8-letter words containing l, u, r
- barbules — Plural form of barbule.
- barleduc — a French preserve made of whitecurrants, redcurrants, or gooseberries
- barrault — Jean-Louis (ʒɑ̃lwi). 1910–94, French actor and director, noted particularly as a mime
- barrulet — a narrow band across a heraldic shield, taking up one twentieth of the shield's height
- bateleur — a common African eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, having a very short tail.
- beerpull — the handle of a beer pump.
- beguiler — to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
- belabour — If you belabour someone or something, you hit them hard and repeatedly.
- belamour — a beloved person
- beliquor — to cause to be drunk
- bhelpuri — an Indian dish of puffed rice and vegetables
- bicolour — two-coloured
- bihourly — occurring every two hours
- binaural — relating to, having, or hearing with both ears
- biovular — (of twins) from two separate eggs
- bird flu — Bird flu is a virus which can be transmitted from chickens, ducks, and other birds to people.
- blackmur — R(ichard) P(almer) 1904–65, U.S. critic and poet.
- blagueur — a person who engages in blague
- bleuatre — blueish
- blubbery — of, containing, or like blubber; fat
- bluchers — a strong, leather half boot.
- blue rod — officer of the Order of St Michael and St George
- blue run — an easy run, suitable for beginners
- blue-red — a color about midway between blue and red in the spectrum; purplish.
- bluebird — any North American songbird of the genus Sialia, having a blue or partly blue plumage: subfamily Turdinae (thrushes)
- blumberg — Baruch Samuel.1925–2011, US physician, noted for work on antigens: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1976
- blurbist — a person who writes blurbs
- blurrier — blurred; indistinct.
- blurrily — in a blurry manner
- blustery — Blustery weather is rough, windy, and often rainy, with the wind often changing in strength or direction.
- breloque — an ornament or charm attached to a watch chain
- breughel — Jan Bruegel
- brucella — any of a genus of nonmotile bacteria that cause brucellosis
- brueghel — Jan (jɑn). 1568–1625, Flemish painter, noted for his detailed still lifes and landscapes
- brummell — George Bryan, called Beau Brummell. 1778–1840, English dandy: leader of fashion in the Regency period
- brunhild — (in the Nibelungenlied) a legendary queen won for King Gunther by the magic of Siegfried: corresponds to Brynhild in Norse mythology
- brussels — the capital of Belgium, in the central part: became capital of Belgium in 1830; seat of the European Commission. Pop: 999 899 (2004 est)
- brutally — savage; cruel; inhuman: a brutal attack on the village.
- bubblier — full of, producing, or characterized by bubbles.
- 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 bar — On some motor vehicles, bull bars are metal bars fixed to the front that are designed to protect it if it crashes.
- bull run — small stream in NE Va.: site of two Civil War battles (1861 & 1862) in which Union forces were defeated
- bull-bar — a metal frame attached to the front of a vehicle to prevent damage in case of a collision with stray animals on outback roads.
- bullbars — large protective metal grille on the front of some vehicles, esp four-wheel-drive vehicles
- bullfrog — A bullfrog is a type of large frog which makes a very loud noise.
- bullhorn — A bullhorn is a device for making your voice sound louder in the open air.
- bullring — A bullring is a circular area of ground surrounded by rows of seats where bullfights take place.
- bullyrag — to bully, esp by means of cruel practical jokes
- bulrushy — made of or resembling bulrushes
- bumblers — to bungle or blunder awkwardly; muddle: He somehow bumbled through two years of college.