8-Letter Words Starting With B
Here's the list of all the 2653 8-Letter Words 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 | 1. according with custom or propriety 2. displaying or setting off to best advantage More Definitions → |
bulletin | 1. a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast) 2. make public by bulletin 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. lead a bachelor's existence 2. a man who has never been married 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 → |
balanced | 1. being in a state of proper equilibrium 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 2. marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes 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 → |
biblical | 1. of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible 2. in keeping with the nature of the Bible or its times or people 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 2. having an ambiguous sexual identity More Definitions → |
backyard | 1. the grounds in back of a house More Definitions → |
backpack | 1. hike with a backpack 2. 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 | 1. retarded in intellectual development 2. having made less than normal progress 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 → |
barefoot | 1. without shoes 2. without shoes on More Definitions → |
bohemian | 1. a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life 2. unconventional in especially appearance and behavior More Definitions → |
browning | 1. cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill More Definitions → |
bothered | 1. caused to show discomposure 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 2. noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others More Definitions → |
bouncing | 1. rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) 2. vigorously healthy 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 | 1. of or relating to billiards More Definitions → |
broccoli | 1. plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds 2. branched green undeveloped flower heads More Definitions → |
breasted | 1. having a breast or breasts; or breasts as specified; used chiefly in compounds 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. reduce to bankruptcy 2. 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 2. occurring every second year More Definitions → |
blooming | 1. the organic process of bearing flowers 2. informal intensifiers More Definitions → |
blasting | 1. causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin 2. unpleasantly loud and penetrating More Definitions → |
brightly | 1. with brightness More Definitions → |
battered | 1. damaged by blows or hard usage 2. damaged especially by hard usage 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 → |
baptized | 1. having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism 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 2. closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly More Definitions → |
brushing | 1. the act of brushing your teeth 2. the act of brushing your hair More Definitions → |
brighten | 1. make more cheerful through the use of color 2. become clear 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 → |
brutally | 1. in a vicious manner 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 → |
bustling | 1. full of energetic and noisy activity More Definitions → |
breakage | 1. the quantity broken 2. reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use More Definitions → |
branched | 1. resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches 2. having branches More Definitions → |
breathed | 1. uttered without voice More Definitions → |
bordered | 1. having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term 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. provide with sufficient funds; finance 2. 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 2. subject to a bio-assay 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 → |
bitterly | 1. with bitterness; in a resentful manner 2. indicating something hard to accept More Definitions → |
blotting | 1. dry (ink) with blotting paper 2. make a spot or mark onto More Definitions → |
binomial | 1. of or relating to or consisting of two terms 2. (mathematics) a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms; a polynomial with two terms More Definitions → |
blinding | 1. shining intensely More Definitions → |
baguette | 1. narrow French stick loaf More Definitions → |
bragging | 1. an instance of boastful talk 2. show off More Definitions → |
bubbling | 1. emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation 2. marked by high spirits or excitement More Definitions → |
biweekly | 1. a periodical that is published twice a week or every two weeks (either 104 or 26 issues per year) 2. occurring every two weeks 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 → |
burdened | 1. bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities 2. bearing a physically heavy weight or load More Definitions → |
boneless | 1. being without a bone or bones 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 | 1. causing mental or emotional injury 2. brutally forceful and compelling More Definitions → |
baldness | 1. the condition of having no hair on the top of the head More Definitions → |
balsamic | 1. of or relating to or containing balsam 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 | 1. pertaining to biology or to life and living things More Definitions → |
bleached | 1. having lost freshness or brilliance of color 2. (used of color) artificially produced; not natural 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 → |
blurring | 1. become glassy; lose clear vision 2. to make less distinct or clear More Definitions → |
blushing | 1. having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset More Definitions → |
badlands | 1. deeply eroded barren land More Definitions → |
blissful | 1. completely happy and contented More Definitions → |
barbaric | 1. without civilizing influences 2. unrestrained and crudely rich More Definitions → |
begotten | 1. make (offspring) by reproduction 2. (of offspring) generated by procreation 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 → |
beheaded | 1. having had the head cut off More Definitions → |
bereaved | 1. a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved 2. sorrowful through loss or deprivation More Definitions → |
beholder | 1. a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses More Definitions → |
baptised | 1. having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism More Definitions → |
besieged | 1. surrounded by hostile forces More Definitions → |
barbican | 1. a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle) More Definitions → |
bottomed | 1. having a bottom of a specified character 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 → |
brownish | 1. of a color similar to that of wood or earth More Definitions → |
babbling | 1. gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby More Definitions → |
brimming | 1. be completely full 2. fill as much as possible 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 → |
baffling | 1. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe More Definitions → |
backflow | 1. a flow that returns toward its source More Definitions → |
boniface | 1. the owner or manager of an inn More Definitions → |
bookable | 1. subject to being reserved or booked 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 → |
brackish | 1. distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture 2. slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water) 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 → |
blighted | 1. affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity More Definitions → |
bouillon | 1. a clear seasoned broth More Definitions → |
boldface | 1. a typeface with thick heavy lines 2. print in boldface More Definitions → |
backhand | 1. a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke 2. hit a tennis ball backhand 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 → |
binaural | 1. relating to or having or hearing with two ears More Definitions → |
buttress | 1. a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building 2. reinforce with a buttress More Definitions → |
baseless | 1. without a basis in reason or fact More Definitions → |
botanist | 1. a biologist specializing in the study of plants More Definitions → |
bilinear | 1. linear with respect to each of two variables or positions 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 → |
buttoned | 1. furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike More Definitions → |
beautify | 1. make more beautiful 2. be beautiful to look at More Definitions → |
braiding | 1. trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains More Definitions → |
biogenic | 1. produced by living organisms or biological processes 2. essential for maintaining the fundamental life processes 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 → |
bearable | 1. capable of being borne though unpleasant 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 | 1. occurring or payable twice each year More Definitions → |
bumbling | 1. lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands More Definitions → |
backless | 1. lacking a back More Definitions → |
brachial | 1. of or relating to an arm 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 → |
beholden | 1. see with attention 2. under a moral obligation to someone More Definitions → |
blacktop | 1. coat with blacktop 2. a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock More Definitions → |
befriend | 1. become friends with 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 → |
belittle | 1. cause to seem less serious; play down 2. express a negative opinion of More Definitions → |
borrelia | 1. cause of e.g. European and African relapsing fever More Definitions → |
bequeath | 1. leave or give by will after one's death 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 → |
befallen | 1. become of; happen to 2. happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance 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 → |
blanched | 1. anemic looking from illness or emotion 2. (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light More Definitions → |
bondsman | 1. a male slave 2. someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else More Definitions → |
bloodied | 1. cover with blood 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 → |
blustery | 1. blowing in violent and abrupt bursts 2. noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others 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 → |
basaltic | 1. of or relating to or containing basalt 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 → |
bendable | 1. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking More Definitions → |
backbeat | 1. a loud steady beat More Definitions → |
blithely | 1. in a joyous manner 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 → |
bandaged | 1. covered or wrapped with a bandage More Definitions → |
broached | 1. of a cask or barrel 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 → |
biracial | 1. consisting of or combining two races More Definitions → |
brouhaha | 1. loud confused noise from many sources 2. a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits More Definitions → |
barreled | 1. put in or stored in a barrel 2. (of an arrow) tapered toward both ends More Definitions → |
bindweed | 1. any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit More Definitions → |