8-letter words containing u, b, a
- cunabula — a cradle
- cupboard — A cupboard is a piece of furniture that has one or two doors, usually contains shelves, and is used to store things. In British English, cupboard refers to all kinds of furniture like this. In American English, closet is usually used instead to refer to larger pieces of furniture.
- curbable — able to be curbed or restrained
- curitiba — a city in SE Brazil, capital of Paraná state: seat of the University of Paraná (1946). Pop: 2 871 000 (2005 est)
- cut back — If you cut back something such as expenditure or cut back on it, you reduce it.
- cutbacks — Plural form of cutback.
- cuttable — capable of being cut
- daibutsu — a large representation of the Buddha.
- dan buoy — a small buoy used as a marker at sea
- danubian — of or relating to the river Danube
- data bus — (architecture) The bus (connections between and within the CPU, memory, and peripherals) used to carry data. Other connections are the address bus and control signals. The width and clock rate of the data bus determine its data rate (the number of bytes per second it can carry), which is one of the main factors determining the processing power of a computer. Most current processor designs use a 32-bit bus, meaning that 32 bits of data can be transferred at once. Some processors have an internal data bus which is wider than their external bus in order to make external connections cheaper while retaining some of the benefits in processing power of a wider bus. See also data path.
- datacube — Alternative spelling of data cube.
- daubigny — Charles François (ʃarl frɑ̃swa). 1817–78, French landscape painter associated with the Barbizon School
- debutant — a person who is making a first appearance in a particular capacity, such as a sportsperson playing in a first game for a team
- disabuse — to free (a person) from deception or error.
- drambuie — a liqueur based on Scotch whisky and made exclusively in Scotland from a recipe dating from the 18th century
- drawtube — a tube sliding within another tube, as the tube carrying the eyepiece in a microscope.
- drumbeat — the rhythmic sound of a drum.
- du barry — Comtesse (Marie Jeanne Bécu) 1746–93, mistress of Louis XV.
- du sable — Jean Baptiste Pointe [zhahn ba-teest pwant] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist pwɛ̃t/ (Show IPA), 1745?–1818, U.S. pioneer trader, born in Haiti: early settler of Chicago.
- dubitate — to doubt or be uncertain
- dubplate — An acetate recording disk, typically one featuring a dub version of a reggae song that is not yet on general release.
- dumb-ass — a thoroughly stupid person; blockhead.
- dumbhead — blockhead.
- dunaburg — German name of Daugavpils.
- dunkable — (informal) Suitable for dunking (as of food).
- durables — (economics) Plural form of durable; durable goods.
- dushanbe — a republic in central Asia, N of Afghanistan. 55,240 sq. mi. (143,600 sq. km). Capital: Dushanbe.
- dust bag — the bag used in some models of vacuum cleaner for the collection of dust
- dustball — A ball of dust.
- dutiable — subject to customs duty, as imported goods.
- dzhambul — a city in S Kazakhstan, NE of Chimkent.
- eboracum — ancient name of York, England.
- eburnean — Made of ivory.
- educable — capable of being educated.
- emulable — Worthy of emulation.
- euphobia — Fear of hearing good news.
- eurybath — an aquatic organism that can live at different depths
- excubant — keeping watch; on guard
- extubate — (surgery) To remove a tube from a hollow organ or from an airway.
- fabliaux — Plural form of fabliau.
- fabulate — to tell invented stories; create fables or stories filled with fantasy.
- fabulism — (literature) A form of magic realism in which fantastical elements are placed into an everyday setting.
- fabulist — a person who invents or relates fables.
- fabulize — To compose or relate fables or fictions.
- fabulous — almost impossible to believe; incredible.
- faburden — an early system of musical harmonization
- fan club — a club enthusiastically devoted to a movie star or other celebrity or to a sports team.
- faubourg — a suburb or a quarter just outside a French city.
- february — the second month of the year, ordinarily containing 28 days, but containing 29 days in leap years. Abbreviation: Feb.