8-letter words containing i, d, u
- autacoid — any natural internal secretion, esp one that exerts an effect similar to a drug
- autocide — suicide by crashing the vehicle one is driving.
- autocoid — Alternative form of autacoid.
- autodial — a telephone device that makes possible a service feature (au·to-dial) whereby a call is automatically made in response to a brief input signal from the user, as the pressing of a button.
- basidium — the structure, produced by basidiomycetous fungi after sexual reproduction, in which spores are formed at the tips of projecting slender stalks
- baudekin — baldachin
- baudouin — 1930-93; king of Belgium (1951-93): son of Leopold III
- bdellium — any of several African or W Asian trees of the burseraceous genus Commiphora that yield a gum resin
- bedouins — Plural form of bedouin.
- bedquilt — a padded bedcover
- besuited — wearing a suit
- bicaudal — having two tails
- bicuspid — having or terminating in two cusps or points
- bird flu — Bird flu is a virus which can be transmitted from chickens, ducks, and other birds to people.
- bluebird — any North American songbird of the genus Sialia, having a blue or partly blue plumage: subfamily Turdinae (thrushes)
- bodysuit — A bodysuit is a piece of women's clothing that fits tightly over the top part of the body and fastens between the legs.
- bouderie — sulkiness, pouting
- boudicca — died 62 ad, a queen of the Iceni, who led a revolt against Roman rule in Britain; after being defeated she poisoned herself
- bounding — under a legal or moral obligation: He is bound by the terms of the contract.
- bountied — offering a bounty.
- bourride — a Mediterranean fish soup flavoured with aioli
- brunhild — (in the Nibelungenlied) a legendary queen won for King Gunther by the magic of Siegfried: corresponds to Brynhild in Norse mythology
- bsd unix — Berkeley Software Distribution
- buddhism — Buddhism is a religion which teaches that the way to end suffering is by overcoming your desires.
- buddhist — A Buddhist is a person whose religion is Buddhism.
- 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.
- bundling — several objects or a quantity of material gathered or bound together: a bundle of hay.
- burbidge — (Eleanor) Margaret (Peachey) [pee-chee] /ˈpi tʃi/ (Show IPA), born 1919, U.S. astronomer, born in England.
- burdizzo — a surgical instrument used to castrate animals
- burnside — land along the side of a burn
- buskined — relating to tragic drama
- caducity — perishableness
- 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.
- carducci — Giosuè (dʒozuˈɛ). 1835–1907, Italian poet: Nobel prize for literature 1906
- caudaite — a small meteorite, generally less than one half millimeter in diameter, containing crystals of more or less pure magnetite.
- 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.
- chuddies — underpants
- 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
- 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.