8-letter words containing a, b, o, l
- binormal — the normal to a curve, lying perpendicular to the osculating plane at a given point on the curve.
- biocidal — destructive of living organisms
- bioclean — free from harmful bacteria
- bioplasm — living matter; protoplasm
- bioplast — a very small unit of bioplasm
- biotical — pertaining to life.
- biovular — (of twins) from two separate eggs
- bismanol — a highly ferromagnetic alloy of bismuth and manganese, having a high degree of magnetic force.
- black op — Often, black ops. a secret mission or campaign carried out by a military, governmental, or other organization, typically one in which the organization conceals or denies its involvement: Some national intelligence agencies use black ops to undermine enemy governments. The company even resorted to an industrial black op to steal secrets from its competitor.
- blackcod — sablefish.
- blackout — A blackout is a period of time during a war in which towns and buildings are made dark so that they cannot be seen by enemy planes.
- blacktop — Blacktop is a hard black substance which is used as a surface for roads.
- blastoff — Blastoff is the moment when a rocket leaves the ground and rises into the air to begin a journey into space.
- blastoid — a type of extinct echinoderm, which can be found in fossil form in regions of North America
- blastoma — a tumour composed of embryonic tissue that has not yet developed a specialized function
- blazoned — to set forth conspicuously or publicly; display; proclaim: The pickets blazoned their grievances on placards.
- blazonry — the art or process of describing heraldic arms in proper form
- bloating — Bloating is the swelling of a body or part of a body, usually because it has a lot of gas or liquid in it.
- blockade — A blockade of a place is an action that is taken to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving it.
- blockage — A blockage in a pipe, tube, or tunnel is an object which blocks it, or the state of being blocked.
- bloviate — to talk at length, esp in an insubstantial but inflated manner
- blowback — the escape to the rear of gases formed during the firing of a weapon or in a boiler, internal-combustion engine, etc
- blowball — the seed head of a dandelion
- blowhard — If you describe someone as a blowhard, you mean that they express their opinions very forcefully, and usually in a boastful way.
- blowkart — a simple wheeled vehicle such as a go-kart which has been fitted with a sail and is powered by the wind
- blowlamp — A blowlamp is a device which produces a hot flame, and is used to heat metal or remove old paint.
- bluecoat — a person who wears a blue coat, such as a sailor or policeman
- boastful — If someone is boastful, they talk too proudly about something that they have done or that they own.
- boatable — able to be carried by boat
- boatbill — a nocturnal tropical American wading bird, Cochlearius cochlearius, similar to the night herons but with a broad flattened bill: family Ardeidae, order Ciconiiformes
- boatlift — an evacuation or rescue by boat
- boatlike — resembling a boat
- boatload — A boatload of people or things is a lot of people or things that are, or were, in a boat.
- boatslip — a docking place for a boat, as between wharves.
- boattail — a large species of blackbird, Quiscalus major, found in coastal areas of the southeastern US
- bob veal — the flesh of an unborn or newborn calf, used for food.
- bobfloat — a small buoyant float, usually consisting of a quill stuck through a piece of cork
- bodleian — the principal library of Oxford University: a copyright deposit library
- bog deal — pine wood found preserved in peat bogs
- bogalusa — a city in SE Louisiana.
- boilable — suitable or recommended for boiling: a diet of vegetables, rice, and other boilable foods.
- boldface — (of type) having this weight
- bolivian — Bolivian means belonging or relating to Bolivia or its people.
- bolthead — the head of a bolt
- boltonia — any North American plant of the genus Boltonia, having daisy-like flowers with white, violet, or pinkish rays: family Compositae (composites)
- bombable — able to be bombed, undefended against bombing; targetable
- bombilla — a tube or drinking straw with a strainer at one end, especially for drinking maté.
- bombload — (of a vehicle of war) the quantity of bombs being carried or able to be carried
- bondable — able to be bonded, fastened, or secured
- bonemeal — the product of dried and ground animal bones, used as a fertilizer or in stock feeds