8-letter words containing n, u, l
- aqualung — breathing apparatus used by divers, etc, consisting of a mouthpiece attached to air cylinders strapped to the back
- aquiline — If someone has an aquiline nose or profile, their nose is large, thin, and usually curved.
- auckland — the chief port of New Zealand, in the northern part of North Island: former capital of New Zealand (1840–65). Pop: 450 300 (2010 est)
- aularian — a student at an English university who belongs to a hall as opposed to a college
- auntlike — similar to or like an aunt
- aurelian — Latin name Lucius Domitius Aurelianus. ?212–275 ad, Roman emperor (270–275), who conquered Palmyra (273) and restored political unity to the Roman Empire
- aureolin — a pigment used in painting, consisting of potassium cobaltinitrite and characterized by its brilliant yellow hue, transparency, and permanence.
- aurulent — Gold in color.
- autumnal — Autumnal means having features that are characteristic of autumn.
- avulsion — a forcible tearing away or separation of a bodily structure or part, either as the result of injury or as an intentional surgical procedure
- baculine — relating to flogging with a rod
- balbuena — Bernardo de [ber-nahr-doh duh;; Spanish ber-nahr-th aw th e] /bərˈnɑr doʊ də;; Spanish bɛrˈnɑr ðɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1568–1627, Mexican poet and priest, born in Spain.
- banlieue — a suburb of a city
- basinful — As much as a basin will hold.
- baulking — to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at): He balked at making the speech.
- belaunde — Fernando [fer-nahn-daw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), (Fernando Belaúnde Terry) 1913?–2002, Peruvian architect and statesman: president 1963–68, 1980–85.
- belitung — island of Indonesia, in the Java Sea, between Borneo & Sumatra: 1,866 sq mi (4,833 sq km)
- benguela — a port in W Angola: founded in 1617; a terminus (with Lobito) of the railway that runs from Beira in Mozambique through the Copper Belt of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Pop: about 200 000 (1990 est)
- betelnut — the seed of the betel palm, chewed with betel leaves and lime by people in S and SE Asia as a digestive stimulant and narcotic
- beuncled — having many uncles
- biannual — A biannual event happens twice a year.
- bimanual — using or requiring both hands
- binaural — relating to, having, or hearing with both ears
- blackmun — Harry Andrew1908-99; associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court (1970-94)
- blanquet — a variety of French pear
- blousing — a usually lightweight, loose-fitting garment for women and children, covering the body from the neck or shoulders more or less to the waistline, with or without a collar and sleeves, worn inside or outside a skirt, slacks, etc.
- blow-gun — a pipe or tube through which darts or other missiles are blown by the breath.
- blown-up — (of a picture, photograph, image, etc.) enlarged.
- bludgeon — To bludgeon someone means to hit them several times with a heavy object.
- blue run — an easy run, suitable for beginners
- bluegown — a bedesman of the king or, in Scotland, a licensed beggar, who traditionally wore a blue gown
- blueline — a blue-toned photographic print used as a proof for platemaking
- blueness — the quality or state of being blue.
- bluenose — a puritanical or prudish person
- bluesman — a musician who plays the blues
- 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.
- blumenau — a city in Santa Catarina state, S Brazil.
- blunkett — David, Baron. born 1947, British Labour politician: home secretary (2001–04)
- blunting — having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp: a blunt pencil.
- bluntish — somewhat blunt
- blush-on — blusher (def 2).
- blushing — to redden, as from embarrassment or shame: He blushed when they called him a conquering hero.
- bouillon — Bouillon is a liquid made by boiling meat and bones or vegetables in water and used to make soups and sauces.
- boulogne — a port in N France, on the English Channel. Pop: 45 036 (2006)
- brunhild — (in the Nibelungenlied) a legendary queen won for King Gunther by the magic of Siegfried: corresponds to Brynhild in Norse mythology
- bubaline — (of antelopes) relating to or resembling the bubal
- bubbling — a nearly spherical body of gas contained in a liquid.
- buckland — William. 1784–1856, English geologist; he became a proponent of the idea of catastrophic ice ages
- buckling — Buckling happens when a force presses on a slender structure and makes it collapse.