8-letter words containing a, b, s, e
- balances — Plural form of balance.
- baldness — having little or no hair on the scalp: a bald head; a bald person.
- baleares — region of Spain comprising the Balearic Islands: 1,936 sq mi (5,014 sq km); pop. 709,000; cap. Palma
- 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.
- ballades — Plural form of ballade.
- ballsier — Comparative form of ballsy.
- 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.
- bandages — Plural form of bandage.
- bandores — Plural form of bandore.
- bandsmen — Plural form of bandsman.
- bandster — a person who goes behind a reaper and binds sheaves of wheat
- bangster — a ruffian; thug
- banished — Simple past tense and past participle of banish.
- banisher — someone who or something which banishes
- banishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of banish.
- banister — A banister is a rail supported by posts and fixed along the side of a staircase. The plural banisters can be used to refer to one of these rails.
- bankside — the sloping side of any bank
- bankster — a banker or investor whose financial practices have been exposed as illegal
- banquets — Plural form of banquet.
- banshees — Plural form of banshee.
- banstead — a town in S England, in NE Surrey. Pop: 19 332 (2001)
- bantengs — Plural form of banteng.
- baptised — to immerse in water or sprinkle or pour water on in the Christian rite of baptism: They baptized the new baby.
- baptises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baptise.
- baptizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baptize.
- barbells — Plural form of barbell.
- barbless — without a barb
- barbules — Plural form of barbule.
- barbusse — Henri (ɑ̃ri). 1873–1935, French novelist and poet. His novels include L'Enfer (1908) and Le Feu (1916), reflecting the horror of World War I
- bare-ass — naked; undressed
- bareness — without covering or clothing; naked; nude: bare legs.
- baresark — berserker
- barflies — Plural form of barfly.
- barghest — (in the North of England, esp Yorkshire) a goblin that appears in the shape of a dog as an omen of death or other misfortune
- barkless — (of a dog) not tending to bark
- barnsley — an industrial town in N England, in Barnsley unitary authority, South Yorkshire. Pop: 71 599 (2001)
- baroness — A baroness is a woman who is a member of the lowest rank of the nobility, or who is the wife of a baron.
- baronets — Plural form of baronet.
- baronies — Plural form of barony.
- baroques — (often initial capital letter) of or relating to a style of architecture and art originating in Italy in the early 17th century and variously prevalent in Europe and the New World for a century and a half, characterized by free and sculptural use of the classical orders and ornament, by forms in elevation and plan suggesting movement, and by dramatic effect in which architecture, painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts often worked to combined effect.
- barrages — Plural form of barrage.
- barriers — anything built or serving to bar passage, as a railing, fence, or the like: People may pass through the barrier only when their train is announced.
- bas bleu — a bluestocking; intellectual woman
- basaltes — unglazed black stoneware
- basanite — a black basaltic rock containing plagioclase, augite, olivine, and nepheline, leucite, or analcite, formerly used as a touchstone