8-letter words containing a, b, r, i
- rabelais — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), c1490–1553, French satirist and humorist.
- rabidity — irrationally extreme in opinion or practice: a rabid isolationist; a rabid baseball fan.
- radiable — to extend, spread, or move like rays or radii from a center.
- radium b — an isotope of lead, formed by decay of radium A, that gives rise to radium C, which is an isotope of bismuth, from which radium D, radium E, and radium F, or polonium 210, are derived.
- railbird — a horse-racing fan who watches races or workouts from the railing along the track.
- rainband — a dark band in the solar spectrum caused by water vapor in the atmosphere.
- rainbird — any of several birds, especially the black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) and the yellow-billed cuckoo (C. americanus), that are said to call frequently before a rainstorm.
- rainbows — the Rainbow Guides, the youngest group of girls (aged 5-7 years) in The Guide Association
- rambling — aimlessly wandering.
- ratisbon — Regensburg.
- rebating — a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
- reburial — the act of burying (something, esp a dead body) in the ground again
- 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.
- rhabdoid — a rod-shaped structure found in the cells of some plants and animals
- rib cage — the enclosure formed by the ribs and their connecting bones.
- ribaldry — ribald character, as of language; scurrility.
- ribgrass — English plantain.
- rideable — capable of being ridden, as a horse.
- ringbark — girdle (def 11).
- riobamba — a city in central Ecuador in the Andes, near the Chimborazo volcano.
- rippable — to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip open a seam; to rip up a sheet.
- rubaiyat — (in Persian poetry) a verse form consisting of four-line stanzas
- rubrical — reddish; marked with red.
- rugbeian — of or relating to Rugby School
- sabatier — Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1854–1941, French chemist: Nobel prize 1912.
- sabotier — a wearer of sabots
- saprobic — saprophyte.
- scriabin — Aleksandr Nikolaevich [al-ig-zan-der nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1872–1915, Russian composer and pianist.
- sea bird — a bird frequenting the sea or coast.
- shabbier — impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes.
- siberian — Russian Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
- sorbaria — a deciduous Asian shrub
- sparerib — a cut of pork ribs with most of the meat trimmed off
- strobila — the body of a tapeworm exclusive of the head and neck region. Compare scolex.
- subacrid — slightly acrid
- subsizar — formerly, an undergraduate at the University of Cambridge who did not have to pay tuition fees but who instead helped in the kitchen or household of their college
- suburbia — suburbs collectively.
- subvicar — an assistant to a vicar; a subordinate vicar
- subviral — of or relating to any macromolecule smaller in size or possessing a lesser degree of organization than a comparable intact viral particle.
- sybarite — (usually lowercase) a person devoted to luxury and pleasure.
- tabering — a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- taborite — (in the 15th century) a member of the militant body of Hussites maintaining a strict literal interpretation of the Scriptures.
- tiberian — of or relating to the emperor Tiberius.
- tiberias — Lake. Galilee, Sea of.
- tri-band — of or relating to mobile telephones that can operate on three GSM frequency bands
- tribadic — lesbian (def 5).
- tribasic — (of an acid) having three atoms of hydrogen replaceable by basic atoms or groups.
- tribrach — Prosody. a foot of three short syllables.