6-letter words containing s
- briggs — Henry. 1561–1631, English mathematician: introduced common logarithms
- brings — to carry, convey, conduct, or cause (someone or something) to come with, to, or toward the speaker: Bring the suitcase to my house. He brought his brother to my office.
- brisso — an abbreviation for Brisbane
- broads — a group of shallow navigable lakes, connected by a network of rivers, in E England, in Norfolk and Suffolk
- brooks — Geraldine. born 1955, Australian writer. Her novels include March (2005), which won the Pulitzer prize
- broose — a race, either on foot or on horseback, amongst the men at a country wedding
- broses — a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- brotus — broadus.
- browse — If you browse in a shop, you look at things in a fairly casual way, in the hope that you might find something you like.
- browst — a brewing (of ale, tea, etc)
- browsy — characterized by browsing
- bruges — a city in NW Belgium, capital of West Flanders province: centre of the medieval European wool and cloth trade. Pop: 117 025 (2004 est)
- bruise — A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken.
- bruits — to voice abroad; rumor (used chiefly in the passive and often followed by about): The report was bruited through the village.
- brushy — like a brush; thick and furry
- brutus — Lucius Junius (ˈluːʃəs ˈdʒuːnɪəs). late 6th century bc, Roman statesman who ousted the tyrant Tarquin (509) and helped found the Roman republic
- bs2000 — (operating system) An operating system from SNI for mainframes.
- bsd386 — 386BSD
- bubkes — nothing
- bubkis — nothing
- buboes — an inflammatory swelling of a lymphatic gland, especially in the groin or armpit.
- bugsha — buqsha.
- bugsys — (programming) A programming system for pattern recognition and preparing animated films, for IBM 7094 and IBM 360.
- bunsen — Robert Wilhelm (ˈroːbɛrt ˈvɪlhɛlm). 1811–99, German chemist who with Kirchhoff developed spectrum analysis and discovered the elements caesium and rubidium. He invented the Bunsen burner and the ice calorimeter
- buqsha — a former Yemeni coin worth one-fortieth of a rial
- burgas — a port in SE Bulgaria on an inlet of the Black Sea. Pop: 177 000 (2005 est)
- burgos — a city in N Spain, in Old Castile: cathedral. Pop: 169 317 (2003 est)
- buries — to put in the ground and cover with earth: The pirates buried the chest on the island.
- bursae — Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- bursal — Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- bursar — The bursar of a school or college is the person who is in charge of its finance or general administration.
- busbar — an electrical conductor, maintained at a specific voltage and capable of carrying a high current, usually used to make a common connection between several circuits in a system
- busboy — waiter's assistant
- busera — a Ugandan alcoholic drink made from millet: sometimes mixed with honey
- bushed — If you say that you are bushed, you mean that you are extremely tired.
- bushel — A bushel is a unit of volume that is used for measuring agricultural produce such as corn or beans. A bushel is equivalent in volume to eight gallons.
- busher — a low plant with many branches that arise from or near the ground.
- bushie — a supporter of US President George W. Bush or a member of his administration
- bushwa — nonsense
- busied — actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime: busy with her work.
- busier — actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime: busy with her work.
- busily — If you do something busily, you do it in a very active way.
- busing — the practice of transporting by bus
- busker — Chiefly British. to entertain by dancing, singing, or reciting on the street or in a public place.
- busket — a bouquet
- buskin — (formerly) a sandal-like covering for the foot and leg, reaching the calf and usually laced
- busman — someone who works on buses, particularly as a driver or conductor
- busoni — Ferruccio Benvenuto (fɛʀˈʀutˌtʃɔ bɛnvɛˈnutɔ) ; ferro̅otˈch^ō benˌveno̅oˈt^ō) 1866-1924; It. composer
- bussed — a large motor vehicle, having a long body, equipped with seats or benches for passengers, usually operating as part of a scheduled service; omnibus.
- busser — A busser is someone whose job is to set or clear tables in a restaurant.