8-letter words containing b, a, l, i
- bivalent — (of homologous chromosomes) associated together in pairs
- biyearly — every two years; biennial or biennially
- blabbing — to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly: They blabbed my confidences to everyone.
- blackfin — a type of tuna, Thunnus atlanticus
- blackice — (software, security) A commercial firewall and intrusion detection system.
- blacking — any preparation, esp one containing lampblack, for giving a black finish to shoes, metals, etc
- blackish — Something that is blackish is very dark in colour.
- blagging — informal conversation in a public place, often deceitful.
- blairite — of or relating to the modernizing policies of Tony Blair
- blandish — to seek to persuade or influence by mild flattery; coax
- blasting — a distortion of sound caused by overloading certain components of a radio system
- blastoid — a type of extinct echinoderm, which can be found in fossil form in regions of North America
- blatting — bleat.
- blaxican — (sometimes initial capital letter) a person of mixed-race heritage who self-identifies racially and culturally as both African American and Mexican-American.
- bleakish — quite pale
- blearily — (of the eyes or sight) blurred or dimmed, as from sleep or weariness.
- bleating — to utter the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf or a sound resembling such a cry.
- bletilla — any of several terrestrial orchids of the genus Bletilla, of eastern Asia, as B. striata, having terminal clusters of showy purple or white flowers.
- blindage — (esp formerly) a protective screen or structure, as over a trench
- blindcat — any of several catfishes, as Satan eurystomus (widemouth blindcat) of Texas, that inhabit underground streams and have undeveloped eyes and unpigmented skin.
- blinkard — an idiot or stupid person
- blizzard — A blizzard is a very heavy snowstorm with strong winds.
- bloating — Bloating is the swelling of a body or part of a body, usually because it has a lot of gas or liquid in it.
- bloviate — to talk at length, esp in an insubstantial but inflated manner
- boatbill — a nocturnal tropical American wading bird, Cochlearius cochlearius, similar to the night herons but with a broad flattened bill: family Ardeidae, order Ciconiiformes
- boatlift — an evacuation or rescue by boat
- boatlike — resembling a boat
- boatslip — a docking place for a boat, as between wharves.
- boattail — a large species of blackbird, Quiscalus major, found in coastal areas of the southeastern US
- bodleian — the principal library of Oxford University: a copyright deposit library
- boilable — suitable or recommended for boiling: a diet of vegetables, rice, and other boilable foods.
- bolivian — Bolivian means belonging or relating to Bolivia or its people.
- boltonia — any North American plant of the genus Boltonia, having daisy-like flowers with white, violet, or pinkish rays: family Compositae (composites)
- bombilla — a tube or drinking straw with a strainer at one end, especially for drinking maté.
- bonytail — a fish, Gila elegans, found in the Colorado River, having flaring fins and a thin caudal peduncle.
- borrelia — a genus of helical spirochete bacteria, some causing relapsing fever
- boulimia — bulimia.
- box nail — a nail having a long shank, smooth or barbed, with a sharp point and a flat head.
- brachial — of or relating to the arm or to an armlike part or structure
- 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.
- brailing — Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- brailler — a device for producing text in Braille
- brantail — a redstart
- brasilia — the capital of Brazil (since 1960), on the central plateau: the former capital was Rio de Janeiro. Pop: 3 341 000 (2005 est)
- brasilin — brazilin
- bratling — a small badly-behaved child
- brawling — a noisy quarrel, squabble, or fight.
- brazilin — a pale yellow soluble crystalline solid, turning red in alkaline solution, extracted from brazil wood and sappanwood and used in dyeing and as an indicator. Formula: C16H14O5
- breccial — of or relating to breccia