7-letter words containing o, u, b
- buy out — If you buy someone out, you buy their share of something such as a company or piece of property that you previously owned together.
- buy-out — to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, especially in money; purchase.
- buycott — a type of protest aimed at a company or country with dubious ethical standards in which consumers buy the products of another company or country
- caribou — A caribou is a large north American deer.
- chabouk — a long horse-whip, also used for inflicting punishment
- chibouk — a Turkish tobacco pipe with an extremely long stem
- clotbur — the burdock
- cobnuts — Plural form of cobnut.
- cobourg — a piece-dyed or printed twill dress fabric or lining cloth.
- colobus — any leaf-eating arboreal Old World monkey of the genus Colobus, of W and central Africa, having a slender body, long silky fur, long tail, and reduced or absent thumbs
- columba — as in Alpha Columbae. a small constellation in the S hemisphere south of Orion
- combust — (of a star or planet) invisible for a period between 24 and 30 days each year due to its proximity to the sun
- corbeau — a blackish green colour
- corumba — a city in W Brazil.
- cottbus — an industrial city in E Germany, in Brandenburg on the Spree River. Pop: 107 549 (2003 est)
- coulomb — Charles Augustin de (ʃarl oɡystɛ̃ də). 1736–1806, French physicist: made many discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism
- courbet — Gustave (ɡystav). 1819–77, French painter, a leader of the realist movement; noted for his depiction of contemporary life
- cubhood — the condition of being a cub
- cuboids — Plural form of cuboid.
- debouch — (esp of troops) to move into a more open space, as from a narrow or concealed place
- dobruja — a region in SE Romania and NE Bulgaria, between the Danube River and the Black Sea. 2970 sq. mi. (7690 sq. km).
- doubled — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
- doubler — One who doubles.
- doubles — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
- doublet — a close-fitting outer garment, with or without sleeves and sometimes having a short skirt, worn by men in the Renaissance.
- doubted — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- doubter — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- du bois — William Edward Burghardt [burg-hahrd] /ˈbɜrg hɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1868–1963, U.S. educator and writer.
- dubious — doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
- dumb ox — a dimwit
- embogue — to disembogue
- embolus — A blood clot, air bubble, piece of fatty deposit, or other object that has been carried in the bloodstream to lodge in a vessel and cause an embolism.
- embound — to surround or encircle
- emu-bob — to bend over to collect litter or small pieces of wood
- euboean — of or relating to the Greek island of Euboea
- eusebio — Silva Ferreira da (ˈsɪlvə fɛrˈeɪrə də). 1942–2014, Portuguese footballer; played for Benfica (1960-75) and Portugal, for whom he scored 41 goals in 64 games; European Footballer of the Year (1965)
- fibrous — containing, consisting of, or resembling fibers.
- fosbury — Richard D ("Dick") born 1947, U.S. athlete: developed “Fosbury flop” high jump style.
- fussbox — a fussbudget.
- fuzzbox — A device that adds a distorted buzzing quality to the sound of an electric guitar or other instrument.
- gibbous — Astronomy. (of a heavenly body) convex at both edges, as the moon when more than half full.
- glebous — clod-like; earthy
- globule — a small spherical body.
- go bung — to fail or collapse
- go bush — to abandon city amenities and live rough
- go bust — If a company goes bust, it loses so much money that it is forced to close down.
- goburra — The kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae).
- goldbug — Informal. a person, especially an economist or politician, who supports the gold standard.
- gumboil — a small abscess on the gum, originating in an abscess in the pulp of a tooth.
- gumboot — a rubber boot.