8-letter words containing a, b, r, e
- quebrada — Southwestern U.S. a ravine.
- rabatine — a type of collar or cape worn over the shoulders
- rabbeted — Simple past tense and past participle of rabbet.
- rabbited — Simple past tense and past participle of rabbit.
- rabbiter — a person who traps and sells rabbits
- rabelais — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), c1490–1553, French satirist and humorist.
- raceable — (of a racecourse) fit to be used for racing
- radiable — to extend, spread, or move like rays or radii from a center.
- rapeable — unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- rat belt — A cable tie, especially the sawtoothed, self-locking plastic kind that you can remove only by cutting (as opposed to a random twist of wire or a twist tie or one of those humongous metal clip frobs). Small cable ties are "mouse belts".
- ratables — property that is liable to rates
- rateable — capable of being rated or appraised.
- rateably — capable of being rated or appraised.
- rathbone — Basil, 1892–1967, English actor, born in South Africa.
- ratsbane — rat poison.
- rawboned — having little flesh, especially on a large-boned frame; gaunt.
- re-brace — to steady or strengthen (something) again
- re-break — to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments: He broke a vase.
- re-cable — a heavy, strong rope.
- reabsorb — to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up: A sponge absorbs water.
- readable — easy or interesting to read.
- readably — easy or interesting to read.
- rebating — a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
- rebranch — (of a branch, tree, evolutionary tree, etc) to branch again
- reburial — the act of burying (something, esp a dead body) in the ground again
- rebuttal — an act of rebutting, as in a debate.
- red bank — a borough in E central New Jersey.
- red bark — a kind of cinchona containing a high proportion of alkaloids
- reefable — (of a sail) able to be reefed
- rehabbed — rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions: He's been sober since coming out of rehab. She checked into rehab after suffering a stroke.
- rehabber — rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions: He's been sober since coming out of rehab. She checked into rehab after suffering a stroke.
- rehoboam — the successor of Solomon and the first king of Judah, reigned 922?–915? b.c. I Kings 11:43.
- reliable — that may be relied on or trusted; dependable in achievement, accuracy, honesty, etc.: reliable information.
- reliably — that may be relied on or trusted; dependable in achievement, accuracy, honesty, etc.: reliable information.
- reobtain — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- restable — to put (horses, animals, etc) in a stable again
- reusable — available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.
- rheobase — the minimum electric current required to excite a given nerve or muscle.
- rib cage — the enclosure formed by the ribs and their connecting bones.
- rideable — capable of being ridden, as a horse.
- rippable — to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip open a seam; to rip up a sheet.
- rockable — (of a chair, crib, etc) able to be rocked
- rockabye — used in lullabies or nursery rhymes to encourage a baby to sleep
- rollable — able to roll or be rolled
- rombauer — Irma von Starkloff [stahrk-lawf,, ‐lof] /ˈstɑrk lɔf,, ‐lɒf/ (Show IPA), 1877–1962, U.S. cooking expert and cookbook writer.
- ropeable — ropable.
- rota bed — a bed in an old people's home, reserved for the regular respite care of dependent old people
- rubellan — a red-coloured mineral
- rubygate — an Italian political scandal in which Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was accused of paying for sex with a nightclub dancer and of abusing his office
- rugbeian — of or relating to Rugby School