9-letter words containing b, u, s
- baguettes — Plural form of baguette.
- baigneuse — a day bed of the Empire period, having a back sloping and curving to form a rounded head and foot.
- bakehouse — a building or room to bake in; bakery.
- ballismus — a condition characterized by twisting, shaking, and jerking motions.
- balusters — Plural form of baluster.
- bandobust — (in India and Pakistan) an arrangement
- bankrupts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt.
- bantustan — (formerly, in South Africa) an area reserved for occupation by a Black African people, with limited self-government; abolished in 1993
- barbarous — If you describe something as barbarous, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is rough and uncivilized.
- barbecues — Plural form of barbecue.
- barbeques — Plural form of barbeque.
- barfulous — /bar'fyoo-l*s/ (Or "barfucious", /bar-fyoo-sh*s/) Said of something that would make anyone barf, if only for aesthetic reasons.
- barklouse — any of numerous insects of the order Psocoptera that live on the bark of trees and other plants.
- barouches — Plural form of barouche.
- base jump — a parachute jump from the top of a building, bridge, cliff, etc., usually at a height of 1,000 feet (305 meters) or less.
- base unit — any of the fundamental units in a system of measurement. The base SI units are the metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole
- bashfully — In a bashful manner.
- basketful — a sufficient quantity to fill a basket; the amount contained in a basket.
- bass drum — a large shallow drum of low and indefinite pitch
- bass tuba — a tuba pitched in F or E-flat
- bathhouse — A bathhouse is a public or private building containing baths and often other facilities such as a sauna.
- bathybius — a gelatinous substance discovered on the Atlantic seabed, originally thought to be protoplasm, but later discovered to be inorganic
- battlebus — the coach that transports politicians and their advisers round the country during an election campaign
- bauhinias — Plural form of bauhinia.
- bdelliums — Plural form of bdellium.
- beadflush — (of paneling) having panels flush with their stiles and rails and surrounded with a flush bead.
- beadhouse — an almshouse in which inhabitants were expected to pray for the soul of the founder
- beaumaris — a resort in N Wales, on the island of Anglesey: 13th-century castle. Pop: 1513 (2001)
- beauteous — Beauteous means the same as beautiful.
- bedehouse — beadhouse
- bee-stung — (of the lips) pouting and sensuous
- beechnuts — Plural form of beechnut.
- beer bust — an occasion on which a lot of beer is drunk
- beerhouse — an establishment licensed to serve only liquors fermented from malt, as beer, ale, or the like.
- bell push — a button that is pressed to operate an electric bell
- bemusedly — bewildered or confused: a bemused expression on his face.
- bendy bus — an articulated bus
- beni suef — city in NE Egypt, on the Nile: pop. 152,000
- beni-suef — a city in NW Egypt on the Nile River.
- bensulide — a selective preemergence herbicide, C 14 H 24 O 4 NPS 3 , used primarily to control crabgrass and broadleaf weeds.
- 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
- bhikshuni — a female bhikshu; nun.
- bhutanese — a native or inhabitant of Bhutan
- bibacious — tending to drink in excess
- 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
- big bucks — If someone earns or spends big bucks, they earn or spend a lot of money.
- big house — a penitentiary (usually preceded by the).
- biliously — in a bilious or bad manner