8-letter words containing b, u, c
- blu-tack — a type of blue, malleable, sticky material used to attach paper, card, etc to walls and other surfaces
- bluchers — a strong, leather half boot.
- blue cod — a common marine spiny-finned food fish, Parapercis colias, of the sub-Antarctic waters of New Zealand, esp at the Chatham Islands, which is greenish blue with brown marbling and inhabits rocky bottoms. Its smoked flesh is considered a delicacy
- blue ice — the oldest and densest ice in a glacier, distinguished by a pale-blue color.
- blueback — any of several species of fish with a blue colouring
- bluecoat — a person who wears a blue coat, such as a sailor or policeman
- bluejack — a species of oak, Quercus incana, the leaves of which have a blue tinge
- bluetick — a type of coonhound commonly bred in the southern United States
- boot-cut — (of trousers) slightly flared at the bottom of the legs
- botch-up — A botch-up is the same as a botch.
- bouchard — (Louis) Henri [lwee ahn-ree] /lwi ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1875–1960, French sculptor.
- boudicca — died 62 ad, a queen of the Iceni, who led a revolt against Roman rule in Britain; after being defeated she poisoned herself
- bouncing — If you say that someone is bouncing with health, you mean that they are very healthy. You can also refer to a bouncing baby.
- brace up — to call forth one's courage, resolution, etc., as after defeat or disappointment
- brachium — the arm, esp the upper part
- 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
- brick up — If you brick up a hole, you close it with a wall of bricks.
- brochure — A brochure is a magazine or thin book with pictures that gives you information about a product or service.
- bronchus — either of the two main branches of the trachea, which contain cartilage within their walls
- brucella — any of a genus of nonmotile bacteria that cause brucellosis
- bruckner — Anton (ˈantoːn). 1824–96, Austrian composer and organist in the Romantic tradition. His works include nine symphonies, four masses, and a Te Deum
- bruncher — a person who eats brunch
- bucatini — pasta in the shape of long tubes
- buccally — from the point of view of the cheek or mouth
- bucchero — an Etruscan black ceramic ware, often ornamented with incised geometrical patterns or figures carved in relief.
- bucellas — a Portuguese white wine
- buchanan — George. 1506–82, Scottish historian, who was tutor to Mary, Queen of Scots and James VI; author of History of Scotland (1582)
- buck for — If you are bucking for something, you are working very hard to get it.
- buck-eye — any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Aesculus, as A. glabra (Ohio buckeye) having palmate leaves, gray, scaly bark, and bell-shaped greenish-yellow flowers in upright clusters: the state tree of Ohio.
- buckaroo — a cowboy
- buckbean — a marsh plant, Menyanthes trifoliata, with white or pink flowers: family Menyanthaceae
- bucketed — a deep, cylindrical vessel, usually of metal, plastic, or wood, with a flat bottom and a semicircular bail, for collecting, carrying, or holding water, sand, fruit, etc.; pail.
- buckfast — a fortified tonic wine
- buckhorn — horn from a buck, used for knife handles, etc
- buckjump — (of a horse) to buck.
- buckland — William. 1784–1856, English geologist; he became a proponent of the idea of catastrophic ice ages
- buckling — Buckling happens when a force presses on a slender structure and makes it collapse.
- buckrake — a large rake for agricultural use, often attached to a tractor
- buckshee — without charge; free
- buckshot — Buckshot consists of pieces of lead fired from a gun when hunting animals.
- buckskin — Buckskin is soft, strong leather made from the skin of a deer or a goat.
- buckstay — a beam held by stays to the exterior of a masonry wall, as that of a furnace or boiler, to keep the adjacent areas of the wall from being forced outward.
- bucktail — a fishing lure adorned with deer hair
- bucolics — a pastoral poem.
- bucovina — Bukovina
- bucrania — (in classical architecture) an ornament, especially on a frieze, having the form of the skull of an ox.
- buffcoat — buff1 (def 6).
- bulfinch — Charles1763-1844; U.S. architect
- bulimiac — pertaining to, resembling, or affected by bulimia.