7-letter words containing ur
- aurorae — the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn. Compare Eos.
- auroral — of or like the dawn.
- auroras — Plural form of aurora.
- auteurs — Plural form of auteur.
- authour — Obsolete spelling of author.
- avebury — a village in Wiltshire, site of an extensive Neolithic stone circle
- azurely — With an azure colour.
- azurine — a roach found in Europe, bluish in colour
- azurite — an azure-blue mineral associated with copper deposits. It is a source of copper. Composition: copper carbonate. Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2. Crystal structure: monoclinic
- bahadur — a title formerly conferred by the British on distinguished Indians
- balfour — Arthur James, 1st Earl of Balfour. 1848–1930, British Conservative statesman: prime minister (1902–05); foreign secretary (1916–19)
- banbury — a town in central England, in N Oxfordshire: telecommunications, financial services. Pop: 43 867 (2001)
- bandura — a Ukrainian stringed instrument, resembling a lute
- barbour — John. c. 1320–95, Scottish poet: author of The Bruce (1376), a patriotic epic poem
- batture — A sea bed or a river bed that has been raised or elevated.
- be sure — to be careful or certain
- becurse — to curse (someone)
- ben hur — a historical novel (1880) by Lew Wallace.
- bescour — to scour thoroughly
- bijapur — an ancient city in W India, in N Mysore: capital of a former kingdom, which fell at the end of the 17th century: cotton. Pop: 245 946 (2001)
- blurgle — /bler'gl/ [Great Britain] Spoken metasyntactic variable, to indicate some text that is obvious from context, or which is already known. If several words are to be replaced, blurgle may well be doubled or trebled. "To look for something in several files use "grep string blurgle blurgle"." In each case, "blurgle blurgle" would be understood to be replaced by the file you wished to search. Compare mumble.
- blurred — to obscure or sully (something) by smearing or with a smeary substance: The windows were blurred with soot.
- blurted — to utter suddenly or inadvertently; divulge impulsively or unadvisedly (usually followed by out): He blurted out the hiding place of the spy.
- blurter — a person who blurts
- bonheur — Rosa (roza). 1822–99, French painter of animals
- bonjour — hello
- bordure — the outer edge of a shield, esp when decorated distinctively
- bourbon — Bourbon is a type of whisky that is made mainly in America.
- bourder — a person who jests or jokes
- bourdon — a 16-foot organ stop of the stopped diapason type
- bourges — a city in central France. Pop: 72 480 (1999)
- bourget — a suburb of Paris: former airport, landing site for Charles A. Lindbergh, May 1927.
- bourkha — a loose garment covering the entire body and having a veiled opening for the eyes, worn by Muslim women.
- bourree — traditional French dance in fast duple time
- boursin — a brand of soft white creamy cheese, often flavoured with garlic
- bravura — If you say that someone is doing something with bravura, you mean that they are using unnecessary extra actions that emphasize their skill or importance.
- bravure — Music. a florid passage or piece requiring great skill and spirit in the performer.
- brisure — a mark of cadency in heraldry
- bunbury — to create a fictitious scenario that provides an excuse for avoiding unwanted engagements
- bur oak — an E North American oak, Quercus macrocarpa, having fringed acorn cups and durable timber
- burbage — James. ?1530–97, English actor and theatre manager, who built (1576) the first theatre in England
- burbank — Luther1849-1926; U.S. horticulturist: bred numerous varieties of fruits, vegetables, & flowers
- burdash — a fringed sash worn over a coat
- burdock — a coarse weedy Eurasian plant of the genus Arctium, having large heart-shaped leaves, tiny purple flowers surrounded by hooked bristles, and burlike fruits: family Asteraceae (composites)
- bureaux — Bureaux is a plural form of bureau.
- burette — a graduated glass tube with a stopcock on one end for dispensing and transferring known volumes of fluids, esp liquids
- burgage — (in England) tenure of land or tenement in a town or city, which originally involved a fixed money rent
- burgeon — If something burgeons, it grows or develops rapidly.
- burgess — a citizen or freeman of a borough
- burghal — (in Scotland) an incorporated town having its own charter and some degree of political independence from the surrounding area.