7-letter words containing u, n, b, i
- bushing — an adaptor having ends of unequal diameters, often with internal screw threads, used to connect pipes of different sizes
- busking — Chiefly British. to entertain by dancing, singing, or reciting on the street or in a public place.
- bussing — a large motor vehicle, having a long body, equipped with seats or benches for passengers, usually operating as part of a scheduled service; omnibus.
- busying — actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime: busy with her work.
- butlins — one of the two best-known traditional holiday camps in Britain
- butt in — If you say that someone is butting in, you are criticizing the fact that they are joining in a conversation or activity without being asked to.
- butting — a push or blow with the head or horns.
- butyrin — a colourless liquid ester or oil found in butter. It is formed from butyric acid and glycerine
- buzz in — to admit (someone) to a building by activating an electronically controlled door
- buzzing — a low, vibrating, humming sound, as of bees, machinery, or people talking.
- cliburn — Van [van] /væn/ (Show IPA), (Harvey Lavan Cliburn, Jr) 1934–2013, U.S. pianist.
- cubbing — Present participle of cub.
- curbing — material for a curb
- daubing — to cover or coat with soft, adhesive matter, as plaster or mud: to daub a canvas with paint; to daub stone walls with mud.
- dubbing — the new sounds added to a film or tape.
- dubnium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Db; atomic number: 105.
- dumbing — Present participle of dumb.
- dumpbin — a free-standing unit in a bookshop in which the books of a particular publisher are displayed
- dustbin — an ashcan; garbage can.
- fubbing — fob2 .
- gubbins — (slang) Assorted stuff, especially if of little value.
- hubbing — the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
- imbuing — to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.: The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
- in bulk — magnitude in three dimensions: a ship of great bulk.
- inbound — Throw (the ball) from out of bounds, putting it into play.
- inbuild — Something built-in, structure, a construct.
- inbuilt — built-in (def 2).
- inburst — an irruption
- incubus — an imaginary demon or evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping persons, especially one fabled to have sexual intercourse with women during their sleep. Compare succubus (def 1).
- itabuna — a city in E Brazil.
- lilburn — Douglas (Gordon). 1915–2001, New Zealand composer; noted esp for his pioneering use of electronic music in combination with more traditional orchestration
- lisburn — a city in Northern Ireland in Lisburn district, Co Antrim, noted for its linen industry: headquarters of the British Army in Northern Ireland. Pop: 71 465 (2001)
- lyublin — Lublin.
- minibus — a small bus, seating about 15 passengers and typically transporting people short distances.
- minisub — a small submarine, holding only one or a few persons, used in naval operations, underwater exploration, or conducting underwater experiments.
- naibour — Obsolete form of neighbour.
- neibour — Obsolete form of neighbour.
- netbeui — NetBIOS Extended User Interface. The network transport protocol used by all of Microsoft's network systems and IBM's LAN Server based systems. NetBEUI is often confused with NetBIOS. NetBIOS is the applications programming interface and NetBEUI is the transport protocol.
- niebuhr — Barthold Georg [bahr-tawlt gey-awrk] /ˈbɑr tɔlt geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), 1776–1831, German historian.
- niobium — a steel-gray metallic element resembling tantalum in its chemical properties; becomes a superconductor below 9 K; used chiefly in alloy steels. Symbol: Nb; atomic number: 41; atomic weight: 92.906; specific gravity: 8.4 at 20°C.
- niobous — Chemistry. containing trivalent niobium, as niobous chloride, NbCl 3 .
- nubbier — Comparative form of nubby.
- nubbing — the act of hanging (a criminal)
- nubbins — a small lump or stunted piece; stub.
- nubiles — Plural form of nubile.
- numbing — deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move: fingers numb with cold.
- omnibus — bus1 (def 1).
- ouabain — a glycoside occurring as a white, crystalline powder, C 2 9 H 4 4 O 1 2 , obtained from the seeds of a shrub, Strophanthus gratus, or from the wood of trees of the genus Acokanthera, and used in medicine chiefly as a cardiac stimulant.
- oubangi — French name of Ubangi.
- pintubi — an Aboriginal people of the southern border area of Western Australia and the Northern Territory