8-letter words containing a, b, d, n
- embanked — Simple past tense and past participle of embank.
- endameba — any of a genus (Endamoeba) of amoebas parasitic in invertebrates, as in the digestive tract of cockroaches and termites
- endbrain — (neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the forebrain; the telencephalon.
- enjambed — (grammar, of two syntactic units) continued without a pause.
- faburden — an early system of musical harmonization
- fahlband — (geology) A stratum in crystalline rock that contains metallic sulfides.
- findable — to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
- fireband — A band or bond forged by fire.
- foodbank — a charitable organization which distributes food aid to people in financial difficulty
- funboard — (surfing) A type of surfboard which is roughly in between a shortboard and a mini-mal. A funboard is a little longer than a shortboard and with wider and somewhat rounded nose and tail, making it easier to paddle but still having most of the performance of a shortboard.
- fundable — Able to be funded; deserving of funds.
- gum band — a rubber band.
- hairband — A band for securing or tying back one's hair.
- hand job — an act of masturbation.
- hand-job — an act of masturbation.
- handbags — a bag or box of leather, fabric, plastic, or the like, held in the hand or carried by means of a handle or strap, commonly used by women for holding money, toilet articles, small purchases, etc.
- handball — a game, similar to squash, played by two or four persons who strike a small ball against a wall or walls with the hand.
- handbell — a small handheld bell, especially as part of a tuned set having different notes or pitches and played by a group.
- handbill — a small printed notice, advertisement, or announcement, usually for distribution by hand.
- handbook — a book of instruction or guidance, as for an occupation; manual: a handbook of radio.
- hangbird — a bird that builds a hanging nest, especially the Baltimore oriole.
- hatbands — Plural form of hatband.
- headband — a band worn around the head; fillet.
- headbang — To engage in headbanging, the vigorous movement of the head in time to music.
- husbands — Plural form of husband.
- ibn saud — Abdul-Aziz [ahb-doo l-ah-zeez] /ɑbˈdʊl ɑˈziz/ (Show IPA), 1880–1953, king of Saudi Arabia 1932–53 (father of Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz).
- ibn-saud — Abdul-Aziz (æbˈdʊlæˈziːz). 1880–1953, first king of Saudi Arabia (1932–53)
- inboards — Plural form of inboard.
- jawboned — Simple past tense and past participle of jawbone.
- jug band — a small group of performers who play chiefly blues or folk music on makeshift or very simple instruments, as washboards, harmonicas, kazoos, and empty jugs, the latter being played by blowing across the openings.
- knobhead — a stupid person
- labdanum — a resinous juice that exudes from various rockroses of the genus Cistus: used in perfumery, fumigating substances, etc.
- landable — Capable of being landed.
- landbank — An area of land held in reserve by a house-building firm.
- landgrab — the seizing of land by a nation, state, or organization, especially illegally, underhandedly, or unfairly.
- lap-band — a device fitted around the stomach to reduce its capacity as an aid to losing weight
- lendable — reserved or at hand for purposes of lending: lendable stock; lendable money.
- madbrain — (archaic) A rash or hotheaded person.
- mandible — the bone of the lower jaw.
- mawbound — (of cattle) constipated
- mbandaka — a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- medibank — the national health-insurance program instituted in Australia.
- megaband — (music, informal) A particularly successful band.
- mendable — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- midbrain — the middle of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue; mesencephalon.
- miliband — David (Wright). born 1965, British Labour politician; foreign secretary (2007–10)
- misbrand — to brand or label erroneously.
- mudbanks — Plural form of mudbank.
- nail bed — the dermis and epidermis under a fingernail or toenail.
- neckband — a band of cloth at the neck of a garment.