8-Letter Nouns Starting With B
Here's the list of all the 1628 8-Letter Nouns Starting With B in the English Language.
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| business | 1. a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it 2. the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects More Definitions → |
| building | 1. a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place 2. the act of constructing something More Definitions → |
| baseball | 1. a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs 2. a ball used in playing baseball More Definitions → |
| behavior | 1. manner of acting or controlling yourself 2. the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances More Definitions → |
| birthday | 1. an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it) 2. the date on which a person was born More Definitions → |
| breaking | 1. the act of breaking something More Definitions → |
| bookmark | 1. a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place More Definitions → |
| becoming | More Definitions → |
| bulletin | 1. a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast) More Definitions → |
| bathroom | 1. a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet 2. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets More Definitions → |
| bringing | 1. the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail) More Definitions → |
| boundary | 1. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something 2. a line determining the limits of an area More Definitions → |
| bachelor | 1. a man who has never been married 2. a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon More Definitions → |
| brochure | 1. a small book usually having a paper cover More Definitions → |
| bracelet | 1. a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist 2. jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration More Definitions → |
| browsing | 1. reading superficially or at random 2. the act of feeding by continual nibbling More Definitions → |
| benjamin | 1. gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation More Definitions → |
| baseline | 1. an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared 2. the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line More Definitions → |
| brunette | 1. a person with dark (brown) hair More Definitions → |
| beverage | 1. any liquid suitable for drinking More Definitions → |
| bacteria | 1. (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants More Definitions → |
| breeding | 1. elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression 2. the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) More Definitions → |
| briefing | 1. detailed instructions, as for a military operation More Definitions → |
| basement | 1. the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage 2. the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture More Definitions → |
| boutique | 1. a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry More Definitions → |
| blocking | 1. the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements More Definitions → |
| beginner | 1. someone new to a field or activity 2. a person who founds or establishes some institution More Definitions → |
| bleeding | 1. the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel More Definitions → |
| bisexual | 1. a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes More Definitions → |
| backyard | 1. the grounds in back of a house More Definitions → |
| backpack | 1. a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder More Definitions → |
| boarding | 1. the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft 2. a structure of boards More Definitions → |
| bookshop | 1. a shop where books are sold More Definitions → |
| blessing | 1. the formal act of approving 2. a desirable state More Definitions → |
| backward | More Definitions → |
| branding | 1. the act of stigmatizing More Definitions → |
| barbecue | 1. meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce 2. a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit More Definitions → |
| borrower | 1. someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent More Definitions → |
| ballroom | 1. large room used mainly for dancing More Definitions → |
| baccarat | 1. a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine More Definitions → |
| burgundy | 1. a dark purplish-red to blackish-red color More Definitions → |
| backbone | 1. a central cohesive source of support and stability 2. fortitude and determination More Definitions → |
| bohemian | 1. a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life More Definitions → |
| browning | 1. cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill More Definitions → |
| brethren | 1. a male with the same parents as someone else 2. a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group) More Definitions → |
| benedict | 1. a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor) More Definitions → |
| blizzard | 1. a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds 2. a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences More Definitions → |
| believer | 1. a supporter who accepts something as true 2. a person who has religious faith More Definitions → |
| breakers | 1. waves breaking on the shore More Definitions → |
| blending | 1. the act of blending components together thoroughly 2. a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades More Definitions → |
| bullying | 1. the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something More Definitions → |
| bouncing | 1. rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) More Definitions → |
| breakout | 1. an escape from jail More Definitions → |
| bungalow | 1. a small house with a single story More Definitions → |
| backdrop | 1. scenery hung at back of stage More Definitions → |
| billiard | More Definitions → |
| broccoli | 1. plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds 2. branched green undeveloped flower heads More Definitions → |
| barbeque | 1. meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce 2. a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit More Definitions → |
| bacillus | 1. aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil More Definitions → |
| burglary | 1. entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property More Definitions → |
| bankrupt | 1. someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts More Definitions → |
| biennial | 1. (botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season More Definitions → |
| blooming | 1. the organic process of bearing flowers More Definitions → |
| blasting | More Definitions → |
| bookcase | 1. a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books More Definitions → |
| blackout | 1. a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting 2. darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft) More Definitions → |
| betrayal | 1. an act of deliberate betrayal 2. the quality of aiding an enemy More Definitions → |
| backlash | 1. a movement back from an impact 2. an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence More Definitions → |
| backdoor | 1. an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains 2. an entrance at the rear of a building More Definitions → |
| blockade | 1. a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy 2. prevents access or progress More Definitions → |
| blinking | 1. a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly More Definitions → |
| brushing | 1. the act of brushing your teeth 2. the act of brushing your hair More Definitions → |
| baroness | 1. a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron More Definitions → |
| ballpark | 1. a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games) 2. near to the scope or range of something More Definitions → |
| baritone | 1. a male singer 2. the second lowest adult male singing voice More Definitions → |
| burnside | 1. facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off) More Definitions → |
| bodywork | 1. the exterior body of a motor vehicle 2. the work of making or repairing vehicle bodies More Definitions → |
| boasting | 1. speaking of yourself in superlatives More Definitions → |
| bluebird | 1. fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies 2. blue North American songbird More Definitions → |
| breakage | 1. the quantity broken 2. reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use More Definitions → |
| basilica | 1. an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges 2. a Roman building used for public administration More Definitions → |
| backside | 1. the side of an object that is opposite its front 2. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on More Definitions → |
| buttocks | 1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on More Definitions → |
| bookworm | 1. a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit 2. someone who spends a great deal of time reading More Definitions → |
| bankroll | 1. a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.) More Definitions → |
| bioassay | 1. appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard More Definitions → |
| buoyancy | 1. cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface 2. the property of something weightless and insubstantial More Definitions → |
| backseat | 1. a secondary or inferior position or status 2. a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile) More Definitions → |
| blotting | More Definitions → |
| binomial | 1. (mathematics) a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms; a polynomial with two terms More Definitions → |
| blinding | More Definitions → |
| baguette | 1. narrow French stick loaf More Definitions → |
| bragging | 1. an instance of boastful talk More Definitions → |
| biweekly | 1. a periodical that is published twice a week or every two weeks (either 104 or 26 issues per year) More Definitions → |
| blockage | 1. the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction 2. an obstruction in a pipe or tube More Definitions → |
| bundling | 1. a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing 2. the act of binding something into a bundle More Definitions → |
| bastille | 1. a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) More Definitions → |
| bruising | More Definitions → |
| baldness | 1. the condition of having no hair on the top of the head More Definitions → |
| blowfish | 1. delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver 2. any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers More Definitions → |
| biologic | More Definitions → |
| bulkhead | 1. a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments More Definitions → |
| birthing | 1. the process of giving birth More Definitions → |
| brooding | 1. sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body 2. persistent morbid meditation on a problem More Definitions → |
| behemoth | 1. someone that is abnormally large and powerful 2. a person of exceptional importance and reputation More Definitions → |
| balmoral | 1. a sturdy laced walking shoe More Definitions → |
| blushing | More Definitions → |
| badlands | 1. deeply eroded barren land More Definitions → |
| breather | 1. a short respite 2. air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time More Definitions → |
| barnyard | 1. a yard adjoining a barn More Definitions → |
| bergamot | 1. small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy More Definitions → |
| balancer | 1. an acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions 2. either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight More Definitions → |
| bullhead | 1. freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines 2. any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States More Definitions → |
| bereaved | 1. a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved More Definitions → |
| beholder | 1. a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses More Definitions → |
| barbican | 1. a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle) More Definitions → |
| bassinet | 1. a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed 2. a perambulator that resembles a bassinet More Definitions → |
| buzzword | 1. stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition More Definitions → |
| babbling | 1. gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby More Definitions → |
| boldness | 1. the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger 2. impudent aggressiveness More Definitions → |
| breeches | 1. (used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee More Definitions → |
| backfire | 1. the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired 2. a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine More Definitions → |
| bluefish | 1. bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters 2. fatty bluish flesh of bluefish More Definitions → |
| buncombe | 1. unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) More Definitions → |
| backroom | 1. the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations More Definitions → |
| backflow | 1. a flow that returns toward its source More Definitions → |
| boniface | 1. the owner or manager of an inn More Definitions → |
| banknote | 1. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) More Definitions → |
| bestiary | 1. a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals More Definitions → |
| bedstead | 1. the framework of a bed More Definitions → |
| bullfrog | 1. largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-pitched voice More Definitions → |
| bathrobe | 1. a loose-fitting robe of towelling; worn after a bath or swim More Definitions → |
| beadwork | 1. ornamentation with beads 2. a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture More Definitions → |
| backrest | 1. a support that you can lean against while sitting More Definitions → |
| bareboat | 1. a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions More Definitions → |
| bouillon | 1. a clear seasoned broth More Definitions → |
| boldface | 1. a typeface with thick heavy lines More Definitions → |
| backhand | 1. a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke More Definitions → |
| buckskin | 1. horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail 2. a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin More Definitions → |
| buttress | 1. a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building More Definitions → |
| botanist | 1. a biologist specializing in the study of plants More Definitions → |
| billfold | 1. a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money More Definitions → |
| brougham | 1. light carriage; pulled by a single horse 2. a sedan that has no roof over the driver's seat More Definitions → |
| buckaroo | 1. local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California) More Definitions → |
| backwash | 1. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller 2. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) More Definitions → |
| barrette | 1. a pin for holding women's hair in place More Definitions → |
| braiding | 1. trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains More Definitions → |
| bilberry | 1. erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries 2. erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries More Definitions → |
| bluebell | 1. sometimes placed in genus Scilla 2. one of the most handsome prairie wildflowers having large erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska south to New Mexico and Texas More Definitions → |
| botulism | 1. food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly More Definitions → |
| biannual | More Definitions → |
| bumbling | More Definitions → |
| brachial | More Definitions → |
| benzoate | 1. any salt or ester of benzoic acid More Definitions → |
| buckshot | 1. small lead shot for shotgun shells More Definitions → |
| backache | 1. an ache localized in the back More Definitions → |
| birdsong | 1. the characteristic sound produced by a bird More Definitions → |
| bursitis | 1. inflammation of a bursa; frequently in the shoulder More Definitions → |
| blacktop | 1. a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock More Definitions → |
| barnacle | 1. marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces 2. European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north More Definitions → |
| basketry | 1. the craft of basket making More Definitions → |
| ballgame | 1. a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation 2. a field game played with a ball (especially baseball) More Definitions → |
| birdcage | 1. a cage in which a bird can be kept More Definitions → |
| bordello | 1. a building where prostitutes are available More Definitions → |
| borrelia | 1. cause of e.g. European and African relapsing fever More Definitions → |
| bayberry | 1. West Indian tree; source of bay rum 2. deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries More Definitions → |
| bloomers | 1. (used in the plural) underpants worn by women More Definitions → |
| bluegill | 1. important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States More Definitions → |
| brainiac | 1. someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality More Definitions → |
| bleacher | 1. a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.) More Definitions → |
| banister | 1. a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling More Definitions → |
| basswood | 1. soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork 2. any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber More Definitions → |
| blowback | 1. the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired 2. misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service More Definitions → |
| bandanna | 1. large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief More Definitions → |
| bonefish | 1. slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons More Definitions → |
| bondsman | 1. a male slave 2. someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else More Definitions → |
| birdbath | 1. an ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe in More Definitions → |
| basilisk | 1. (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance 2. ancient brass cannon More Definitions → |
| backstop | 1. (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher 2. (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field More Definitions → |
| beetroot | 1. beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption 2. round red root vegetable More Definitions → |
| banality | 1. a trite or obvious remark More Definitions → |
| backbeat | 1. a loud steady beat More Definitions → |
| billfish | 1. primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth 2. giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw More Definitions → |
| bonehead | 1. a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence More Definitions → |
| boatyard | 1. a place where boats are built or maintained or stored More Definitions → |
| butchery | 1. a building where animals are butchered 2. the business of a butcher More Definitions → |
| belching | 1. the forceful expulsion of something from inside 2. a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth More Definitions → |
| bronchus | 1. either of the two main branches of the trachea More Definitions → |
| brouhaha | 1. loud confused noise from many sources 2. a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits More Definitions → |
| bindweed | 1. any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit More Definitions → |