8-letter words containing b, u
- bauhinia — any climbing or shrubby leguminous plant of the genus Bauhinia, of tropical and warm regions, widely cultivated for ornament
- baulking — to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at): He balked at making the speech.
- bauxitic — consisting of, containing or resembling bauxite
- bawl out — If someone bawls you out, they shout at you angrily because you have done something wrong.
- bayreuth — a city in E Germany, in NE Bavaria: home and burial place of Richard Wagner; annual festivals of his music. Pop: 74 818 (2003 est)
- bdellium — any of several African or W Asian trees of the burseraceous genus Commiphora that yield a gum resin
- be-jesus — Informal. dickens; devil; deuce: The conglomerate plans to take that tiny company and expand the bejesus out of it.
- beancurd — Alternative spelling of bean curd.
- bear cub — a baby bear
- bear hug — A bear hug is a rather rough, tight, affectionate hug.
- bear out — If someone or something bears a person out or bears out what that person is saying, they support what that person is saying.
- bear-hug — to greet with or hold in a bear hug: eager fans bear-hugging the victorious team.
- beat out — If you beat out sounds on a drum or similar instrument, you make the sounds by hitting the instrument.
- beat-out — to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly.
- beaucoup — a large amount, an abundance
- beaufort — Henry. ?1374–1447, English cardinal, half-brother of Henry IV; chancellor (1403–04, 1413–17, 1424–26)
- beaulieu — a village in S England, in Hampshire: site of Palace House, seat of Lord Montagu and once the gatehouse of the ruined 13th-century abbey; the National Motor Museum is in its grounds. Pop: 809 (2001)
- beaumont — a city in SE Texas. Pop: 112 434 (2003 est)
- beauport — city in S Quebec, Canada: suburb of Quebec City: pop. 73,000
- beauties — the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest).
- beautify — If you beautify something, you make it look more beautiful.
- beauvais — a market town in N France, 64 km (40 miles) northwest of Paris. Pop: 55 392 (1999)
- beauvoir — Siˈmone de (siˈmɔn də ) ; sēm^ōnˈ də) 1908-86; Fr. existentialist writer
- bechuana — a former name for a member of the Bantu people of Botswana
- beclouds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloud.
- becudgel — to arm with a cudgel
- bedaubed — Simple past tense and past participle of bedaub.
- bedbound — Unable to leave one's bed for some reason.
- bedeguar — a moss-like growth found on rosebushes, caused by a reaction by the bush to the egg-laying process of the gall wasp or gallfly
- bedouins — Plural form of bedouin.
- bedquilt — a padded bedcover
- bee glue — propolis.
- beechnut — the small brown triangular edible nut of the beech tree
- beehouse — A beehive or apiary.
- beer gut — A beer gut is the same as a beer belly.
- beer mug — a glass of a standard size (in Britain holding one pint, or half a pint) with a handle, to drink beer from
- beerpull — the handle of a beer pump.
- befouled — to make dirty or filthy; soil; defile; sully: a bird that befouls its own nest.
- befuddle — If something befuddles you, it confuses your mind or thoughts.
- begrudge — If you do not begrudge someone something, you do not feel angry, upset, or jealous that they have got it.
- beguiler — to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
- begummed — to smear, soil, clog, etc., with or as if with gum or a gummy substance.
- behistun — a village in W Iran by the ancient road from Ecbatana to Babylon. On a nearby cliff is an inscription by Darius in Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian describing his enthronement
- bejesuit — to convert to Jesuitism
- bejumble — to jumble up
- belabour — If you belabour someone or something, you hit them hard and repeatedly.
- belamour — a beloved person
- belaunde — Fernando [fer-nahn-daw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), (Fernando Belaúnde Terry) 1913?–2002, Peruvian architect and statesman: president 1963–68, 1980–85.
- belgique — a kingdom in W Europe, bordering the North Sea, N of France. 11,779 sq. mi. (30,508 sq. km). Capital: Brussels.
- beliquor — to cause to be drunk