6-letter words containing bu
- chabuk — (in Asia, especially the East) a horsewhip, formerly often used for inflicting corporal punishment.
- chubut — a river in SW Argentina, in the Andes, flowing E to the Atlantic Ocean. 500 miles (805 km) long.
- coburg — a rounded loaf with a cross cut on the top
- debugs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debug.
- debulk — (transitive, surgery) To remove part of (a malignant tumour).
- debunk — If you debunk a widely held belief, you show that it is false. If you debunk something that is widely admired, you show that it is not as good as people think it is.
- deburr — to remove burrs from (a workpiece)
- debuts — Plural form of debut.
- dibbuk — dybbuk
- disbud — to remove leaf buds or shoots from (a plant) to produce a certain shape or effect.
- dobuan — Dobu.
- dobule — (archaic) A fish, the European dace.
- dorbug — a name given to various types of beetle
- dybbuk — a demon, or the soul of a dead person, that enters the body of a living person and directs the person's conduct, exorcism being possible only by a religious ceremony.
- earbud — a small earphone that fits in the ear: the best earbuds for your cell phone.
- embush — (obsolete) To place or hide in a thicket; to ambush.
- embusy — to keep occupied
- erebus — the god of darkness, son of Chaos and brother of Night
- fibula — Anatomy. the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg, extending from the knee to the ankle.
- globus — any spherelike structure
- hagbut — harquebus.
- hubbub — a loud, confused noise, as of many voices: There was quite a hubbub in the auditorium after the announcement.
- humbug — something intended to delude or deceive.
- iambus — iamb.
- imbued — to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.: The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
- imbues — to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.: The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
- in bud — at the stage of producing buds
- jambul — An evergreen tropical tree, Syzygium cumini.
- jibuti — Formerly French Somaliland, French Territory of the Afars and Issas. a republic in E Africa, on the Gulf of Aden: a former overseas territory of France; gained independence 1977. 8492 sq. mi. (21,994 sq. km). Capital: Djibouti.
- joburg — Johannesburg
- kabuki — popular drama of Japan, developed chiefly in the 17th century, characterized by elaborate costuming, rhythmic dialogue, stylized acting, music, and dancing, and the performance of both male and female roles by male actors. Compare Nō.
- kabuto — A traditional Japanese military helmet.
- khabur — a river in W Asia, flowing S from SE Turkey through NE Syria to the Euphrates. 200 miles (320 km) long.
- korbut — Olga, born 1955, Russian gymnast.
- labuan — an island off the W coast of Sabah: part of Sabah state, E Malaysia: a free port. 35 sq. mi. (90.65 sq. km).
- limbus — limbo1 .
- lobule — a small lobe.
- lumbus — the part of the lower back and sides between the pelvis and the ribs
- mabuse — Jan [Flemish yahn] /Flemish yɑn/ (Show IPA), (Jan Gossaert or Gossart) 1478?–1533? Flemish painter.
- mbundu — Also called Ovimbundu. a Bantu-speaking people of southern Angola.
- mibuna — a Japanese leafy salad vegetable
- misbug — /mis-buhg/ [MIT] An unintended property of a program that turns out to be useful; something that should have been a bug but turns out to be a feature. Usage: rare. Compare green lightning. See miswart.
- mobutu — Sese Seko (ˈsɛsɛ ˈsɛkəʊ), original name Joseph. 1930–97, Zaïrese statesman; president of Zaïre (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) (1970–97); accused of corruption and overthrown by rebels in 1997; died in exile
- morbus — a disease
- mudbug — A freshwater crayfish.
- mxibus — Multisystem eXtention Interface Bus
- nebula — 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.
- nebule — (obsolete) A little cloud.
- nebuly — resembling the wavy edges of a cloud, esp of a line in heraldry or architecture
- netbui — (spelling) It's spelled "NetBEUI".