7-letter words containing bu
- bulking — the expansion of excavated material to a volume greater than that of the excavation from which it came
- bullace — a small Eurasian rosaceous tree, Prunus domestica insititia (or P. insititia), of which the damson is the cultivated form
- bullary — a place where salt is prepared or boiled
- bullate — puckered or blistered in appearance
- bullbat — the common nighthawk
- bulldog — A bulldog is a small dog with a large square head and short hair.
- bullets — a small metal projectile, part of a cartridge, for firing from small arms.
- bullied — a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.
- bullier — a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.
- bulling — the male of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction.
- bullion — Bullion is gold or silver, usually in the form of bars.
- bullish — On the stock market, if there is a bullish mood, prices are expected to rise. Compare bearish.
- bullitt — William C(hristian) 1891–1967, U.S. diplomat and journalist.
- bullock — A bullock is a young bull that has been castrated.
- bullous — blistered
- bullpen — In baseball, a bullpen is an area alongside the playing field, where pitchers can practice or warm up.
- bulrush — a grasslike cyperaceous marsh plant, Scirpus lacustris, used for making mats, chair seats, etc
- bulwark — A bulwark against something protects you against it. A bulwark of something protects it.
- bum bag — A bum bag consists of a small bag attached to a belt which you wear round your waist. You use it to carry things such as money and keys.
- bum boy — a person who assumes the passive role in anal intercourse
- bum out — a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
- bum rap — a trumped-up or false charge
- bum-out — a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
- bumbaze — to confuse; bewilder
- bumbler — to bungle or blunder awkwardly; muddle: He somehow bumbled through two years of college.
- bumboat — any small boat used for ferrying supplies or goods for sale to a ship at anchor or at a mooring
- bumelia — a thorny shrub of the genus Bumelia
- bumfuck — a remote or insignificant place
- bummalo — Bombay duck.
- bumming — a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
- bummock — a submerged mass of ice projecting downwards
- bump up — If you bump up an amount, you increase it suddenly, usually by a lot.
- bumping — to come more or less violently in contact with; collide with; strike: His car bumped a truck.
- bumpkin — If you refer to someone as a bumpkin, you think they are uneducated and stupid because they come from the countryside.
- bumpoff — murder.
- bumster — (of trousers) cut low so as to reveal the top part of the buttocks
- bunbury — to create a fictitious scenario that provides an excuse for avoiding unwanted engagements
- bunched — a connected group; cluster: a bunch of grapes.
- bunches — a hairstyle in which hair is tied into two sections on either side of the head at the back
- bundies — a time clock.
- bundist — a member of a bund
- bundled — (of hardware or software) sold together, as a package, rather than separately.
- bundook — (in India) a rifle
- bung up — a stopper for the opening of a cask.
- bungest — out of order; broken; unusable.
- bungled — to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch: He bungled the job.
- bungler — A bungler is a person who often fails to do things properly because they make mistakes or are clumsy.
- bunking — a built-in platform bed, as on a ship.
- bunnies — Informal. a rabbit, especially a small or young one.
- bunraku — a Japanese form of puppet theatre in which the puppets are usually about four feet high, with moving features as well as limbs and each puppet is manipulated by up to three puppeteers who remain onstage