8-letter words containing a, b, s, i
- bonavist — hyacinth bean.
- bostangi — a Turkish imperial guard
- botanist — A botanist is a scientist who studies plants.
- bovarism — an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit.
- boyarism — the rule of the boyars
- bozzaris — Marco [mahr-koh] /ˈmɑr koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1788?–1823, Greek patriot.
- brackish — Brackish water is slightly salty and unpleasant.
- brahmins — Hinduism. Brahman1 (def 1).
- brainish — impulsive or impetuous
- brancusi — Constantin (konstanˈtin). 1876–1957, Romanian sculptor, noted for his streamlined abstractions of animal forms
- brandeis — ˈLouis Demˌbitz (ˈdɛmˌbɪts ) ; demˈbitsˌ) 1856-1941; U.S. jurist: associate justice, Supreme Court (1916-39)
- brandise — a trivet
- brandish — If you brandish something, especially a weapon, you hold it in a threatening way.
- brasiers — a person who makes articles of brass.
- brasilia — the capital of Brazil (since 1960), on the central plateau: the former capital was Rio de Janeiro. Pop: 3 341 000 (2005 est)
- brasilin — brazilin
- brassica — Brassicas are vegetables such as cabbages, broccoli and turnips.
- brassier — made of or covered with brass.
- brassish — like brass; brassy
- briareus — a giant with a hundred arms and fifty heads who aided Zeus and the Olympians against the Titans
- brigands — a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
- brigsail — a large gaffsail on the mainmast or trysail mast of a brig.
- brisance — the shattering effect or power of an explosion or explosive
- brisbane — a port in E Australia, the capital of Queensland: founded in 1824 as a penal settlement; vast agricultural hinterland. Pop: 2 189 878 (2013)
- broadish — fairly broad
- buzkashi — a game played in Afghanistan, in which opposing teams of horsemen strive for possession of the headless carcass of a goat
- cabalism — a mystical philosophical doctrine based on the doctrines of the cabala
- cabalist — a member of a cabal.
- cabinets — Plural form of cabinet.
- calibers — Plural form of caliber.
- calibres — Plural form of calibre.
- cambists — Plural form of cambist.
- cambiums — Plural form of cambium.
- cannabis — Cannabis is the hemp plant when it is used as a drug.
- carabids — Plural form of carabid.
- carbines — Plural form of carbine.
- caribees — See under Antilles.
- caribous — Plural form of caribou.
- catbirds — Plural form of catbird.
- chabasie — Dated form of chabazite.
- chasible — Alternative form of chasuble.
- cohabits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cohabit.
- corbinas — Plural form of corbina.
- crabbish — Somewhat sour or cross; crabby.
- crabwise — (of motion) sideways; like a crab
- daibutsu — a large representation of the Buddha.
- debasing — to reduce in quality or value; adulterate: They debased the value of the dollar.
- diabasic — Pertaining to, or containing, diabase.
- diabetes — Diabetes is a medical condition in which someone has too much sugar in their blood.
- diabolos — Plural form of diabolo.