8-letter words containing a, r, b, k
- fireback — a piece, lining the rear of a fireplace, usually of cast iron.
- forkball — a pitch thrown with the ball inserted between the index and middle fingers, causing it to dip sharply near home plate.
- grayback — any of various marine and aquatic animals that are dark gray above and light-colored or white below, as the gray whale, the alewife, certain whitefish, and certain sandpipers.
- greyback — grayback.
- grosbeak — any of various finches having a thick, conical bill.
- hardback — A book with a solid binding.
- hardbake — almond toffee
- hauberks — Plural form of hauberk.
- hornbeak — a dialect name for a fish known as the garfish, hornfish or sea needle
- ironbark — any of the various Australian eucalyptuses having a hard, solid bark.
- kabouter — (Dutch mythology) A tiny folkloric man who traditionally wears a pointy red hat, lives in harmony with nature and resides in mushrooms, similar to a gnome, leprechaun or a smurf.
- karlsbad — German name of Karlovy Vary.
- keyboard — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
- kir moab — ancient name of Kerak.
- kiribati — a republic in the central Pacific Ocean, on the equator, comprising 33 islands. 263 sq. mi. (681 sq. km). Capital: Tarawa.
- kohlrabi — a cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea gongylodes, whose stem above ground swells into an edible, bulblike formation.
- korfball — (uncountable) A non-contact unisex team sport originating from Holland, similar to netball, where players attempt to throw a ball into a basket atop a pole.
- kourbash — to whip with a kurbash.
- markable — Capable of being marked.
- milk bar — a simple restaurant, often with an open front, or a counter or booth where milk drinks, sandwiches, etc., are sold.
- muck bar — a rough bar of wrought iron, rolled from blooms of iron extracted from a puddling furnace.
- nebraska — a state in the central United States. 77,237 sq. mi. (200,044 sq. km). Capital: Lincoln. Abbreviation: NE (for use with zip code), Nebr., Neb.
- ninebark — any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Physocarpus, of the rose family, having bark that separates into thin layers.
- outbreak — a sudden breaking out or occurrence; eruption: the outbreak of war.
- overbake — (transitive) To bake for too long.
- overbank — to have the balance staff oscillate so greatly that the fork of the lever fails to engage, rendering the escapement inoperative.
- parbreak — to spew or vomit (up or out)
- pre-bake — to cook by dry heat in an oven or on heated metal or stones.
- re-break — to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments: He broke a vase.
- red bank — a borough in E central New Jersey.
- red bark — a kind of cinchona containing a high proportion of alkaloids
- ringbark — girdle (def 11).
- rockable — (of a chair, crib, etc) able to be rocked
- rockabye — used in lullabies or nursery rhymes to encourage a baby to sleep
- rollback — an act or instance of rolling back.
- roorback — a false and more or less damaging report circulated for political effect, usually about a candidate seeking an office.
- row back — If you row back on something you have said or written, you express a different or contrary opinion about it.
- run back — to carry (a football) toward the opponent's goal, as after receiving a kickoff
- shabrack — the saddlecloth of a cavalry horse used by European light cavalry
- shagbark — a hickory, Carya ovata, having shaggy, rough bark and yielding a valuable wood.
- skyboard — a sport that is similar to skydiving but uses a special lightweight board (skyboard) attached to the feet and usually equipped with a parachute.
- soapbark — a Chilean tree, Quillaja saponaria, of the rose family, having evergreen leaves and small, white flowers.
- sunbreak — a projection from the side of a building for intercepting part of the sunlight falling upon the adjacent surface.
- task bar — a row of buttons on a display screen that are clicked on to start software applications or switch between open applications or active windows.
- trackbed — the foundation on which railway tracks are laid
- traybake — a flat, usually chewy cake which is baked in a tray, cut into small squares, and served as a biscuit
- turnback — a part of a garment or similar item that is folded or turned back
- workable — practicable or feasible: He needs a workable schedule.
- workably — In an workable fashion.
- workbags — Plural form of workbag.