8-letter words containing a, b, u, r
- reburial — the act of burying (something, esp a dead body) in the ground again
- rebuttal — an act of rebutting, as in a debate.
- reusable — available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.
- rhubarby — similar to or tasting like rhubarb
- rombauer — Irma von Starkloff [stahrk-lawf,, ‐lof] /ˈstɑrk lɔf,, ‐lɒf/ (Show IPA), 1877–1962, U.S. cooking expert and cookbook writer.
- rubaiyat — (in Persian poetry) a verse form consisting of four-line stanzas
- rubbaboo — a soup made from pemmican boiled in water, sometimes thickened with flour
- rubboard — a board for scrubbing clothes on
- rubellan — a red-coloured mineral
- rubrical — reddish; marked with red.
- 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
- rugbeian — of or relating to Rugby School
- run back — to carry (a football) toward the opponent's goal, as after receiving a kickoff
- runabout — a small, light automobile or other vehicle, usually with an open top; roadster.
- runnable — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- rustable — liable to rust
- rutabaga — a brassicaceous plant, Brassica napobrassica, having a yellow- or white-fleshed, edible tuber.
- saboteur — a person who commits or practices sabotage.
- saburral — relating to saburra
- salzburg — a city in W Austria: the birthplace of Mozart.
- sandburg — Carl, 1878–1967, U.S. poet and biographer.
- sandburr — a variety of wild grass
- scabrous — having a rough surface because of minute points or projections.
- sourball — a round piece of hard candy with a tart or acid fruit flavoring.
- sub rosa — confidentially; secretly; privately.
- sub-area — a subsidiary area, field, study, or the like.
- subacrid — slightly acrid
- subareas — a subsidiary area, field, study, or the like.
- subaural — below the ear
- subdural — of or relating to the dura mater.
- subdwarf — a star which is smaller than a dwarf star
- suberate — a salt of suberic acid
- subgrade — the prepared earth surface on which a pavement or the ballast of a railroad track is placed or upon which the foundation of a structure is built.
- subgraph — a graph linked with another graph
- sublunar — situated beneath the moon or between the earth and the moon.
- subpolar — subantarctic.
- subrange — the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles.
- subsizar — formerly, an undergraduate at the University of Cambridge who did not have to pay tuition fees but who instead helped in the kitchen or household of their college
- subsolar — situated beneath the sun or between the earth and the sun.
- subtalar — beneath the ankle bone
- subtract — to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole.
- suburban — pertaining to, inhabiting, or being in a suburb or the suburbs of a city or town.
- suburbia — suburbs collectively.
- subvicar — an assistant to a vicar; a subordinate vicar
- subviral — of or relating to any macromolecule smaller in size or possessing a lesser degree of organization than a comparable intact viral particle.
- sun bear — a small bear, Helarctos malayanus, of tropical forests in S and SE Asia, having a black coat and a yellowish snout and feeding mostly on honey and insects
- sunbreak — a projection from the side of a building for intercepting part of the sunlight falling upon the adjacent surface.
- superbad — exceptionally bad
- surabaja — seaport in NE Java, Indonesia, opposite Madura: pop. 2,028,000
- surabaya — a seaport on NE Java: second largest city in Indonesia; naval base.