7-letter words containing u, r, b, a
- handrub — to rub by hand, especially so as to polish: Handrubbing the wood brings out the natural grain.
- harbour — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- hauberk — a long defensive shirt, usually of mail, extending to the knees; byrnie.
- hofbrau — an informal, German-style restaurant or tavern.
- houbara — a bustard, Chlamydotis undulata, of northern Africa and western Asia, having long black and white plumes on each side of the neck.
- hubbard — Elbert Green, 1856–1915, U.S. author, editor, and printer.
- jabirus — Plural form of jabiru.
- kurbash — a whip with leather thongs, formerly used in Turkey, Egypt, etc.
- labarum — an ecclesiastical standard or banner, as for carrying in procession.
- labours — Plural form of labour.
- lobular — composed of, having the form of, or pertaining to lobules or small lobes.
- marabou — any of three large storks of the genus Leptoptilus, of Africa or the East Indies, having soft, downy feathers under the wings and tail that are used for making a furlike trimming for women's hats and garments.
- marburg — a city in central Germany.
- marybud — a bud of a marigold
- mubarak — (Mohammed) Hosni [hoz-nee,, hos-] /ˈhɒz ni,, ˈhɒs-/ (Show IPA), born 1928, Egyptian political leader: president 1981–2011.
- naibour — Obsolete form of neighbour.
- nebular — Astronomy. Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Compare dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula. (formerly) any celestial object that appears nebulous, hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in a telescope view.
- outbark — to bark more than or louder than
- outbrag — to brag more than or better than
- pabular — relating to pabulum
- puberal — of, relating to, or characteristic of puberty.
- purbach — a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 75 miles (120 km) in diameter.
- raeburn — Sir Henry, 1756–1823, Scottish painter.
- railbus — a bus-like vehicle for use on railway lines
- rayburn — Sam, 1882–1961, U.S. lawyer and political leader: Speaker of the House 1940–47, 1949–53, 1955–61.
- rhabdus — a needlelike structure supporting the soft tissue in an invertebrate sponge
- rhubarb — any of several plants belonging to the genus Rheum, of the buckwheat family, as R. officinale, having a medicinal rhizome, and R. rhabarbarum, having edible leafstalks.
- rimbaud — (Jean Nicolas) Arthur [zhahn nee-kaw-lah ar-tyr] /ʒɑ̃ ni kɔˈlɑ arˈtür/ (Show IPA), 1854–91, French poet.
- robusta — a coffee tree, Coffea canephora, native to western tropical Africa and cultivated in warm regions of the Old World.
- roubaix — a city in N France, NE of Lille.
- rubaboo — soup made from pemmican, flour, and water, once common among fur trappers, hunters, etc.
- rubasse — a variety of bright-red rock crystal.
- rubella — a usually mild contagious viral disease characterized by fever, mild upper respiratory congestion, and a fine red rash lasting a few days: if contracted by a woman during early pregnancy, it may cause serious damage to the fetus.
- rubeola — measles.
- runback — Football. a run made by a player toward the goal line of the opponents after receiving a kick, intercepting a pass, or recovering an opponent's fumble. the distance covered in making such a run.
- sabreur — someone who wields a sabre
- saburra — a granular deposit
- sambhur — a deer, Cervus unicolor, of India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, the East Indies, and the Philippines, having three-pointed antlers.
- sandbur — any of various grasses of the genus Cenchrus, having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs.
- seabury — Samuel, 1729–96, American clergyman: first bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- slurban — of, relating to, or situated in a slurb
- subadar — a provincial governor of the Mogul empire.
- subalar — below a wing
- subarea — a subsidiary area, field, study, or the like.
- subarid — moderately arid.
- suboral — under the mouth
- subpart — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- subrace — a subdivision of a race
- surbase — a molding above a base, as that immediately above a baseboard, the crowning molding of a pedestal, etc.
- surbate — to make (feet) sore through walking