8-letter words containing l, g, u
- bluegown — a bedesman of the king or, in Scotland, a licensed beggar, who traditionally wore a blue gown
- bluewing — a variety of teal, Anas discors, native to the Americas
- bluffing — to mislead by a display of strength, self-confidence, or the like: He bluffed me into believing that he was a doctor.
- blumberg — Baruch Samuel.1925–2011, US physician, noted for work on antigens: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1976
- blunting — having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp: a blunt pencil.
- blushing — to redden, as from embarrassment or shame: He blushed when they called him a conquering hero.
- bogalusa — a city in SE Louisiana.
- boulogne — a port in N France, on the English Channel. Pop: 45 036 (2006)
- breughel — Jan Bruegel
- brueghel — Jan (jɑn). 1568–1625, Flemish painter, noted for his detailed still lifes and landscapes
- bubbling — a nearly spherical body of gas contained in a liquid.
- buckling — Buckling happens when a force presses on a slender structure and makes it collapse.
- bugzilla — (programming) The web-based bug tracking system used by the Mozilla project.
- building — A building is a structure that has a roof and walls, for example a house or a factory.
- bulgakov — Mikhail Afanaseyev (ʌfʌˈnasjef). 1891–1940, Soviet novelist, dramatist, and short-story writer; his novels include The Master and Margerita (1966–67)
- bulganin — Nikolai Aleksandrovich (nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsandrəvitʃ). 1895–1975, Soviet statesman and military leader; chairman of the council of ministers (1955–58)
- bulgaria — a republic in SE Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula on the Black Sea: under Turkish rule from 1395 until 1878; became an independent kingdom in 1908 and a republic in 1946; joined the EU in 2007; consists chiefly of the Danube valley in the north and the Balkan Mountains in the central part, separated from the Rhodope Mountains of the south by the valley of the Maritsa River. Language: Bulgarian. Religion: Christian (Bulgarian Orthodox) majority. Currency: lev. Capital: Sofia. Pop: 6 981 642 (2013 est). Area: 110 911 sq km (42 823 sq miles)
- bull gun — a target rifle with a heavy barrel.
- bullfrog — A bullfrog is a type of large frog which makes a very loud noise.
- bullgine — a steam locomotive
- bullring — A bullring is a circular area of ground surrounded by rows of seats where bullfights take place.
- bullying — the intimidation of weaker people
- bullyrag — to bully, esp by means of cruel practical jokes
- bumbling — If you describe a person or their behaviour as bumbling, you mean that they behave in a confused, disorganized way, making mistakes and usually not achieving anything.
- bundling — several objects or a quantity of material gathered or bound together: a bundle of hay.
- bungalow — A bungalow is a house which has only one level, and no stairs.
- bunghole — a hole in a cask, barrel, etc, through which liquid can be poured or drained
- bungling — to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch: He bungled the job.
- bungwall — an Australian fern, Blechnum indicum, having an edible rhizome
- burbling — the bubbling or gurgling sound of water
- burghley — William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. 1520–98, English statesman: chief adviser to Elizabeth I; secretary of state (1558–72) and Lord High Treasurer (1572–98)
- burglary — If someone commits a burglary, they enter a building by force and steal things. Burglary is the act of doing this.
- burleigh — Burghley
- bustling — to move or act with a great show of energy (often followed by about): He bustled about cooking breakfast.
- cagoules — Plural form of cagoule.
- caligula — original name Gaius Caesar, son of Germanicus. 12–41 ad, Roman emperor (37–41), noted for his cruelty and tyranny; assassinated
- caudling — Present participle of caudle.
- caulking — to fill or close seams or crevices of (a tank, window, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc.
- chugalug — (transitive, intransitive) To swallow (a container of beer etc.) without pausing.
- chughole — chuckhole.
- cingular — ring-shaped; girdle-like
- cingulum — a girdle-like part, such as the ridge round the base of a tooth or the band of fibres connecting parts of the cerebrum
- clangour — a loud resonant often-repeated noise
- clausing — (shipping) present participle of clause.
- cloudage — a mass of clouds
- clouding — a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- clouting — Present participle of clout.
- club bag — a soft, usually leather, two-handled bag suitable for use in traveling or for general utility.
- clubbing — Clubbing is the activity of going to night clubs.
- clucking — Present participle of cluck.