8-letter words containing b, a, c
- brocatel — a brocade in which the design is woven in high relief.
- brockage — a defect or fault imposed on a coin during its minting.
- bromance — A bromance is a close but not sexual relationship between two men.
- bronchia — the ramifications or branches of the bronchi.
- brucella — any of a genus of nonmotile bacteria that cause brucellosis
- bucatini — pasta in the shape of long tubes
- buccally — from the point of view of the cheek or mouth
- bucellas — a Portuguese white wine
- buchanan — George. 1506–82, Scottish historian, who was tutor to Mary, Queen of Scots and James VI; author of History of Scotland (1582)
- buckaroo — a cowboy
- buckbean — a marsh plant, Menyanthes trifoliata, with white or pink flowers: family Menyanthaceae
- buckfast — a fortified tonic wine
- buckland — William. 1784–1856, English geologist; he became a proponent of the idea of catastrophic ice ages
- buckrake — a large rake for agricultural use, often attached to a tractor
- 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.
- bucktail — a fishing lure adorned with deer hair
- bucovina — Bukovina
- bucrania — (in classical architecture) an ornament, especially on a frieze, having the form of the skull of an ox.
- buffcoat — buff1 (def 6).
- bulimiac — pertaining to, resembling, or affected by bulimia.
- buoyance — the power to float or rise in a fluid; relative lightness.
- buoyancy — Buoyancy is the ability that something has to float on a liquid or in the air.
- buy-back — A buy-back is a situation in which a company buys shares back from its investors.
- bx cable — a cable consisting of wires contained in a flexible metal tubing, used chiefly in wiring buildings and in supplying electric power to equipment.
- by-catch — unwanted fish and other sea animals caught in a fishing net along with the desired kind of fish
- cab rank — an area, often specially designated, where taxis wait to pick up passengers
- cab-over — a truck tractor or other vehicle in which the cab is located over the engine.
- cabalism — a mystical philosophical doctrine based on the doctrines of the cabala
- cabalist — a member of a cabal.
- caballed — Simple past tense and past participle of cabal.
- caballer — a person who cabals
- cabarets — Plural form of cabaret.
- cabassou — (obsolete) The southern naked-tailed armadillo, a type of large armadillo native to South America, with five toes and enormous claws (Cabassous unicinctus).
- cabbaged — Chiefly British. cloth scraps that remain after a garment has been cut from a fabric and that by custom the tailor may claim. Also called cab. such scraps used for reprocessing.
- cabbages — Plural form of cabbage.
- cabbagey — resembling a cabbage
- cabernet — a type of grape
- cabestro — a halter made from horsehair
- cabinets — Plural form of cabinet.
- cabining — Present participle of cabin.
- cable tv — a television system in which a high antenna and one or more dish antennas receive signals from distant and local stations, electronic satellite relays, etc. and transmit them by direct cable to the receivers of persons subscribing to the system
- cableway — a system for moving people or bulk materials in which suspended cars, buckets, etc, run on cables that extend between terminal towers
- caboceer — (formerly) an African native appointed by his leader to supply European slave traders with slaves
- caboched — (of an image of the head of a beast) having an exposed face but a concealed neck
- cabochon — a smooth domed gem, polished but unfaceted
- caboodle — a lot, bunch, or group (esp in the phrases the whole caboodle, the whole kit and caboodle)
- cabooses — Plural form of caboose.
- caboshed — (of an animal, as a deer) shown facing forward without a neck: a stag's head caboshed.
- cabotage — coastal navigation or shipping, esp within the borders of one country
- cabrales — A moderately hard blue cheese, from Spain, made from goat or sheep milk.