy is concerned with the amount of money that is available to a country or organization, and how it is to be spent.
- budgeteer — a person who makes a budget, esp in politics or business
- budtender — Slang. a person who sells marijuana or marijuana products in a retail shop or medical dispensary.
- buffering — temporary storage of data
- bugger me — Some people say bugger me to emphasize that they are very surprised about something.
- bugger up — If someone buggers something up, they ruin it or spoil it.
- buhrstone — a hard tough rock containing silica, fossils, and cavities, formerly used as a grindstone
- bujumbura — the capital of Burundi, a port at the NE end of Lake Tanganyika. Pop: 419 000 (2005 est)
- bulgarian — Bulgarian means belonging or relating to Bulgaria, or to its people, language, or culture.
- bull bars — a large protective metal grille on the front of some vehicles, esp four-wheel-drive vehicles
- bull gear — any large driving gear among smaller gears.
- bull rope — any of various ropes for holding objects to prevent them from rubbing against or striking other objects.
- bull-ring — an arena for a bullfight.
- bullarium — a collection of papal bulls.
- bullbrier — a prickly vine of the genus Smilax, with small green flowers and inedible black berries
- bulldozer — A bulldozer is a large vehicle with a broad metal blade at the front, which is used for knocking down buildings or moving large amounts of earth.
- bum steer — false or misleading information or advice
- bundaberg — a town in E Australia, near the E coast of Queensland: centre of a sugar-growing area, with a nearby deep-water port. Pop: 44 556 (2001)
- bundesrat — (in Germany and formerly in West Germany) the council of state ministers with certain legislative and administrative powers, representing the state governments at federal level
- bunkerage — the act of bunkering a vessel.
- bunkering — a large bin or receptacle; a fixed chest or box: a coal bunker.
- buoy rope — a rope attaching a buoy to its anchor
- buprestid — any beetle of the mainly tropical family Buprestidae, the adults of which are brilliantly coloured and the larvae of which bore into and cause damage to trees, roots, etc
- bupropion — an antidepressant drug used to help people stop smoking
- burdenous — burdensome
- burgeoned — to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor.
- burgesses — Anthony, 1917–93, English novelist and critic.
- burkinabé — of or relating to Burkina Faso or its inhabitants
- burladero — a safe area for the bull-fighter in a bull ring
- burlesque — A burlesque is a performance or a piece of writing that makes fun of something by copying it in an exaggerated way. You can also use burlesque to refer to a situation in real life that is like this.
- burleycue — burlesque (def 3).
- burn down — If a building burns down or if someone burns it down, it is completely destroyed by fire.
- burn rate — The burn rate of a startup company is a measure of how fast it uses up its capital before becoming profitable.
- burnished — You can describe something as burnished when it is bright or smooth.
- burnsides — thick side whiskers worn with a moustache and clean-shaven chin
- burnt-out — Burnt-out vehicles or buildings have been so badly damaged by fire that they can no longer be used.
- burrawang — any of several Australian cycads of the genus Macrozamia, having an edible nut
- burroughs — Edgar Rice. 1875–1950, US novelist, author of the Tarzan stories
- burrowing — a hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal for habitation and refuge.
- burrstone — buhrstone
- bursarial — of, relating to, or paid by a bursar or bursary
- bursiform — shaped like a pouch or sac
- burst edo — Burst Extended Data Out DRAM