8-letter words containing a, m, b
- benjamin — the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel (Genesis 35:16–18; 42:4)
- bensalem — urban township in SE Pa., near Philadelphia: pop. 58,000
- bergamot — a small Asian spiny rutaceous tree, Citrus bergamia, having sour pear-shaped fruit
- berimbau — a Brazilian single-stringed bowed instrument, used to accompany capoeira
- bermudas — a group of islands in the Atlantic, 580 miles (935 km) E of North Carolina: a British colony; resort. 19 sq. mi. (49 sq. km). Capital: Hamilton.
- berryman — John. 1914–72, US poet and critic, author of Homage to Mistress Bradstreet (1956) and Dream Songs (1964–68)
- best man — The best man at a wedding is the man who assists the bridegroom.
- betacism — a type of speech impediment where the b sound is excessive
- betjeman — Sir John. 1906–84, English poet, noted for his nostalgic and humorous verse and essays and for his concern for the preservation of historic buildings, esp of the Victorian era. Poet laureate (1972–84)
- bibimbap — a Korean dish of rice, sautéed and seasoned vegetables, and hot pepper paste
- big game — Large wild animals such as lions and elephants that are hunted for sport are often referred to as big game.
- big mama — a man's sweetheart, girlfriend, or wife.
- big name — A big name is a person who is successful and famous because of their work.
- big-name — having a widespread public reputation as a leader in a specified field; famous: a big-name doctor; a big-name actress.
- bigamist — A bigamist is a person who commits the crime of marrying someone when they are already legally married to someone else.
- bigamous — A bigamous marriage is one in which one of the partners is already legally married to someone else.
- bimanous — (of man and the higher primates) having two hands distinct in form and function from the feet
- bimanual — using or requiring both hands
- bimbashi — a Turkish military official
- bimensal — occurring every two months
- binarism — the state of being binary
- binomial — a mathematical expression consisting of two terms, such as 3x + 2y
- binormal — the normal to a curve, lying perpendicular to the osculating plane at a given point on the curve.
- biodrama — a drama based on the life of an actual person or persons.
- bioplasm — living matter; protoplasm
- biramous — divided into two parts, as the appendages of crustaceans
- birdfarm — a place where birds are kept
- bismanol — a highly ferromagnetic alloy of bismuth and manganese, having a high degree of magnetic force.
- bismarck — a city in North Dakota, on the Missouri River: the state capital. Pop: 56 344 (2003 est)
- bit mask — (programming) A pattern of binary values which is combined with some value using bitwise AND with the result that bits in the value in positions where the mask is zero are also set to zero. For example, if, in C, we want to test if bits 0 or 2 of x are set, we can write int mask = 5; /* binary 101 */ if (x & mask) ... A bit mask might also be used to set certain bits using bitwise OR, or to invert them using bitwise exclusive OR.
- blackgum — Nyssa sylvatica, a deciduous tree of the genus Nyssa native to North America
- blackmun — Harry Andrew1908-99; associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court (1970-94)
- blackmur — R(ichard) P(almer) 1904–65, U.S. critic and poet.
- blamable — that deserves blame; culpable
- blameful — deserving blame; guilty
- blastema — a mass of undifferentiated animal cells that will develop into an organ or tissue: present at the site of regeneration of a lost part
- blastoma — a tumour composed of embryonic tissue that has not yet developed a specialized function
- blowlamp — A blowlamp is a device which produces a hot flame, and is used to heat metal or remove old paint.
- bluesman — a musician who plays the blues
- blumenau — a city in Santa Catarina state, S Brazil.
- boardman — a member of a board
- boatsman — boatman.
- boehmian — of or relating to Boehmenism.
- bogeyman — A bogeyman is someone whose ideas or actions are disapproved of by some people, and who is described by them as evil or unpleasant in order to make other people afraid.
- bohemian — Bohemian means belonging or relating to Bohemia or its people.
- bomb bay — a part of military aircraft where the bombs are stored
- bombable — able to be bombed, undefended against bombing; targetable
- bombarde — an alto wind instrument similar to the oboe or medieval shawm, used mainly in Breton traditional music
- bombilla — a tube or drinking straw with a strainer at one end, especially for drinking maté.
- bombload — (of a vehicle of war) the quantity of bombs being carried or able to be carried