8-letter words containing d, a, u, b
- buddleia — any ornamental shrub of the genus Buddleia, esp B. davidii, which has long spikes of mauve flowers and is frequently visited by butterflies: family Buddleiaceae
- bulkhead — A bulkhead is a wall which divides the inside of a ship or aeroplane into separate sections.
- bullhead — any of various small northern mainly marine scorpaenoid fishes of the family Cottidae that have a large head covered with bony plates and spines
- bundwall — a concrete or earth wall surrounding a storage tank containing crude oil or its refined product, designed to hold the contents of the tank in the event of a rupture or leak
- buraydah — a town and oasis in central Saudi Arabia. Pop: 462 000 (2005 est)
- bushland — uncultivated land (esp in Australia) that is covered with trees, shrubs, or other natural vegetation
- butsudan — (in Buddhism) a small household altar
- butthead — a stupid person
- clubhand — congenital deformity of the hand
- clubhead — the head of a golf club
- clubland — A city's clubland is the area that contains all the best nightclubs.
- cuboidal — Also, cuboidal. resembling a cube in form.
- cupboard — A cupboard is a piece of furniture that has one or two doors, usually contains shelves, and is used to store things. In British English, cupboard refers to all kinds of furniture like this. In American English, closet is usually used instead to refer to larger pieces of furniture.
- daibutsu — a large representation of the Buddha.
- dan buoy — a small buoy used as a marker at sea
- danubian — of or relating to the river Danube
- data bus — (architecture) The bus (connections between and within the CPU, memory, and peripherals) used to carry data. Other connections are the address bus and control signals. The width and clock rate of the data bus determine its data rate (the number of bytes per second it can carry), which is one of the main factors determining the processing power of a computer. Most current processor designs use a 32-bit bus, meaning that 32 bits of data can be transferred at once. Some processors have an internal data bus which is wider than their external bus in order to make external connections cheaper while retaining some of the benefits in processing power of a wider bus. See also data path.
- datacube — Alternative spelling of data cube.
- daubigny — Charles François (ʃarl frɑ̃swa). 1817–78, French landscape painter associated with the Barbizon School
- debutant — a person who is making a first appearance in a particular capacity, such as a sportsperson playing in a first game for a team
- disabuse — to free (a person) from deception or error.
- drambuie — a liqueur based on Scotch whisky and made exclusively in Scotland from a recipe dating from the 18th century
- drawtube — a tube sliding within another tube, as the tube carrying the eyepiece in a microscope.
- drumbeat — the rhythmic sound of a drum.
- du barry — Comtesse (Marie Jeanne Bécu) 1746–93, mistress of Louis XV.
- du sable — Jean Baptiste Pointe [zhahn ba-teest pwant] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist pwɛ̃t/ (Show IPA), 1745?–1818, U.S. pioneer trader, born in Haiti: early settler of Chicago.
- dubitate — to doubt or be uncertain
- dubplate — An acetate recording disk, typically one featuring a dub version of a reggae song that is not yet on general release.
- dumb-ass — a thoroughly stupid person; blockhead.
- dumbhead — blockhead.
- dunaburg — German name of Daugavpils.
- dunkable — (informal) Suitable for dunking (as of food).
- durables — (economics) Plural form of durable; durable goods.
- dushanbe — a republic in central Asia, N of Afghanistan. 55,240 sq. mi. (143,600 sq. km). Capital: Dushanbe.
- dust bag — the bag used in some models of vacuum cleaner for the collection of dust
- dustball — A ball of dust.
- dutiable — subject to customs duty, as imported goods.
- dzhambul — a city in S Kazakhstan, NE of Chimkent.
- educable — capable of being educated.
- faburden — an early system of musical harmonization
- funboard — (surfing) A type of surfboard which is roughly in between a shortboard and a mini-mal. A funboard is a little longer than a shortboard and with wider and somewhat rounded nose and tail, making it easier to paddle but still having most of the performance of a shortboard.
- fundable — Able to be funded; deserving of funds.
- gadabout — a person who moves about restlessly or aimlessly, especially from one social activity to another.
- guidable — Capable of being guided; willing to be guided or counselled.
- gum band — a rubber band.
- habitude — customary condition or character: a healthy mental habitude.
- headbutt — A sharp blow delivered by driving the head into the opponent, generally by lowering the head and charging forward or by rapidly tilting the head backward and then forward.
- husbands — Plural form of husband.
- ibn saud — Abdul-Aziz [ahb-doo l-ah-zeez] /ɑbˈdʊl ɑˈziz/ (Show IPA), 1880–1953, king of Saudi Arabia 1932–53 (father of Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz).
- ibn-saud — Abdul-Aziz (æbˈdʊlæˈziːz). 1880–1953, first king of Saudi Arabia (1932–53)