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11-letter words containing h, u, b

  • bush league — In baseball, a bush league is the same as a minor league.
  • bush oyster — a bull's testicle when cooked and eaten
  • bush parole — an escape from prison.
  • bush shrike — any shrike of the African subfamily Malaconotinae, such as Chlorophoneus nigrifrons (black-fronted bush shrike)
  • bush tucker — any wild animal, insect, plant or plant extract, etc traditionally used as food by native Australians
  • bush-league — inferior or amateurish; mediocre: a bush-league theatrical performance.
  • bushbashing — the process of forcing a path through the bush
  • bushelwoman — a woman who alters clothes
  • bushhogging — to clear (land) by using a bush hog.
  • bushmanship — the skills necessary for survival in the bush; bushcraft
  • bushranging — the life of a bushranger
  • bushwalking — an expedition on foot in the bush
  • bushwhacker — a person who travels around or lives in thinly populated woodlands
  • butcherbird — a shrike, esp one of the genus Lanius
  • butorphanol — a narcotic analgesic, C 21 H 29 NO 2 , administered by injection to treat moderate to severe pain.
  • butt chisel — any woodworking chisel having a blade less than 4 inches (10 cm) long.
  • butt-cheeks — the flesh of the buttocks
  • butter dish — a small dish designed to hold butter
  • butterworth — George. 1885–1916, British composer, noted for his interest in folk song and his settings of Housman's poems
  • button-hole — the hole, slit, or loop through which a button is passed and by which it is secured.
  • buttonholer — a person who buttonholes
  • buzz phrase — a phrase that comes into vogue in the same way as a buzz word
  • calico bush — mountain laurel
  • chaleur bay — an inlet of the Gulf of St. Lawrence between NE New Brunswick and SE Quebec, in SE Canada: rich fishing ground. About 85 miles (135 km) long; 15–25 miles (24–40 km) wide.
  • chamber mug — a chamber pot.
  • chartbuster — A popular singer or group that makes a best-selling recording.
  • chelsea bun — a rolled yeast currant bun decorated with sugar
  • cheque book — A cheque book is a book of cheques which your bank gives you so that you can pay for things by cheque.
  • cheque stub — the part of a cheque that is retained as a record of its purpose
  • chibougamau — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
  • child abuse — physical, sexual, or emotional ill-treatment or neglect of a child, esp by those responsible for its welfare
  • chiliburger — a hamburger served with a topping of chili con carne.
  • chuck-berryCharles Edward Anderson ("Chuck") born 1926, U.S. rock-'n'-roll singer, musician, and composer.
  • chukka boot — an ankle-high boot made of suede or rubber and worn for playing polo
  • chupacabras — Plural form of chupacabra.
  • church book — any of various books commonly used by a church, as a service book or a parish register.
  • clubmanship — the status of belonging to an active club
  • coach-built — (of a vehicle) having specially built bodywork
  • copublisher — a publisher that publishes a work in conjunction with another publisher
  • cotton bush — any of various downy chenopodiaceous shrubs, esp Kochia aphylla, which is used to feed livestock
  • curb weight — the weight of an automotive vehicle including fuel, coolant, and lubricants but excluding occupants and cargo.
  • dandy brush — a brush with stiff, short bristles that is used for grooming animals, especially horses.
  • dandy-brush — a stiff brush used for grooming a horse
  • danish blue — a strong-tasting white cheese with blue veins
  • dear-bought — having been purchased at great expense
  • debauchedly — In a debauched manner.
  • debauchment — The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
  • debouchment — the act or an instance of debouching
  • double chin — a fold of fat beneath the chin.
  • double whip — an instrument for striking, as in driving animals or in punishing, typically consisting of a lash or other flexible part with a more rigid handle.
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