8-letter words containing a, b, e
- bahookie — the buttocks
- bailable — eligible for release on bail
- bailment — a contractual delivery of goods in trust to a person for a specific purpose
- bailsmen — Plural form of bailsman.
- bake-off — A bake-off is a cooking competition.
- bakelite — Bakelite is a type of hard plastic that was used in the past for making things such as telephones and radios.
- bakemeat — a pie
- bakeries — Plural form of bakery.
- bakeshop — Also called bakeshop [beyk-shop] /ˈbeɪkˌʃɒp/ (Show IPA). a baker's shop.
- bakeware — Tins, trays, and dishes that are used for baking can be referred to as bakeware.
- bakewell — Robert. 1725–95, English agriculturist; radically improved livestock breeding, esp of cattle and sheep
- baladine — a theatrical dancer or stage buffoon
- balaguer — Joaquin (ˈjoːakɪn). 1907–2002, Dominican statesman; president of the Dominican Republic (1960–62, 1966–78, 1986–96)
- balanced — A balanced report, book, or other document takes into account all the different opinions on something and presents information in a fair and reasonable way.
- balancer — a person or thing that balances
- balances — Plural form of balance.
- balayage — a technique for highlighting hair in which bleach or dye is painted onto sections of the hair with a brush
- balbuena — Bernardo de [ber-nahr-doh duh;; Spanish ber-nahr-th aw th e] /bərˈnɑr doʊ də;; Spanish bɛrˈnɑr ðɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1568–1627, Mexican poet and priest, born in Spain.
- balconet — a small ornamental balcony which does not extend far beyond the window, essentially a guardrail
- baldhead — a person with a bald head
- baldness — having little or no hair on the scalp: a bald head; a bald person.
- baldpate — a person with a bald head
- baleares — region of Spain comprising the Balearic Islands: 1,936 sq mi (5,014 sq km); pop. 709,000; cap. Palma
- balearic — of or relating to the Balearic Islands
- balefire — a bonfire
- balefull — Archaic form of baleful.
- balestra — a jump toward the opponent followed immediately by a lunge.
- balinese — of or relating to Bali, its people, or their language
- balisage — a method of marking a land route with dim lighting so that vehicles can travel at higher speeds in blackout conditions.
- balkline — a line at one end of a table from behind which opening shots with the cue ball are made
- ball ice — floating balls of slushy ice formed at sea.
- ballader — A writer of ballads.
- ballades — Plural form of ballade.
- ballance — John. 1839–93, New Zealand statesman, born in Northern Ireland: prime minister of New Zealand (1891–93)
- balletic — If you describe someone's movements as balletic, you mean that they have some of the graceful qualities of ballet.
- ballgame — any game played with a ball
- ballonet — an air or gas compartment in a balloon or nonrigid airship, used to control buoyancy and shape
- ballonne — a bouncing step in dancing, esp in ballet
- balloted — a slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote.
- ballotee — a person who has been balloted or conscripted, esp into military service or into the mines
- balloter — a person who votes by ballot
- ballsier — Comparative form of ballsy.
- ballyboe — (Ireland, historical) A townland in Ulster.
- balmiest — Superlative form of balmy.
- baloneys — Plural form of baloney.
- baluster — any of a set of posts supporting a rail or coping
- banalise — to render or make banal; trivialize: Television has often been accused of banalizing even the most serious subjects.
- banalize — to make banal
- bandaged — Simple past tense and past participle of bandage.
- bandager — someone who bandages