8-letter words containing a, b, u, r
- barbusse — Henri (ɑ̃ri). 1873–1935, French novelist and poet. His novels include L'Enfer (1908) and Le Feu (1916), reflecting the horror of World War I
- barleduc — a French preserve made of whitecurrants, redcurrants, or gooseberries
- baroques — (often initial capital letter) of or relating to a style of architecture and art originating in Italy in the early 17th century and variously prevalent in Europe and the New World for a century and a half, characterized by free and sculptural use of the classical orders and ornament, by forms in elevation and plan suggesting movement, and by dramatic effect in which architecture, painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts often worked to combined effect.
- barosaur — a large herbivorous dinosaur with a long neck and tail, similar to the diplodocus
- barouche — a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, popular in the 19th century, having a retractable hood over the rear half, seats inside for two couples facing each other, and a driver's seat outside at the front
- 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
- bat turn — a sharp and sudden change in an aircraft's heading.
- bateleur — a common African eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, having a very short tail.
- bathurst — a town in SE Australia, in E New South Wales: scene of a gold rush in 1851. Pop: 27 036 (2001)
- baudrons — a cat
- bayreuth — a city in E Germany, in NE Bavaria: home and burial place of Richard Wagner; annual festivals of his music. Pop: 74 818 (2003 est)
- beancurd — Alternative spelling of bean curd.
- bear cub — a baby bear
- bear hug — A bear hug is a rather rough, tight, affectionate hug.
- bear out — If someone or something bears a person out or bears out what that person is saying, they support what that person is saying.
- bear-hug — to greet with or hold in a bear hug: eager fans bear-hugging the victorious team.
- beaufort — Henry. ?1374–1447, English cardinal, half-brother of Henry IV; chancellor (1403–04, 1413–17, 1424–26)
- beauport — city in S Quebec, Canada: suburb of Quebec City: pop. 73,000
- beauvoir — Siˈmone de (siˈmɔn də ) ; sēm^ōnˈ də) 1908-86; Fr. existentialist writer
- bedeguar — a moss-like growth found on rosebushes, caused by a reaction by the bush to the egg-laying process of the gall wasp or gallfly
- belabour — If you belabour someone or something, you hit them hard and repeatedly.
- belamour — a beloved person
- berimbau — a Brazilian single-stringed bowed instrument, used to accompany capoeira
- bermudas — a group of islands in the Atlantic, 580 miles (935 km) E of North Carolina: a British colony; resort. 19 sq. mi. (49 sq. km). Capital: Hamilton.
- binaural — relating to, having, or hearing with both ears
- biovular — (of twins) from two separate eggs
- biparous — producing offspring in pairs
- biramous — divided into two parts, as the appendages of crustaceans
- blackmur — R(ichard) P(almer) 1904–65, U.S. critic and poet.
- blagueur — a person who engages in blague
- bleuatre — blueish
- board up — If you board up a door or window, you fix pieces of wood over it so that it is covered up.
- bordeaux — a port in SW France, on the River Garonne: a major centre of the wine trade. Pop: 235 878 (2006)
- bouchard — (Louis) Henri [lwee ahn-ree] /lwi ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1875–1960, French sculptor.
- boundary — The boundary of an area of land is an imaginary line that separates it from other areas.
- brace up — to call forth one's courage, resolution, etc., as after defeat or disappointment
- brachium — the arm, esp the upper part
- bradbury — Sir Malcolm (Stanley). 1932–2000, British novelist and critic. His novels include The History Man (1975), Rates of Exchange (1983), Cuts (1988), and Doctor Criminale (1992)
- braeburn — a variety of eating apple from New Zealand having sweet flesh and green and red skin
- brain up — to make more intellectually demanding or sophisticated
- bran tub — (in Britain) a tub containing bran in which small wrapped gifts are hidden, used at parties, fairs, etc
- branchus — a son of Apollo, given the power of augury by his father.
- brancusi — Constantin (konstanˈtin). 1876–1957, Romanian sculptor, noted for his streamlined abstractions of animal forms
- braunite — a brown or black mineral that consists of manganese oxide and silicate and is a source of manganese. Formula: 3Mn2O3.MnSiO3
- breadnut — a moraceous tree, Brosimum alicastrum, of Central America and the Caribbean
- break up — When something breaks up or when you break it up, it separates or is divided into several smaller parts.
- breakout — If there has been a break-out, someone has escaped from prison.
- briareus — a giant with a hundred arms and fifty heads who aided Zeus and the Olympians against the Titans
- brougham — a four-wheeled horse-drawn closed carriage having a raised open driver's seat in front