8-letter words containing a, k, e
- beakfish — Any of certain fishes of the family Oplegnathidae.
- beakhead — (nautical) A protruding part of the foremost section of a sailing ship.
- beaklike — Resembling a beak; pointed.
- beanlike — resembling a bean
- bearlike — resembling a bear
- bearskin — A bearskin is a tall fur hat that is worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions.
- beatniks — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the Beat Generation.
- beckmann — Ernst Otto (ɛrnst ˈɔːto). 1853–1923, German chemist: devised the Beckmann thermometer, used for measuring small temperature changes in liquids
- bedarken — to make dark, to cover in darkness
- bedmaker — a person who constructs beds
- beefcake — Attractive men with large muscles can be referred to as beefcake.
- berakhah — a blessing or benediction, usually recited according to a traditional formula.
- bestreak — to streak
- bethwack — to strike hard with a flat object
- bierkase — a semisoft, strong white cow's-milk cheese that originated in Germany, and is eaten especially with beer.
- blackest — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- blackett — Patrick Maynard Stuart, Baron. 1897–1974, English physicist, noted for his work on cosmic radiation and his discovery of the positron. Nobel prize for physics 1948
- blackice — (software, security) A commercial firewall and intrusion detection system.
- blackleg — a person who acts against the interests of a trade union, as by continuing to work during a strike or taking over a striker's job
- blankety — a euphemism for any taboo word
- bleakest — bare, desolate, and often windswept: a bleak plain.
- bleakish — quite pale
- blockade — A blockade of a place is an action that is taken to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving it.
- blockage — A blockage in a pipe, tube, or tunnel is an object which blocks it, or the state of being blocked.
- blueback — any of several species of fish with a blue colouring
- bluejack — a species of oak, Quercus incana, the leaves of which have a blue tinge
- boatlike — resembling a boat
- boatneck — a wide, high neckline that follows the curve of the collarbone and ends in points on the shoulder seams.
- bookable — If something such as a theatre seat or plane ticket is bookable, it can be booked in advance.
- bookcase — A bookcase is a piece of furniture with shelves that you keep books on.
- brackets — a support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice, etc.
- brakeage — the braking power of a vehicle, esp a train
- brakeman — a crew member of a goods or passenger train. His duties include controlling auxiliary braking power and inspecting the train
- break in — If someone, usually a thief, breaks in, they get into a building by force.
- break up — When something breaks up or when you break it up, it separates or is divided into several smaller parts.
- break-in — an illegal entry into a home, car, office, etc.
- breakage — Breakage is the act of breaking something.
- breaking — (in Old English, Old Norse, etc) the change of a vowel into a diphthong
- breakoff — an abrupt discontinuance, especially of relations
- breakout — If there has been a break-out, someone has escaped from prison.
- brockage — a defect or fault imposed on a coin during its minting.
- buckbean — a marsh plant, Menyanthes trifoliata, with white or pink flowers: family Menyanthaceae
- buckrake — a large rake for agricultural use, often attached to a tractor
- bulkhead — A bulkhead is a wall which divides the inside of a ship or aeroplane into separate sections.
- bunkmate — a person who sleeps in the same quarters as another
- cagelike — resembling a cage
- cagework — openwork resembling the bars of a cage
- cake mix — Cake mix is a powder that you mix with eggs and water or milk to make a cake. You bake the mixture in the oven.
- cake pan — A cake pan is a metal container that you bake a cake in.
- cake tin — A cake tin is a metal container that you bake a cake in.