7-letter words containing b, u
- barthou — (Jean) Louis [zhahn lwee] /ʒɑ̃ lwi/ (Show IPA), 1862–1934, French statesman and author.
- bascule — a bridge with a movable section hinged about a horizontal axis and counterbalanced by a weight
- basescu — Traian. born 1951, Romanian politician, president of Romania (2004–14)
- bash up — If someone bashes you up, they attack you violently and injure you.
- bashful — Someone who is bashful is shy and easily embarrassed.
- basques — Plural form of basque.
- bat out — to create or compose quickly or hastily
- bateaux — Also, batteau. Nautical. Chiefly Canadian and Southern U.S.. a small, flat-bottomed rowboat used on rivers. a half-decked, sloop-rigged boat used for fishing on Chesapeake Bay; skipjack. (in some regions) a scow.
- bateful — (obsolete) Exciting contention; contentious.
- bathtub — A bathtub is a long, usually rectangular container which you fill with water and sit in to wash your body.
- batteau — bateau (def 1).
- batture — A sea bed or a river bed that has been raised or elevated.
- battuta — a beat used to measure time
- battute — a beat.
- battuto — a selection of chopped herbs, used in Italian cookery
- batuque — a Brazilian round dance of African origin.
- baubles — a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw.
- bauchle — an old worn shoe
- bauhaus — a German school of architecture and applied arts founded in 1919 by Walter Gropius on experimental principles of functionalism and truth to materials. After being closed by the Nazis in 1933, its ideas were widely disseminated by its students and staff, including Kandinsky, Klee, Feininger, Moholy-Nagy, and Mies van der Rohe
- baulked — 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.
- baulker — Someone who baulks.
- bausond — (of animals) dappled with white spots on a black or bay background; esp having a white patch on the face
- bautzen — a town in E Germany, in Saxony: site of an indecisive battle in 1813 between Napoleon's army and an allied army of Russians and Prussians. Pop: 42 160 (2003 est)
- bauxite — Bauxite is a clay-like substance from which aluminium is obtained.
- bay rum — an aromatic liquid, used in medicines and cosmetics, originally obtained by distilling the leaves of the bayberry tree (Pimenta racemosa) with rum: now also synthesized from alcohol, water, and various oils
- be sure — to be careful or certain
- bear up — If you bear up when experiencing problems, you remain cheerful and show courage in spite of them.
- bearhug — to give someone a bear hug
- beat up — If someone beats a person up, they hit or kick the person many times.
- beat-up — Informal. dilapidated; in poor condition from use: a beat-up old jalopy.
- beauish — vain and showy
- beautie — Obsolete spelling of beauty.
- bebeeru — a tropical South American evergreen tree (Nectandra rodioei) of the laurel family
- because — You use because when stating the reason for something.
- becloud — to cover or obscure with a cloud
- becquer — Gustavo Adolfo [goos-tah-vaw ah-th awl-faw] /gusˈtɑ vɔ ɑˈðɔl fɔ/ (Show IPA), 1836–70, Spanish poet.
- becrust — to cover with crust
- becuase — Misspelling of because.
- becurse — to curse (someone)
- bedaubs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedaub.
- bedbugs — Plural form of bedbug.
- bedouin — A Bedouin is a member of a particular Arab tribe.
- bedunce — to cause to look or feel foolish
- bee gum — a hollow gum tree or log used as a hive by bees
- beef up — If you beef up something, you increase, strengthen, or improve it.
- beef-up — an act or instance of strengthening or reinforcing.
- beer-up — a drinking bout
- beguile — If something beguiles you, you are charmed and attracted by it.
- beguine — a dance of South American origin in bolero rhythm
- bejesus — an exclamation of surprise, emphasis, etc, regarded as a characteristic utterance of Irish people