8-letter words containing a, b
- albinism — the condition of being an albino
- albinoid — Of or pertaining to an animal or person with albinism.
- albinoni — Tomaso (toˈmaːzo). 1671–1750, Italian composer and violinist. He wrote concertos and over 50 operas
- albitize — to turn into albite
- albizzia — any of numerous trees, shrubs, and lianas of the genus Albizia, belonging to the family Leguminosae
- albright — Horace Marden [mahrd-n] /ˈmɑrd n/ (Show IPA), 1890–1987, U.S. conservationist and cofounder of the National Park Service.
- albronze — aluminum bronze.
- albumens — Plural form of albumen.
- albumina — Plural form of albumen.
- albumins — Plural form of albumin.
- albumose — any of a class of chemical compounds derived from albumins by the action of certain enzymes, as in digestion
- alburnum — sapwood
- aldicarb — a crystalline compound, C7H14N2O2S, used as a pesticide against insects, mites and nematodes
- alebench — a bench inside or in front of an alehouse
- alembert — Jean Le Rond [zhahn luh rawn] /ʒɑ̃ lə ˈrɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1717?–83, French mathematician, philosopher, and writer: associate of Diderot.
- alembics — Plural form of alembic.
- alhambra — a citadel and palace in Granada, Spain, built for the Moorish kings during the 13th and 14th centuries: noted for its rich ornamentation
- ali baba — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) a poor woodcutter who discovers that the magic words "open sesame" will open the doors of the cave containing the treasure of the Forty Thieves
- alliable — having the ability to form a compact or association
- alphabet — An alphabet is a set of letters usually presented in a fixed order which is used for writing the words of a particular language or group of languages.
- amabelle — a female given name.
- ambedkar — Bhimrao Ramji [beem-rou rahm-jee] /ˈbim raʊ ˈrɑm dʒi/ (Show IPA), 1893–1956, Indian politician and jurist.
- amberina — a characteristic of a type of glassware known for its blended colours, containing amber at the base merging into red higher up the piece
- amberite — a powder made of guncotton, barium nitrate, and paraffin, which does not produce any smoke when ignited
- amberoid — a synthetic amber made by compressing pieces of amber and other resins together at a high temperature
- amberous — of, relating to or resembling amber
- ambiance — the mood, character, quality, tone, atmosphere, etc., particularly of an environment or milieu: The restaurant had a delightful ambiance.
- ambident — (chemistry) Describing a molecule or group that has two alternative and interacting reaction sites, to either of which a bond may be made during a reaction.
- ambience — The ambience of a place is the character and atmosphere that it seems to have.
- ambiente — atmosphere; ambiance.
- ambients — Plural form of ambient.
- ambigram — A design that may be read as the same word, name or phrase (or sometimes two different words, names or phrases) when oriented in two different ways, usually when reflected along a vertical or horizontal axis or when rotated through 180 degrees.
- ambition — If you have an ambition to do or achieve something, you want very much to do it or achieve it.
- ambivert — a person who is intermediate between an extrovert and an introvert
- ambler's — an ambling gait.
- amblyope — A person afflicted with amblyopia.
- amblyopy — Dated form of amblyopia.
- amblypod — one of the primitive ungulate mammals of the extinct order Pantodonta, from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs, having a massive body and short legs.
- ambonese — a native or inhabitant of Ambon.
- ambrette — abelmosk.
- ambrosia — In Greek mythology, ambrosia is the food of the gods.
- ambulant — moving about from place to place
- ambulate — to wander about or move from one place to another
- ambushed — Simple past tense and past participle of ambush.
- ambusher — One who ambushes.
- ambushes — Plural form of ambush.
- amenable — If you are amenable to something, you are willing to do it or accept it.
- amenably — ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable: an amenable servant.
- amesbury — a town in NE Massachusetts.
- amicable — When people have an amicable relationship, they are pleasant to each other and solve their problems without quarrelling.