8-letter words containing b, a, c
- bongrace — a brim or shade on the front of women's bonnets or hats, intended to protect the face from the sun
- boniface — Saint, original name Wynfrith. ?680–?755 ad, Anglo-Saxon missionary: archbishop of Mainz (746–755). Feast day: June 5
- bookcase — A bookcase is a piece of furniture with shelves that you keep books on.
- bookrack — a rack for holding books
- bootjack — a device that grips the heel of a boot to enable the foot to be withdrawn easily
- bootlace — A bootlace is a long thin cord which is used to fasten a boot.
- borachio — a wine carrier made from animal skin, used in Spain
- boracite — a white mineral that forms salt deposits of magnesium borate and chloride in orthorhombic crystalline form. Formula: Mg3ClB7O13
- botanica — a shop that sells herbs, charms, and other items associated with alternative medicine or magic
- bouchard — (Louis) Henri [lwee ahn-ree] /lwi ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1875–1960, French sculptor.
- boudicca — died 62 ad, a queen of the Iceni, who led a revolt against Roman rule in Britain; after being defeated she poisoned herself
- bow back — a chair back formed of a single length of wood bent into a horseshoe form and fitted to a seat or arm rail, with spindles or slats as a filling.
- bowgrace — a fender or pad used to protect the bows of a vessel from ice.
- box calf — black calfskin leather, tanned with chromium salts, having a pattern of fine creases formed by boarding
- box coat — a plain short coat that hangs loosely from the shoulders
- bozcaada — Turkish island in the Aegean, near the Dardanelles: 15 sq mi (39 sq km): in Greek legend, as Tenedos, the base of the Greek fleet in the Trojan War
- braccate — (of birds) having feathered legs
- brace up — to call forth one's courage, resolution, etc., as after defeat or disappointment
- bracelet — A bracelet is a chain or band, usually made of metal, which you wear around your wrist as jewellery.
- brachial — of or relating to the arm or to an armlike part or structure
- brachio- — indicating a brachium
- brachium — the arm, esp the upper part
- braciola — (in Italian cooking) a thin slice of pan-fried beef
- braciole — a flat piece of veal or beef rolled around a filling and baked in stock and wine.
- 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.
- braconid — any member of the Braconidae, a family of parasitoid wasps
- bractlet — a small or secondary bract at the base of a flower
- braddock — Edward1695-1755; Brit. general, born in Scotland: commander of the Brit. forces in the French & Indian War
- brainiac — a highly intelligent person
- brancard — a litter hung on poles, carried between two horses, one in front and the other behind
- branched — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- brancher — a young bird which has left the nest but which is not yet fully able to fly
- branches — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- branchia — a gill in aquatic animals
- branchus — a son of Apollo, given the power of augury by his father.
- brancusi — Constantin (konstanˈtin). 1876–1957, Romanian sculptor, noted for his streamlined abstractions of animal forms
- brassica — Brassicas are vegetables such as cabbages, broccoli and turnips.
- bratchet — a brach or brachet hound
- bratpack — a group of precocious and successful young actors, writers, etc
- brattice — a partition of wood or treated cloth used to control ventilation in a mine
- breached — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- breacher — a person who breaches something
- breccial — of or relating to breccia
- brickbat — Brickbats are very critical or insulting remarks which are made in public about someone or something.
- brisance — the shattering effect or power of an explosion or explosive
- britpack — a group of young and successful British actors, directors, artists, etc
- broached — Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
- broacher — Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
- brocaded — fabric woven with an elaborate design, especially one having a raised overall pattern.