8-letter words containing a, b
- barbeque — barbecue
- barbered — Simple past tense and past participle of barber.
- barberry — any spiny berberidaceous shrub of the widely distributed genus Berberis, esp B. vulgaris, having clusters of yellow flowers and orange or red berries: widely cultivated as hedge plants
- barbette — (formerly) an earthen platform inside a parapet, from which heavy guns could fire over the top
- barbican — a walled outwork or tower to protect a gate or drawbridge of a fortification
- barbicel — any of the minute hooks on the barbules of feathers that interlock with those of adjacent barbules
- barbital — diethylbarbituric acid, C8H12N2O3, a drug in the form of a white powder, used as a hypnotic and sedative: it is habit-forming and toxic
- 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
- barbwire — barbed wire
- barchans — Plural form of barchan.
- barcoded — having a barcode
- bardling — an inexperienced, and thus usually inferior, poet
- bardship — the office or state of being a bard
- bare-ass — naked; undressed
- bareback — If you ride bareback, you ride a horse without a saddle.
- bareboat — a boat that can be chartered without crew, provisions, etc
- barebone — a very thin person whose bones show through the skin
- barefoot — Someone who is barefoot or barefooted is not wearing anything on their feet.
- baregine — a whitish, mucilaginous substance found in the thermal waters of Barèges in France, considered to have healing properties
- barehand — to field (the ball) with one's bare hands rather than one's glove
- bareilly — a city in N India, in N central Uttar Pradesh. Pop: 699 839 (2001)
- bareland — (of a croft) having no house attached
- bareness — without covering or clothing; naked; nude: bare legs.
- baresark — berserker
- barf bag — Slang. a disposable paper bag provided by airlines for each passenger in the event of air sickness and usually placed in the pocket behind every seat.
- barflies — Plural form of barfly.
- barfmail — (messaging) Multiple bounce messages accumulating to the level of serious annoyance, or worse. The sort of thing that happens when an inter-network mail gateway goes down or misbehaves.
- bargains — Plural form of bargain.
- barge in — If you barge in or barge in on someone, you rudely interrupt what they are doing or saying.
- bargello — a needlepoint embroidery stitch producing a zigzag pattern
- bargeman — a man who operates, or works aboard, a barge
- bargemen — Plural form of bargeman.
- 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
- baristas — Plural form of barista.
- baritone — In music, a baritone is a man with a fairly deep singing voice that is lower than that of a tenor but higher than that of a bass.
- barkings — Plural form of barking.
- barkless — (of a dog) not tending to bark
- barleduc — a French preserve made of whitecurrants, redcurrants, or gooseberries
- barletta — a port in SE Italy, in Apulia. Pop: 92 094 (2001)
- barn egg — an egg laid by a chicken that is allowed to move freely within a barn
- barn owl — any owl of the genus Tyto, esp T. alba, having a pale brown and white plumage, long slender legs, and a heart-shaped face: family Tytonidae
- barnabas — original name Joseph. a Cypriot Levite who supported Saint Paul in his apostolic work (Acts 4:36, 37). Feast day: June 11
- barnacle — Barnacles are small shellfish that fix themselves tightly to rocks and the bottoms of boats.
- barnardo — Dr Thomas John. 1845–1905, British philanthropist, who founded homes for destitute children
- barndoor — The large door of a barn.
- barnlike — resembling a barn
- barnsley — an industrial town in N England, in Barnsley unitary authority, South Yorkshire. Pop: 71 599 (2001)
- barnwood — aged and weathered boards, especially those salvaged from dismantled barns: The den was paneled in barnwood.