8-letter words containing b, a, c, k
- backlins — backward; back.
- backlist — a publisher's previously published books that are still available
- backlite — (in automotive styling) the rear window of a vehicle.
- backload — a load carried by a lorry on a return journey
- backlogs — Plural form of backlog.
- backmost — furthest back
- backpack — A backpack is a bag with straps that go over your shoulders, so that you can carry things on your back when you are walking or climbing.
- backpain — Alternative form of back pain.
- backport — (software) To make a feature from a later version of a piece of software available in an earlier version. Backporting of features enables users of the older version to benefit from a feature without upgrading fully.
- backread — (Internet, slang, especially in IRC) To catch up on an ongoing conversation, by reading previous portions one was not present for.
- backrest — The backrest of a seat or chair is the part which you rest your back on.
- backroad — Alternative spelling of back road.
- backroom — A backroom is a room that is situated at the back of a building, especially a private room.
- 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
- backtalk — an impudent response; impudence.
- backtick — back quote
- backveld — (in South Africa) a remote, sparsely populated, and often primitive area
- backward — A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning.
- backwash — The backwash of an event or situation is an unpleasant situation that exists after it and as a result of it.
- backwind — to divert wind against the lee side of (a sail) from another sail.
- backwood — (often used with a singular verb) wooded or partially uncleared and unsettled districts.
- backword — the act or an instance of failing to keep a promise or commitment (esp in the phrase give (someone) backword)
- backwork — work carried out under the ground
- backwrap — anything that can be wrapped around the back to provide back support or relieve back pain
- backyard — A backyard is an area of land at the back of a house.
- bad luck — You can say 'Bad luck', or 'Hard luck', to someone when you want to express sympathy to them.
- baldrick — a belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip, supporting a sword, horn, etc.
- ballcock — A valve that automatically fills a tank after liquid has been drawn from it. Used, for example, in a flush toilet, a ballcock has a float on the end of a pivoting arm that opens the valve when the arm drops.
- ballocks — (nonce, used only by James Joyce) Alternative form of bollocks.
- balywick — Alternative form of bailiwick.
- bankcard — any plastic card issued by a bank, such as a cash card or cheque card
- bannocks — Plural form of bannock.
- bar-tack — a close series of stitches crossing a piece of cloth, as in an article of clothing, in order to reinforce it at a point of concentrated strain.
- bareback — If you ride bareback, you ride a horse without a saddle.
- barracks — A barracks is a building or group of buildings where soldiers or other members of the armed forces live and work.
- beckmann — Ernst Otto (ɛrnst ˈɔːto). 1853–1923, German chemist: devised the Beckmann thermometer, used for measuring small temperature changes in liquids
- beefcake — Attractive men with large muscles can be referred to as beefcake.
- bethwack — to strike hard with a flat object
- bismarck — a city in North Dakota, on the Missouri River: the state capital. Pop: 56 344 (2003 est)
- black op — Often, black ops. a secret mission or campaign carried out by a military, governmental, or other organization, typically one in which the organization conceals or denies its involvement: Some national intelligence agencies use black ops to undermine enemy governments. The company even resorted to an industrial black op to steal secrets from its competitor.