7-letter words containing bu
- busgirl — a waiter's assistant
- bush it — to camp out in the bush
- bushers — bush leaguer (def 1).
- bushfly — any of various small black dipterous flies of Australia, esp Musca vetustissima, that breed in faeces and dung: family Calliphoridae
- bushido — the feudal code of the Japanese samurai, stressing self-discipline, courage and loyalty
- bushing — an adaptor having ends of unequal diameters, often with internal screw threads, used to connect pipes of different sizes
- bushire — a port in SW Iran, on the Persian Gulf; nuclear power station. Pop: 166 000 (2005 est)
- bushism — any apparently fatuous statement attributed to George W. Bush
- bushman — A Bushman is an aboriginal person from the southwestern part of Africa, especially the Kalahari desert region.
- bushmen — a woodsman.
- bushpig — a wild pig, Potamochoerus porcus, inhabiting forests in tropical Africa and Madagascar. It is brown or black, with pale markings on the face
- bushtit — any small grey active North American songbird of the genus Psaltriparus, such as P. minimus (common bushtit): family Paridae (titmice)
- bushwah — rubbishy nonsense; baloney; bull: You'll hear a lot of boring bushwa about his mechanical skill.
- busiest — actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime: busy with her work.
- busking — Chiefly British. to entertain by dancing, singing, or reciting on the street or in a public place.
- busload — A busload of people is a large number of passengers on a bus.
- bussell — Darcey (Andrea). born 1969, British ballet dancer, principal ballerina with the Royal Ballet (1989–2006)
- 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.
- bust on — Informal. to burst. to go bankrupt. to collapse from the strain of making a supreme effort: She was determined to make straight A's or bust.
- bust up — a failure.
- bust-up — A bust-up is a serious quarrel, often resulting in the end of a relationship.
- bustard — any terrestrial bird of the family Otididae, inhabiting open regions of the Old World: order Gruiformes (cranes, rails, etc). They have long strong legs, a heavy body, a long neck, and speckled plumage
- bustier — A bustier is a type of close-fitting strapless top worn by women.
- busuuti — a long garment with short sleeves and a square neckline, worn by Ugandan women, esp in S Uganda
- busying — actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime: busy with her work.
- but for — You use but for to introduce the only factor that causes a particular thing not to happen or not to be completely true.
- butanol — a colourless substance existing in four isomeric forms. The three liquid isomers are used as solvents for resins, lacquers, etc, and in the manufacture of organic compounds. Formula: C4H9OH
- butcher — A butcher is a shopkeeper who cuts up and sells meat. Some butchers also kill animals for meat and make foods such as sausages and meat pies.
- butlery — a butler's room
- 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.
- buttals — the boundary lines of a piece of land
- butters — very ugly
- buttery — Buttery food contains butter or is covered with butter.
- butting — a push or blow with the head or horns.
- buttock — Your buttocks are the two rounded fleshy parts of your body that you sit on.
- buttons — a page boy
- buttony — like a button.
- butyral — a type of resin
- butyric — of or obtained from butter
- butyrin — a colourless liquid ester or oil found in butter. It is formed from butyric acid and glycerine
- butyryl — a radical of butyric acid
- buvette — a roadside café
- buy off — If you say that a person or organization buys off another person or group, you are criticizing the fact that they are giving them something such as money so that they will not complain or cause trouble.
- buy out — If you buy someone out, you buy their share of something such as a company or piece of property that you previously owned together.
- buy-out — to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, especially in money; purchase.
- buyable — available to be bought
- buyback — an agreement to buy something in return, as by a supplier to buy its customer's product
- buycott — a type of protest aimed at a company or country with dubious ethical standards in which consumers buy the products of another company or country
- buzukia — bouzouki.