8-letter words containing ul
- avulsive — Of or pertaining to an avulsion.
- awfulest — Superlative form of awful.
- awfulize — (psychotherapy) To react dramatically or catastrophically to distressing events.
- backhaul — a return load of cargo; cargo which is carried by a vehicle on its return journey
- baculine — relating to flogging with a rod
- baculite — an extinct species of mollusc from the Late Cretaceous period, fossils of which have been found ranging from 7cm to 2m in length
- balefull — Archaic form of baleful.
- barbules — Plural form of barbule.
- barrault — Jean-Louis (ʒɑ̃lwi). 1910–94, French actor and director, noted particularly as a mime
- barrulet — a narrow band across a heraldic shield, taking up one twentieth of the shield's height
- bascules — Plural form of bascule.
- bashfull — Archaic form of bashful.
- basinful — As much as a basin will hold.
- baulking — to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at): He balked at making the speech.
- beaulieu — a village in S England, in Hampshire: site of Palace House, seat of Lord Montagu and once the gatehouse of the ruined 13th-century abbey; the National Motor Museum is in its grounds. Pop: 809 (2001)
- beerpull — the handle of a beer pump.
- befouled — to make dirty or filthy; soil; defile; sully: a bird that befouls its own nest.
- bellpull — a handle or rope that is pulled to ring a bell
- bellyful — as much as one wants or can eat
- besouled — having a soul
- bibulous — addicted to alcohol
- biovular — (of twins) from two separate eggs
- blameful — deserving blame; guilty
- blastula — an early form of an animal embryo that develops from a morula, consisting of a sphere of cells with a central cavity
- blissful — A blissful situation or period of time is one in which you are extremely happy.
- boastful — If someone is boastful, they talk too proudly about something that they have done or that they own.
- botulism — Botulism is a serious form of food poisoning.
- boulimia — bulimia.
- boulogne — a port in N France, on the English Channel. Pop: 45 036 (2006)
- 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