8-letter words containing a, b
- bastardy — the condition of being a bastard; illegitimacy
- bastides — Plural form of bastide.
- bastille — a fortress in Paris, built in the 14th century: a prison until its destruction in 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution
- bastions — Plural form of bastion.
- bastogne — a town in SE Belgium: of strategic importance to Allied defences during the Battle of the Bulge; besieged by the Germans during the winter of 1944–45. Pop: 14 070 (2004 est)
- bat girl — a girl or young woman who takes care of the bats and sometimes other equipment of a team.
- bat turn — a sharp and sudden change in an aircraft's heading.
- batangas — a port in the Philippines, in SW Luzon. Pop: 293 000 (2005 est)
- batavian — of or relating to Batavia (a former name for Holland or Jakarta) or its inhabitants
- batching — a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners.
- bateless — not abating or not able to be abated
- bateleur — a common African eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, having a very short tail.
- batement — reduction; abatement
- bath bun — a sweet bun containing spices and dried fruit
- bath mat — a mat or washable rug used to stand on when entering or leaving a bath.
- bath oil — scented oil added to bath water
- bathcube — a cube of soluble scented material for use in a bath
- bathetic — containing or displaying bathos
- bathless — without a bath
- bathmats — Plural form of bathmat.
- bathmism — a hypothetical growth-force, once thought to animate living beings
- bathorse — a horse which carries a military officer's baggage; a military packhorse
- bathrobe — A bathrobe is a loose piece of clothing made of the same material as towels. You wear it before or after you have a bath or a swim.
- bathroom — A bathroom is a room in a house that contains a bath or shower, a washbasin, and sometimes a toilet.
- bathtubs — Plural form of bathtub.
- bathurst — a town in SE Australia, in E New South Wales: scene of a gold rush in 1851. Pop: 27 036 (2001)
- batinism — a secret movement in Islam, often associated with Ismaʿili Shiʿism.
- batlings — Plural form of batling.
- batology — the study of members of the species Rubus
- batswing — in the form of the wing of a bat
- battaile — (obsolete spelling of, battle).
- battalia — the arrangement of military troops prepared for battle
- batteler — (at Oxford University) a student who charges food and other costs to a battel account
- battened — Simple past tense and past participle of batten.
- battener — someone who flourishes, grows fat, is strengthened
- battered — Something that is battered is old and in poor condition because it has been used a lot.
- batteree — (nonstandard) One who is battered (beaten by spouse etc.).
- batterer — a person who batters someone
- batterie — a movement in ballet involving the legs beating together
- battleax — If you call a middle-aged or older woman a battleax, you mean she is very difficult and unpleasant because of her fierce and determined attitude.
- battlers — Plural form of battler.
- battling — a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces: the battle of Waterloo.
- batucada — A style of repetitive, fast-paced percussive samba.
- batwoman — a female servant in any of the armed forces
- baudekin — baldachin
- baudouin — 1930-93; king of Belgium (1951-93): son of Leopold III
- baudrons — a cat
- bauhinia — any climbing or shrubby leguminous plant of the genus Bauhinia, of tropical and warm regions, widely cultivated for ornament
- baulking — to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at): He balked at making the speech.
- bauxitic — consisting of, containing or resembling bauxite