8-letter words containing a, b, t, i
- antibody — Antibodies are substances which a person's or an animal's body produces in their blood in order to destroy substances which carry disease.
- antiboss — acting against a boss or bosses
- antisnob — a person opposed to snobbery
- apostilb — a unit of luminance equal to one ten thousandth of a lambert.
- arbalist — a powerful medieval crossbow with a steel bow, used to shoot stones, metal balls, arrows, etc.
- arbiters — Plural form of arbiter.
- arbitral — of or relating to arbitration
- arbitrer — arbitrator.
- arborist — a specialist in the cultivation of trees
- arborite — a brand of laminated plastic sheets containing melamine, used esp for heat-resistant surfaces that can be easily cleaned
- asbestic — relating to asbestos
- astilbes — Plural form of astilbe.
- atabrine — quinacrine hydrochloride, C23H30ClN3O·2HCl·2H2O, a synthetic drug used in treating malaria and other diseases
- atosiban — (medicine) A medication, that inhibits oxytocin and vasopressin, used to halt premature labour.
- aubrieta — any of a genus (Aubrieta) of plants of the crucifer family native to the Middle East, with showy, purplish flowers: often grown in rock gardens
- autobiog — autobiography.
- baathism — a socialist party of some Arab countries, especially Iraq and Syria.
- babbitry — the attitude and behavior of a Babbitt.
- babbitts — Plural form of babbitt.
- baby-sit — to act or work as a baby-sitter
- babysits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of babysit.
- backbite — to talk spitefully about (an absent person)
- backfist — a karate punch with the back of a clenched hand.
- backlift — the backward movement of a cricket bat in preparation for a swing
- backlist — a publisher's previously published books that are still available
- backlite — (in automotive styling) the rear window of a vehicle.
- backtick — back quote
- bacteria — Bacteria are very small organisms. Some bacteria can cause disease.
- bacterin — a vaccine prepared from bacteria
- bactrian — of or relating to Bactria
- baculite — an extinct species of mollusc from the Late Cretaceous period, fossils of which have been found ranging from 7cm to 2m in length
- bad time — inopportune moment
- bad trip — a mentally or physically horrifying drug-taking experience, as one accompanied by nightmarish hallucinations or by physical pain.
- baha'íst — relating to the Baha'í Faith
- bail out — If you bail someone out, you help them out of a difficult situation, often by giving them money.
- bailment — a contractual delivery of goods in trust to a person for a specific purpose
- bailouts — Plural form of bailout.
- baitfish — any small fish used as bait for larger fish
- bakelite — Bakelite is a type of hard plastic that was used in the past for making things such as telephones and radios.
- balletic — If you describe someone's movements as balletic, you mean that they have some of the graceful qualities of ballet.
- ballista — an ancient catapult for hurling stones, etc
- balmiest — Superlative form of balmy.
- banality — the condition or quality of being banal, or devoid of freshness or originality: the banality of everyday life.
- banditry — Banditry is used to refer to acts of robbery and violence in areas where the rule of law has broken down.
- banditti — a robber, especially a member of a gang or marauding band.
- bangtail — a horse's tail cut straight across but not through the bone
- 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.
- banjoist — a musical instrument of the guitar family, having a circular body covered in front with tightly stretched parchment and played with the fingers or a plectrum.
- bantings — Sir Frederick Grant, 1891–1941, Canadian physician: one of the discoverers of insulin; Nobel Prize 1923.
- bantling — a young child; brat