8-letter words containing ub
- rubellan — a red-coloured mineral
- rubicund — red or reddish; ruddy: a rubicund complexion.
- rubidium — a silver-white, metallic, active element resembling potassium, used in photoelectric cells and radio vacuum tubes. Symbol: Rb; atomic weight: 85.47; atomic number: 37; specific gravity: 1.53 at 20°C.
- rubrical — reddish; marked with red.
- rubstone — a stone, especially a whetstone, used for polishing or sharpening.
- ruby-red — of the deep red colour of a ruby
- rubygate — an Italian political scandal in which Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was accused of paying for sex with a nightclub dancer and of abusing his office
- schubert — Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1797–1828, Austrian composer.
- scrub up — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
- scrub-up — an act or instance of scrubbing.
- scrubbed — stunted; scrubby.
- scrubber — a prostitute or promiscuous woman.
- sillabub — syllabub.
- snubbing — to treat with disdain or contempt, especially by ignoring.
- snubbish — somewhat snub
- snubness — the condition or state of being snub
- staubach — Roger Thomas, born 1942, U.S. football player.
- stub out — When someone stubs out a cigarette, they put it out by pressing it against something hard.
- stubbies — a type of shorts
- stubbled — Usually, stubbles. the stumps of grain and other stalks left in the ground when the crop is cut.
- stubborn — unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child.
- sub rosa — confidentially; secretly; privately.
- sub voce — (used as a direction to a reference) under the specified word. Abbreviation: s.v.
- sub-area — a subsidiary area, field, study, or the like.
- sub-city — a large or important town.
- sub-menu — a list of commands within the main menu of a computer application
- sub-note — a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- sub-plot — minor, secondary storyline
- sub-zero — indicating or recording lower than zero on some scale, especially on the Fahrenheit scale: a week of sub-zero temperatures.
- subabbot — an abbot who is subordinate to another abbot
- subacrid — slightly acrid
- subacute — somewhat or moderately acute.
- subadult — having attained full size and strength; grown up; mature: an adult person, animal, or plant.
- subagent — a person whose duties as an agent are delegated to him or her by another agent.
- subareas — a subsidiary area, field, study, or the like.
- subaudio — (of a sound) low frequency
- subaural — below the ear
- subaxial — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or forming an axis: an axial relationship.
- subbasin — a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- subblock — a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces.
- subbreed — a breed within a larger breed
- subbuteo — a football game played on a table, with toy players affixed to rounded bases which are flicked with the fingers
- subcaste — Sociology. an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups. any rigid system of social distinctions.
- subcause — a factor less important than a cause
- subchief — a chief below the main chief
- subchord — a part of a chord
- subclaim — a claim that is part of a larger claim
- subclass — a primary division of a class.
- subclerk — a clerk who is subordinate or assistant to another clerk
- subcosta — a longitudinal vein in the anterior portion of the wing of an insect.