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8-letter words containing d, u, l

  • bluehead — either of two fish of the wrasse family, Thalassoma amblycephalum or Thalassoma bifasciatum
  • blueweed — a bristly weed (Echium vulgare) of the borage family with blue flowers and pink buds
  • bluewood — a kind of shrub of the buckthorn family, Condalia obovata, found in Texas and northern Mexico
  • brunhild — (in the Nibelungenlied) a legendary queen won for King Gunther by the magic of Siegfried: corresponds to Brynhild in Norse mythology
  • buckland — William. 1784–1856, English geologist; he became a proponent of the idea of catastrophic ice ages
  • 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
  • build in — to incorporate or construct as an integral part
  • build on — to construct (especially something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials: to build a house.
  • build up — If you build up something or if it builds up, it gradually becomes bigger, for example because more is added to it.
  • build-up — the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure: He had a strong build.
  • building — A building is a structure that has a roof and walls, for example a house or a factory.
  • bulkhead — A bulkhead is a wall which divides the inside of a ship or aeroplane into separate sections.
  • bulldoze — If people bulldoze something such as a building, they knock it down using a bulldozer.
  • bulldust — fine dust
  • bulldyke — a mannish lesbian
  • bulleted — a small metal projectile, part of a cartridge, for firing from small arms.
  • 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
  • bullweed — knapweed
  • bundling — several objects or a quantity of material gathered or bound together: a bundle of hay.
  • 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
  • burlwood — wood taken or cut from a burl.
  • bushland — uncultivated land (esp in Australia) that is covered with trees, shrubs, or other natural vegetation
  • caladium — any of various tropical plants of the aroid genus Caladium, which are widely cultivated as potted plants for their colourful variegated foliage
  • caliduct — a pipe or duct for conveying a heating medium, as hot air or steam.
  • callused — Pathology, Physiology. a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity. a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them.
  • capsuled — Enclosed within a capsule.
  • caudally — Anatomy, Zoology. of, at, or near the tail or the posterior end of the body.
  • caudicle — the stalk to which an orchid's pollen masses are attached
  • caudillo — (in Spanish-speaking countries) a military or political leader
  • caudling — Present participle of caudle.
  • cauldron — A cauldron is a very large, round metal pot used for cooking over a fire. In stories and fairy tales, a cauldron is used by witches for their spells.
  • chuckled — to laugh softly or amusedly, usually with satisfaction: They chuckled at the child's efforts to walk.
  • claudine — a female given name, form of Claudia.
  • claudius — full name Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus. 10 bc–54 ad, Roman emperor (41–54); invaded Britain (43); poisoned by his fourth wife, Agrippina
  • cloudage — a mass of clouds
  • cloudier — full of or overcast by clouds: a cloudy sky.
  • cloudily — In a cloudy way.
  • clouding — a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
  • cloudlet — a small cloud
  • 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.
  • clued-up — If you say that someone is clued-up on a particular subject, you are showing your approval of the fact that they have a great deal of detailed knowledge and information about it.
  • clupeids — Plural form of clupeid.
  • clupeoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the Isospondyli (or Clupeiformes), a large order of soft-finned fishes, including the herrings, salmon, and tarpon
  • clutched — to hatch (chickens).
  • coaldust — fine particles of coal
  • cold cut — Usually, cold cuts. slices of unheated salami, bologna, ham, liverwurst, turkey, or other meats and sometimes cheeses.
  • colluded — Simple past tense and past participle of collude.
  • colluder — to act together through a secret understanding, especially with evil or harmful intent.
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