8-letter words containing a, b
- band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
- bandaged — Simple past tense and past participle of bandage.
- bandager — someone who bandages
- bandages — Plural form of bandage.
- bandanas — Plural form of bandana.
- bandanna — A bandanna is a brightly-coloured piece of cloth which is worn around a person's neck or head.
- bandeaux — Plural form of bandeau.
- bandeira — an expedition in search of gold or slaves
- bandelet — a small band of any kind, particularly one worn around the head
- bandello — Matteo [maht-te-aw] /mɑtˈtɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1485–1561, Italian ecclesiastic and author.
- banderol — Alternative form of banderole.
- bandfile — to file with a file band on a band mill or band saw.
- bandfish — a Mediterranean fish with an elongated body
- bandhani — A style of tie-dyeing practised in parts of India.
- 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.
- bandmate — a fellow member of a band
- bandoeng — Bandung.
- bandores — Plural form of bandore.
- bandpass — (of a filter) transmitting only a set range of frequencies.
- bandsman — Bandsmen are musicians in a band, especially a military or brass band.
- bandsmen — Plural form of bandsman.
- bandster — a person who goes behind a reaper and binds sheaves of wheat
- bandying — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- bandyman — the driver of a bandy; a cart driver
- banerjea — Sir Surendranath [soo-ren-druh-naht] /sʊˈrɛn drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1848–1925, Indian political leader.
- bang out — If a company bangs out a poor quality product, they produce large quantities of it in order to make money.
- bangable — (slang) Sexually attractive.
- bangalay — a myrtaceous Australian tree, Eucalyptus botryoides, valued for its hard red wood
- bangalow — an Australian palm, Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, native to New South Wales and Queensland
- bangster — a ruffian; thug
- bangtail — a horse's tail cut straight across but not through the bone
- 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.
- banjaxed — destroyed or ruined
- 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.
- bank box — safe-deposit box.
- bankable — In the entertainment industry, someone or something that is described as bankable is very popular and therefore likely to be very profitable.
- bankbook — a book held by depositors at certain banks, in which the bank enters a record of deposits, withdrawals, and earned interest
- bankcard — any plastic card issued by a bank, such as a cash card or cheque card
- bankerly — relating to or resembling a banker
- bankhead — Tallulah (Brockman). 1902–68, US stage and film actress; her successes included the plays The Little Foxes (1939) and The Skin of Our Teeth (1942)
- banknote — Banknotes are pieces of paper money.
- bankroll — To bankroll a person, organization, or project means to provide the financial resources that they need.
- bankrupt — People or organizations that go bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts.
- banksias — Plural form of banksia.
- bankside — the sloping side of any bank
- banksman — a crane driver's helper, who signals instructions to the driver for the movement of the crane and its jib