8-letter words containing b, u, s
- subzonal — located under a zona, esp under the zona of an ovum
- succubus — a demon in female form, said to have sexual intercourse with men in their sleep. Compare incubus (def 1).
- suitable — such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.
- suitably — such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.
- summable — capable of being added.
- sun bath — deliberate exposure of the body to the direct rays of the sun or a sunlamp.
- sun bear — a small bear, Helarctos malayanus, of tropical forests in S and SE Asia, having a black coat and a yellowish snout and feeding mostly on honey and insects
- sun belt — the southern and southwestern region of the U.S.
- sunbaked — baked by exposure to the sun, as bricks.
- sunbathe — to take a sunbath.
- sunberry — wonderberry.
- sunblind — a blind, such as a Venetian blind, that shades a room from the sun's glare
- sunblock — a substance that provides a high degree of protection against sunburn, often preventing most tanning as well as burning, as by obstructing the penetration of ultraviolet rays.
- sunbreak — a projection from the side of a building for intercepting part of the sunlight falling upon the adjacent surface.
- sunburnt — inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun or a sunlamp.
- sunburst — a burst of sunlight; a sudden shining of the sun through rifted clouds.
- sungrebe — finfoot.
- superbad — exceptionally bad
- superbly — admirably fine or excellent; extremely good: a superb performance.
- superbug — a pathogenic bacterium that has developed immunity to antibiotics, or an insect that has developed immunity to insecticides.
- surabaja — seaport in NE Java, Indonesia, opposite Madura: pop. 2,028,000
- surabaya — a seaport on NE Java: second largest city in Indonesia; naval base.
- surbahar — an Indian stringed instrument, larger than a sitar
- surbased — having a surbase.
- surfbird — a sandpiperlike shorebird, Aphriza virgata, of the Pacific coast, breeding in Alaska and wintering in South America.
- surfboat — a strong, buoyant rowboat with high ends, adapted for beaching and passing through surf.
- surrebut — to give evidence to support a surrebutter
- syllabub — a drink of milk or cream sweetened, flavored, and mixed with wine or cider.
- syllabus — an outline or other brief statement of the main points of a discourse, the subjects of a course of lectures, the contents of a curriculum, etc.
- tarbrush — a brush for applying tar.
- the bush — an uncultivated or sparsely settled area, esp in Africa, Australia, New Zealand, or Canada: usually covered with trees or shrubs, varying from open shrubby country to dense rainforest
- thrombus — a fibrinous clot that forms in and obstructs a blood vessel, or that forms in one of the chambers of the heart.
- tiberius — (Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar) 42 b.c.–a.d. 37, Roman emperor 14–37.
- tibullus — Albius [al-bee-uh s] /ˈæl bi əs/ (Show IPA), c54–c19 b.c, Roman poet.
- troubles — your troubles are the things that you are worried about
- tshiluba — Luba (def 2).
- tub-fast — (in the past) a period of fasting and sweating in a hot tub, intended as a cure for venereal disease
- tubenose — tubesnout.
- tuberose — a bulbous plant, Polianthes tuberosa, of the agave family, cultivated for its spike of fragrant, creamy-white, lily-like flowers.
- tuberous — characterized by the presence of rounded or wartlike prominences or tubers.
- tubulose — belonging or relating to a group of corals (Tubulosa) with tubular outer coverings
- tubulous — containing or consisting of tubes.
- ubi sunt — a poetic motif emphasizing the transitory nature of youth, life, and beauty, found especially in medieval Latin poems.
- umeboshi — a salty and tart Japanese condiment made from unripened plums pickled in a brine.
- unabased — (of a charge) lower on an escutcheon than is usual: a bend abased.
- unabused — not abused or mistreated physically or verbally
- unbasted — (of a garment) not basted; not sewn loosely together
- unbeseem — to not suit or befit (someone)
- unbiased — not biased or prejudiced; fair; impartial.
- unbishop — to remove (someone) from the position of bishop