8-letter words containing a, b
- abundant — Something that is abundant is present in large quantities.
- abusable — able to be abused
- abuseful — (rare) Full of abuse; abusive.
- abutilon — any shrub or herbaceous plant of the malvaceous genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, that have showy white, yellow, or red flowers
- abutment — the state or process of abutting
- abuttals — the boundaries of a plot of land where it abuts against other property
- abutters — Plural form of abutter.
- abutting — to be adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border (often followed by on, upon, or against): This piece of land abuts on a street.
- acarbose — a type of diabetes medicine taken orally to slow and reduce the supply of glucose to the blood.
- acerbate — to embitter or exasperate
- acerbity — Acerbity is a kind of bitter, critical humour.
- acrobats — Plural form of acrobat.
- adabazar — former name of Adapazari.
- addebted — indebted
- adelbert — a masculine name
- adlibbed — to improvise all or part of (a speech, a piece of music, etc.): to ad-lib one's lines.
- adorable — If you say that someone or something is adorable, you are emphasizing that they are very attractive and you feel great affection for them.
- adorably — very attractive or delightful; charming: What an adorable hat!
- adsorbed — Simple past tense and past participle of adsorb.
- adsorber — something which adsorbs
- adumbral — shadowy
- aerobics — Aerobics is a form of exercise which increases the amount of oxygen in your blood, and strengthens your heart and lungs. The verb that follows aerobics may be either singular or plural.
- aerobium — an aerobe
- aerobomb — a bomb dropped from an aircraft
- afebrile — without fever
- agitable — easily agitated or moved
- agreable — Obsolete spelling of agreeable.
- air ball — a shot that misses the basket, basket rim, and backboard
- air base — An air base is a centre where military aircraft take off or land and are serviced, and where many of the centre's staff live.
- air bell — Glassmaking. an air bubble formed in glass during blowing and often retained as a decorative element.
- airboard — an inflatable board resembling a bodyboard that is used in the sport of airboarding
- airboats — Plural form of airboat.
- airborne — If an aircraft is airborne, it is in the air and flying.
- airbound — supported by air
- airbrake — A brake (slowing device) that is operated pneumatically (by air pressure).
- airbrick — a brick with holes in it, put into the wall of a building for ventilation
- airbrush — An airbrush is an artist's tool which sprays paint onto a surface.
- airburst — the explosion of a bomb, shell, etc, in the air
- al-obeid — El Obeid
- albacete — a city in SE Spain: metal goods manufacturing. Pop: 155 142 (2003 est)
- albacore — a tunny, Thunnus alalunga, occurring mainly in warm regions of the Atlantic and Pacific. It has very long pectoral fins and is a valued food fish
- albanese — Licia [lee-chee-uh;; Italian lee-chah] /ˈli tʃi ə;; Italian ˈli tʃɑ/ (Show IPA), 1913–2014, Italian operatic soprano.
- albanian — Albanian means belonging or relating to Albania, its people, language, or culture.
- albarium — a stucco used in ancient times, made from powdered marble and lime mortar and often polished.
- alberich — (in medieval German legend) the king of the dwarfs and guardian of the treasures of the Nibelungs
- alberoni — Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.
- albert i — c. 1255–1308, king of Germany (1298–1308)
- albertan — of or relating to Alberta or its inhabitants
- albicant — (rare) Growing or becoming white.
- albiness — a female albino