7-letter words containing b, u, s
- bejesus — an exclamation of surprise, emphasis, etc, regarded as a characteristic utterance of Irish people
- belarus — a republic in E Europe; part of the medieval Lithuanian and Polish empires before being occupied by Russia; a Soviet republic (1919–91); in 1997 formed a close political and economic union with Russia: mainly low-lying and forested. Languages: Belarussian; Russian. Religion: believers are mostly Christian. Currency: rouble. Capital: Minsk. Pop: 9 625 888 (2013 est). Area: 207 600 sq km (80 134 sq miles)
- bemused — If you are bemused, you are puzzled or confused.
- bequest — A bequest is money or property which you legally leave to someone when you die.
- bergius — Friedrich (Karl Rudolph) (ˈfriːdrɪç). 1884– 1949, German chemist, who invented a process for producing oil by high-pressure hydrogenation of coal: Nobel prize for chemistry 1931
- besague — a plate protecting an open area, as at the elbow or armpit.
- bescour — to scour thoroughly
- beshout — to shout at or about
- bespout — to utter (something) pretentiously
- bhikshu — a monk.
- bifidus — a genus of anaerobic bacteria, many of which are present natively in the human digestive system
- bilious — If someone describes the appearance of something as bilious, they mean that they think it looks unpleasant and rather disgusting.
- biscuit — A biscuit is a small flat cake that is crisp and usually sweet.
- bisitun — Behistun.
- bismuth — a brittle pinkish-white crystalline metallic element having low thermal and electrical conductivity, which expands on cooling. It is widely used in alloys, esp low-melting alloys in fire safety devices; its compounds are used in medicines. Symbol: Bi; atomic no: 83; atomic wt: 208.98037; valency: 3 or 5; relative density: 9.747; melting pt: 271.4°C; boiling pt: 1564±5°C
- bisutun — Behistun.
- bivious — with a choice of two different ways
- blouson — a short jacket or top having the shape of a blouse
- blueish — bluish
- blusher — Blusher is a coloured substance that women put on their cheeks.
- blushet — a modest young woman, perceived as prone to blushing
- bluster — If you say that someone is blustering, you mean that they are speaking aggressively but without authority, often because they are angry or offended.
- boeotus — a son of Arne and Poseidon, and ancestor of the Boeotians.
- boletus — any saprotroph basidiomycetous fungus of the genus Boletus, having a brownish umbrella-shaped cap with spore-bearing tubes in the underside: family Boletaceae. Many species are edible
- bombous — convex; spherical.
- bonasus — a name for the wisent or European bison (Bison bonasus)
- bosquet — bosket
- bossuet — Jacques Bénigne (ʒɑk beniɲ). 1627–1704, French bishop: noted for his funeral orations
- bourges — a city in central France. Pop: 72 480 (1999)
- boursin — a brand of soft white creamy cheese, often flavoured with garlic
- brangus — one of an American breed of cattle developed from Brahman and Aberdeen Angus stock, bred to withstand a hot climate.
- breslau — Wrocław
- brisure — a mark of cadency in heraldry
- broadus — something given as a bonus; lagniappe.
- bruised — injured in a way that causes discoloration to the skin
- bruiser — A bruiser is someone who is tough, strong, and aggressive, and enjoys a fight or argument.
- brumous — mist; fog.
- brushed — Brushed cotton, nylon, or other fabric feels soft and furry.
- brusher — an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, grooming, etc.
- brushup — the act or process of reviewing a subject, technique, or the like, for the purpose of renewing the memory, skill, etc.: He gave his Spanish a brushup before his trip to Mexico.
- brusque — blunt or curt in manner or speech
- brussen — bold
- brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
- brutism — the characteristic actions of a brute
- bruxism — the habit of grinding the teeth, esp unconsciously
- buckish — dandyish; foppish
- bucksaw — a woodcutting saw having its blade set in a frame and tensioned by a turnbuckle across the back of the frame
- bucyrus — a city in N central Ohio.
- budless — without buds
- budweis — České Budějovice