7-letter words containing b, u
- busload — A busload of people is a large number of passengers on a bus.
- bussell — Darcey (Andrea). born 1969, British ballet dancer, principal ballerina with the Royal Ballet (1989–2006)
- bussing — a large motor vehicle, having a long body, equipped with seats or benches for passengers, usually operating as part of a scheduled service; omnibus.
- bust on — Informal. to burst. to go bankrupt. to collapse from the strain of making a supreme effort: She was determined to make straight A's or bust.
- bust up — a failure.
- bust-up — A bust-up is a serious quarrel, often resulting in the end of a relationship.
- bustard — any terrestrial bird of the family Otididae, inhabiting open regions of the Old World: order Gruiformes (cranes, rails, etc). They have long strong legs, a heavy body, a long neck, and speckled plumage
- bustier — A bustier is a type of close-fitting strapless top worn by women.
- busuuti — a long garment with short sleeves and a square neckline, worn by Ugandan women, esp in S Uganda
- busying — actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime: busy with her work.
- but for — You use but for to introduce the only factor that causes a particular thing not to happen or not to be completely true.
- butanol — a colourless substance existing in four isomeric forms. The three liquid isomers are used as solvents for resins, lacquers, etc, and in the manufacture of organic compounds. Formula: C4H9OH
- butcher — A butcher is a shopkeeper who cuts up and sells meat. Some butchers also kill animals for meat and make foods such as sausages and meat pies.
- butlery — a butler's room
- butlins — one of the two best-known traditional holiday camps in Britain
- butt in — If you say that someone is butting in, you are criticizing the fact that they are joining in a conversation or activity without being asked to.
- buttals — the boundary lines of a piece of land
- butters — very ugly
- buttery — Buttery food contains butter or is covered with butter.
- butting — a push or blow with the head or horns.
- buttock — Your buttocks are the two rounded fleshy parts of your body that you sit on.
- buttons — a page boy
- buttony — like a button.
- butyral — a type of resin
- butyric — of or obtained from butter
- butyrin — a colourless liquid ester or oil found in butter. It is formed from butyric acid and glycerine
- butyryl — a radical of butyric acid
- buvette — a roadside café
- buy off — If you say that a person or organization buys off another person or group, you are criticizing the fact that they are giving them something such as money so that they will not complain or cause trouble.
- buy out — If you buy someone out, you buy their share of something such as a company or piece of property that you previously owned together.
- buy-out — to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, especially in money; purchase.
- buyable — available to be bought
- buyback — an agreement to buy something in return, as by a supplier to buy its customer's product
- buycott — a type of protest aimed at a company or country with dubious ethical standards in which consumers buy the products of another company or country
- buzukia — bouzouki.
- buzz in — to admit (someone) to a building by activating an electronically controlled door
- buzzard — A buzzard is a large bird of prey.
- buzzcut — a very short haircut
- buzzing — a low, vibrating, humming sound, as of bees, machinery, or people talking.
- buzzsaw — A buzzsaw is an electric saw consisting of a round metal disk with a sharp serrated edge. It is powered by an electric motor and is used for cutting wood and other materials.
- buzzwig — a bushy wig
- by gum! — by God!
- byrgius — a crater in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 40 miles (64 km) in diameter.
- cadbury — George. 1839–1922, British Quaker industrialist and philanthropist. He established, with his brother Richard Cadbury (1835–99), the chocolate-making company Cadbury Brothers and the garden village Bournville, near Birmingham, for their workers
- calumba — the root of the Mozambiquan plant Jateorhiza columba, used as an aid to digestion and as a mild tonic
- cambium — a meristem that increases the girth of stems and roots by producing additional xylem and phloem
- can but — can only
- cardbus — (hardware) The 32-bit version of the PCMCIA (PC Card) bus.
- caribou — A caribou is a large north American deer.
- cattabu — a cross between common cattle and a zebu