8-letter words containing bu
- built-in — Built-in devices or features are included in something as a part of it, rather than being separate.
- built-up — A built-up area is an area such as a town or city which has a lot of buildings in it.
- bukharin — Nikolai Ivanovich (nikaˈlaj iˈvanəvitʃ). 1888–1938, Soviet Bolshevik leader: executed in one of Stalin's purges
- bukovina — a region of E central Europe, part of the NE Carpathians: the north was seized by the Soviet Union (1940) and later became part of Ukraine; the south remained Romanian
- bulawayo — a city in SW Zimbabwe founded (1893) on the site of the kraal of Lobengula, the last Matabele king; the country's main industrial centre. Pop: 693 000 (2005 est)
- bulb fly — a hoverfly, the larvae of which live in bulbs and can become serious pests, esp the yellow and black narcissus bulb fly (Meridon equestris)
- bulfinch — Charles1763-1844; U.S. architect
- bulgakov — Mikhail Afanaseyev (ʌfʌˈnasjef). 1891–1940, Soviet novelist, dramatist, and short-story writer; his novels include The Master and Margerita (1966–67)
- bulganin — Nikolai Aleksandrovich (nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsandrəvitʃ). 1895–1975, Soviet statesman and military leader; chairman of the council of ministers (1955–58)
- bulgaria — a republic in SE Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula on the Black Sea: under Turkish rule from 1395 until 1878; became an independent kingdom in 1908 and a republic in 1946; joined the EU in 2007; consists chiefly of the Danube valley in the north and the Balkan Mountains in the central part, separated from the Rhodope Mountains of the south by the valley of the Maritsa River. Language: Bulgarian. Religion: Christian (Bulgarian Orthodox) majority. Currency: lev. Capital: Sofia. Pop: 6 981 642 (2013 est). Area: 110 911 sq km (42 823 sq miles)
- bulimiac — pertaining to, resembling, or affected by bulimia.
- bulk-buy — to buy (goods) in large quantities
- bulkhead — A bulkhead is a wall which divides the inside of a ship or aeroplane into separate sections.
- bull ant — any large Australian ant of the genus Myrmecia, having a powerful stinging bite: subfamily Ponerinae
- bull bar — On some motor vehicles, bull bars are metal bars fixed to the front that are designed to protect it if it crashes.
- bull bay — evergreen magnolia.
- bull gun — a target rifle with a heavy barrel.
- bull pen — Baseball. a place where relief pitchers warm up during a game. the relief pitchers on a team.
- bull run — small stream in NE Va.: site of two Civil War battles (1861 & 1862) in which Union forces were defeated
- bull-bar — a metal frame attached to the front of a vehicle to prevent damage in case of a collision with stray animals on outback roads.
- bullbars — large protective metal grille on the front of some vehicles, esp four-wheel-drive vehicles
- bullboat — a lightweight, shallow-draft boat made of hides stretched over a wooden frame and used by Plains Indians.
- bulldoze — If people bulldoze something such as a building, they knock it down using a bulldozer.
- bulldust — fine dust
- bulldyke — a mannish lesbian
- bulleted — a small metal projectile, part of a cartridge, for firing from small arms.
- bulletin — A bulletin is a short news report on the radio or television.
- bullfrog — A bullfrog is a type of large frog which makes a very loud noise.
- bullgine — a steam locomotive
- bullhead — any of various small northern mainly marine scorpaenoid fishes of the family Cottidae that have a large head covered with bony plates and spines
- bullhorn — A bullhorn is a device for making your voice sound louder in the open air.
- bulliest — a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.
- bulllike — the male of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction.
- bullneck — an enlarged neck
- bullnose — a rounded exterior angle, as where two walls meet
- bullocky — the driver of a team of bullocks
- bullpout — a type of fish
- bullring — A bullring is a circular area of ground surrounded by rows of seats where bullfights take place.
- bullseye — the circular spot, usually black or outlined in black, at the center of a target marked with concentric circles and used in target practice.
- bullshit — If you say that something is bullshit, you are saying that it is nonsense or completely untrue.
- bullshot — a cocktail of vodka and beef stock
- bullweed — knapweed
- bullwhip — A bullwhip is a very long, heavy whip.
- bullyboy — a ruffian or tough, esp a hired one
- bullying — the intimidation of weaker people
- bullyism — the belief in systematic bullying
- bullyrag — to bully, esp by means of cruel practical jokes
- bulrushy — made of or resembling bulrushes
- bultmann — Rudolf Karl. 1884–1976, German theologian, noted for his demythologizing approach to the New Testament
- bum-rush — to force one's way into; crash: to bum-rush a rap concert.