10 Letter Words for Filibuster
filibuster, flibustier
9 Letter Words for Filibuster
bisulfite, brutifies, tilburies
8 Letter Words for Filibuster
burliest, filberts, filister, fusilier, rubifies, subtiler, trilbies
7 Letter Words for Filibuster
besluit, bitsier, biurets, blister, blufter, bluiest, bluster, bristle, brustle, buriels, buritis, burlies, bustier, bustler, butlers, fibrils, fibster, filbert, filters, firelit, fistier, fistule, fitlier, fluiest, fluster, fluters, flutier, frislet, fubsier, fusible, fustier, futiler, lifters, lustier, rebuilt, restful, riblets, riliest, risible, rubiest, ruliest, rutiles, siltier, slifter, stifler, sturble, subfile, subtile, subtler, sulfite, surfeit, trifles, tubifer
6 Letter Words for Filibuster
befist, befits, beirut, berust, beslur, bestir, besuit, birles, birlie, birsit, birsle, bister, biters, bitser, biuret, bliest, blites, bluest, bluets, bluier, blurts, briefs, bruise, bruits, brules, brutes, bulies, bulter, burets, buries, buriti, burlet, busier, buster, bustle, butler, butles, estrif, febris, fibers, fibril, filers, filite, filius, filter, filtre, fister, fistle, fliers, fliest, flirts, flites, fluier, fluter, flutes, freits, frites, fruits, furies, furile, fusile, fuster, fustie, fustle, futile, iberis, ireful, iseult, isuret, itself, libers, libris, lifers, lifter, lister, liters, luster, luters, rebuts, refits, relift, relist, resift, resuit, result, riblet, rifest, rifles, rubels, rubies, rubles, rublis, rustle, rutile, sifter, silure, stifle, strife, stuber, sublet, subtil, subtle, suiter, surbet, surfie, surfle, sutile, sutler, tiflis, tilers, tribes, trifle, trisul, tubers, turble, ulitis, ulster, urites, utible
5 Letter Words for Filibuster
befit, befur, belts, besit, betis, biers, bifer, biles, birle, birls, birse, bisie, bisti, biter, bites, bitis, blets, blier, blirt, blist, blite, bluer, blues, bluet, blurs, blurt, breis, brest, brief, bries, brise, brist, brite, brits, bruet, bruit, brule, brust, brute, btise, built, buist, bulse, burel, buret, burls, burse, burst, busti, butes, butle, eblis, erubs, etuis, feist, felis, felts, fetis, fetus, fiber, fieri, fiest, filer, files, filet, fires, first, fleur, flier, flies, flirs, flirt, flite, flits, flrie, flubs, fluer, flues, flurt, flute, freit, frets, fries, frist, frits, fruit, frust, fuels, furil, furls, fusel, fusil, ifrit, ileus, irbis, islet, istle, iters, lefts, leirs, liber, libre, libri, liefs, liers, liest, lieus, lieut, lifer, lifts, liter, lites, litui, litus, lubes, lures, luser, luter, lutes, rebit, rebus, rebut, refit, reifs, reist, resit, ribes, riels, rifle, rifte, rifts, riles, rites, ritsu, ritus, rubel, rubes, ruble, rules, serif, serut, sieur, siler, slier, slirt, slite, sluer, sluit, slurb, sruti, steil, steri, stife, stilb, stile, stire, strub, strue, stube, sture, suber, subet, suite, teils, terfs, tiber, tiers, tiler, tiles, tires, tirls, treif, tribe, tries, trues, tuber, tubes, tules, tulsi, turfs, turse, uriel, urite, uster, uteri, utile
4 Letter Words for Filibuster
bels, belt, best, bets, bier, bile, biri, birl, birt, bist, bite, biti, bits, blet, bleu, blit, blue, blur, brei, bret, brie, bris, brit, brut, bult, bure, buri, burl, burs, burt, bust, bute, buts, efts, elfs, elts, eris, erst, erub, etui, feil, feis, fels, felt, fers, feru, fest, fets, feus, fibs, fiel, fier, fies, file, fili, fils, filt, fire, firs, fise, fist, fits, flet, flir, flit, flub, flue, flus, fret, frib, fris, frit, fubs, fuel, furl, furs, fuse, fust, fute, ibis, ires, iris, isle, itel, iter, iure, left, leir, leis, lest, lets, libr, libs, lief, lier, lies, lieu, life, lift, lire, liri, list, lisu, lite, liti, lits, litu, lube, lues, luit, lure, lurs, lust, lute, rebs, refl, refs, reft, reif, reit, rest, rets, ribe, ribs, riel, ries, rife, rifs, rift, rile, rise, rist, rite, rits, rube, rubs, rues, rule, ruse, rust, ruts, seif, seil, seir, seit, self, selt, serb, serf, sert, sier, sife, sift, sile, silt, sire, siri, site, siti, situ, slit, slub, slue, slur, slut, ster, stib, stie, stir, stre, stub, stue, suer, suet, sufi, suit, sure, surf, tefs, teil, teli, tels, terf, tier, ties, tile, tils, tire, tirl, tres, trib, trie, trub, true, tube, tubs, tues, tuis, tule, turb, turf, ufer, ules, urbs, ures, user, utes, util, utis
3 Letter Words for Filibuster
bef, bel, ber, bes, bet, bis, bit, bls, blt, brl, bsf, btl, btu, bul, bur, bus, but, ebs, efl, efs, eft, eir, elb, elf, eli, els, elt, erf, ers, ert, esr, est, esu, fbi, feb, fei, fer, fes, fet, feu, fib, fie, fil, fir, fit, flb, flt, flu, fri, frs, frt, fsb, fub, fur, fut, ife, ifs, ile, ire, irs, ise, isl, ist, its, lbf, lbs, lei, ler, les, let, leu, lib, lie, lif, lir, lis, lit, lst, ltr, lub, lue, lur, lut, rbi, reb, ref, rei, rel, res, rfb, rfs, rib, rie, rif, rit, rle, rte, rti, rub, rue, rut, sbe, sei, sel, ser, set, sib, sie, sif, sil, sir, sit, sle, slt, sri, str, sub, sue, suf, sui, sur, tbs, tef, tel, ter, tes, tfr, tib, tie, til, tis, tiu, tlr, trf, tri, trs, tsi, tub, tue, tui, tur, ubi, ufs, uit, ule, ult, urb, ure, urf, urs, use, ust, ute, uti, uts
Definitions for Filibuster
[1] U.S. Politics . the use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of a legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure generally favored or to force a decision against the will of the majority. an exceptionally long speech, as one lasting for a day or days, or a series of such speeches to accomplish this purpose. a member of a legislature who makes such a speech.
[2] an irregular military adventurer, especially one who engages in an unauthorized military expedition into a foreign country to foment or support a revolution.
[3] U.S. Politics . to impede legislation by irregular or obstructive tactics, especially by making long speeches.
[4] to act as an irregular military adventurer, especially for revolutionary purposes.
[5] U.S. Politics . to impede (legislation) by irregular or obstructive tactics, especially by making long speeches.
[6] the process or an instance of obstructing legislation by means of long speeches and other delaying tactics
[7] Also called: filibusterer a legislator who engages in such obstruction
[8] a buccaneer, freebooter, or irregular military adventurer, esp a revolutionary in a foreign country
[9] to obstruct (legislation) with delaying tactics
[10] (intr) to engage in unlawful and private military action
Words related to Filibuster
procrastination, interference, postponement, delay, opposition, hindrance, stonewalling, talkathon
Words nearby Filibuster
filial generation, filial piety, filiate, filiation, filibeg, filibuster, filicide, filiform, filiform bougie, filiform papilla, filigrain
Origin of Filibuster
1580–90; < Spanish filibustero < Middle French flibustier, variant of fribustier; see freebooter
Other words from Filibuster
fil·i·bus·ter·er , noun
fil·i·bus·ter·ism , noun
fil·i·bus·ter·ous , adjective
an·ti·fil·i·bus·ter , noun, adjective
Word origin for Filibuster
C16: from Spanish filibustero , from French flibustier probably from Dutch vrijbuiter pirate, literally: one plundering freely; see freebooter
Synonyms for Filibuster
procrastination, delay, hindrance, interference, opposition, postponement, stonewalling, holding the floor, talkathon
