8-letter words containing a, s, k
- backrush — the return of water seaward, down the foreshore of a beach, following the uprush of a wave.
- backsaws — Plural form of backsaw.
- backseat — relating to or taking place on the back seat of a vehicle
- backsets — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backset.
- backside — Your backside is the part of your body that you sit on.
- backslap — a slap on the back indicating joviality or congratulation
- backslid — Simple past tense and past participle of backslide.
- backspin — a backward spinning motion imparted to a ball to reduce its speed at impact, as by hitting it with a downward or undercutting motion
- backstab — to attack in a deceitful manner
- backstay — a stay leading aft from the upper part of a mast to the deck or stern
- backstop — a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area
- backwash — The backwash of an event or situation is an unpleasant situation that exists after it and as a result of it.
- bakeries — Plural form of bakery.
- bakeshop — Also called bakeshop [beyk-shop] /ˈbeɪkˌʃɒp/ (Show IPA). a baker's shop.
- baklavas — Plural form of baklava.
- bakshish — a tip, present, or gratuity.
- balkhash — Lakelarge lake in SE Kazakhstan, half saline & half freshwater, the halves separated by a sandbar: c. 6,500 sq mi (16,835 sq km)
- ballocks — (nonce, used only by James Joyce) Alternative form of bollocks.
- banksias — Plural form of banksia.
- bankside — the sloping side of any bank
- banksman — a crane driver's helper, who signals instructions to the driver for the movement of the crane and its jib
- bankster — a banker or investor whose financial practices have been exposed as illegal
- bannocks — Plural form of bannock.
- baresark — berserker
- barkings — Plural form of barking.
- barkless — (of a dog) not tending to bark
- barracks — A barracks is a building or group of buildings where soldiers or other members of the armed forces live and work.
- basilisk — (in classical legend) a serpent that could kill by its breath or glance
- basketry — Basketry is baskets made by weaving together thin strips of materials such as wood.
- bazookas — Plural form of bazooka.
- beakfish — Any of certain fishes of the family Oplegnathidae.
- 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.
- bestreak — to streak
- bierkase — a semisoft, strong white cow's-milk cheese that originated in Germany, and is eaten especially with beer.
- 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.
- blackest — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- blackish — Something that is blackish is very dark in colour.
- bleakest — bare, desolate, and often windswept: a bleak plain.
- bleakish — quite pale
- bockscar — the U.S. B-29 bomber that dropped the atom bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 1945.
- 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.
- brackish — Brackish water is slightly salty and unpleasant.
- buckfast — a fortified tonic wine
- buckstay — a beam held by stays to the exterior of a masonry wall, as that of a furnace or boiler, to keep the adjacent areas of the wall from being forced outward.
- bushwalk — to hike through bushland
- buzkashi — a game played in Afghanistan, in which opposing teams of horsemen strive for possession of the headless carcass of a goat
- cakiness — the state of being cakey