8-letter words containing a, b
- barnyard — On a farm, the barnyard is the area in front of or next to a barn.
- barococo — excessively ornate or fussy in artistic or architectural style.
- barogram — the record of atmospheric pressure traced by a barograph or similar instrument
- barology — (obsolete, physics) The science of gravity or weight.
- barometz — a type of Asian fern, Cibotium barometz, the woolly rhizoma of which is thought to resemble a lamb
- baronage — barons collectively
- 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.
- baronial — If you describe a house or room as baronial, you mean that it is large, impressive, and old-fashioned in appearance, and looks as if it belongs to someone from the upper classes.
- baronies — Plural form of barony.
- baronize — to make or create (someone) a baron; confer the rank of baron upon.
- 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.
- barosaur — a large herbivorous dinosaur with a long neck and tail, similar to the diplodocus
- barostat — a device for maintaining constant pressure, such as one used in an aircraft cabin
- barouche — a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, popular in the 19th century, having a retractable hood over the rear half, seats inside for two couples facing each other, and a driver's seat outside at the front
- barrable — able to be barred
- barracan — any of various thick, strong fabrics
- barracks — A barracks is a building or group of buildings where soldiers or other members of the armed forces live and work.
- barraged — Simple past tense and past participle of barrage.
- barrages — Plural form of barrage.
- barranca — a ravine or precipice
- barrator — a person guilty of barratry
- barratry — (formerly) the vexatious stirring up of quarrels or bringing of lawsuits
- barrault — Jean-Louis (ʒɑ̃lwi). 1910–94, French actor and director, noted particularly as a mime
- barred i — a high central vowel with phonetic quality approximating that of the vowels in pit, put, putt, or pet, and considered by most phonologists as a phonetic variant of one of these vowels, depending on the context, but by some as an autonomous phoneme in some varieties of English.
- barreled — Having the specified number of barrels.
- barrenly — Unfruitfully; unproductively.
- barretor — someone who deals fraudulently
- barretry — barratry
- barrette — A barrette is a small metal or plastic device that a woman uses to hold her hair in position.
- barriada — a shantytown section on the outskirts of a large city in Latin America.
- 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.
- barrings — Plural form of barring.
- barrista — Misspelling of barista.
- barrooms — Plural form of barroom.
- barrulet — a narrow band across a heraldic shield, taking up one twentieth of the shield's height
- barspoon — a long-handled spoon, usually having the capacity of a teaspoon, used for mixing or measuring ingredients for alcoholic drinks.
- barstool — a stool or seat, usually high and having a round, cushioned top, of a type often used for seating customers at a bar.
- bartered — to trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of money.
- barterer — One who barters: one who trades goods for other goods without involving money.
- barthian — of or relating to Karl Barth, or his ideas
- bartizan — a small turret projecting from a wall, parapet, or tower
- bartlett — the Williams pear, used esp in the US and generally of tinned pears
- baryonic — of or relating to a baryon
- barytone — having the last syllable unaccented
- bas bleu — a bluestocking; intellectual woman
- bas-rhin — a department of NE France in Alsace region. Capital: Strasbourg. Pop: 1 052 698 (2003 est). Area: 4793 sq km (1869 sq miles)
- basalt's — the dark, dense igneous rock of a lava flow or minor intrusion, composed essentially of labradorite and pyroxene and often displaying a columnar structure.
- basaltes — unglazed black stoneware
- basaltic — the dark, dense igneous rock of a lava flow or minor intrusion, composed essentially of labradorite and pyroxene and often displaying a columnar structure.