8-letter words containing b, u
- belitung — island of Indonesia, in the Java Sea, between Borneo & Sumatra: 1,866 sq mi (4,833 sq km)
- bellevue — city in NW Wash.: suburb of Seattle: pop. 110,000
- bellpull — a handle or rope that is pulled to ring a bell
- bellpush — a button that is pressed to operate an electric bell
- belly up — If a company goes belly up, it does not have enough money to pay its debts.
- bellyful — as much as one wants or can eat
- belt out — If you belt out a song, you sing or play it very loudly.
- bemuddle — to confuse
- bemuffle — to muffle, wrap up warmly
- bemurmur — to murmur at
- bemusing — to bewilder or confuse.
- bemuzzle — to put a muzzle on
- benguela — a port in W Angola: founded in 1617; a terminus (with Lobito) of the railway that runs from Beira in Mozambique through the Copper Belt of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Pop: about 200 000 (1990 est)
- benumbed — made numb; very cold
- beplumed — decorated with feathers
- bequeath — If you bequeath your money or property to someone, you legally state that they should have it when you die.
- berceuse — a cradlesong or lullaby
- berimbau — a Brazilian single-stringed bowed instrument, used to accompany capoeira
- bermudas — a group of islands in the Atlantic, 580 miles (935 km) E of North Carolina: a British colony; resort. 19 sq. mi. (49 sq. km). Capital: Hamilton.
- berouged — wearing rouge
- beshroud — to cover with a shroud
- besmudge — to blacken
- besought — beseech
- besouled — having a soul
- bespouse — to marry
- besuited — wearing a suit
- betelnut — the seed of the betel palm, chewed with betel leaves and lime by people in S and SE Asia as a digestive stimulant and narcotic
- bettinus — a crater in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (96 km) in diameter.
- beuncled — having many uncles
- beyrouth — Beirut.
- bhelpuri — an Indian dish of puffed rice and vegetables
- bhikshus — a monk.
- biannual — A biannual event happens twice a year.
- bibulous — addicted to alcohol
- bicaudal — having two tails
- bicolour — two-coloured
- bicuspid — having or terminating in two cusps or points
- biennium — a period of two years
- bienvenu — welcome.
- big blue — International Business Machines
- big guns — an influential or important person or thing: He's a big gun in science.
- bigamous — A bigamous marriage is one in which one of the partners is already legally married to someone else.
- bigmouth — a noisy, indiscreet, or boastful person
- bihourly — occurring every two hours
- bijugate — (of compound leaves) having two pairs of leaflets
- bimanous — (of man and the higher primates) having two hands distinct in form and function from the feet
- bimanual — using or requiring both hands
- binaural — relating to, having, or hearing with both ears
- biovular — (of twins) from two separate eggs
- biparous — producing offspring in pairs