5-Letter Words Containing: U,S,B

• firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise

• flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled

• a soft padded sofa

• an unfledged pigeon

• short and fat

• domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia

• A type of gelatine-based confection; its ingredients and consistency vary between countries.

• An open drainage channel of a type common in Tehran.

• A rood screen.

• a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting

• United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)

• a piece of paper money worth one dollar

• a framework for holding wood that is being sawed

• mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)

• to strive with determination

• resist

• move quickly and violently

• jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

• used of hair; thick and poorly groomed

• resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading

• Short and stout; low and wide

• an ardent follower and admirer

• a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen

• bare skin

• a medium to dark tan color

• an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)

• of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather

• strike, beat repeatedly

• polish and make shiny

• tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions