8-letter words containing b, a, r, m
- macbride — Seán [shawn] /ʃɔn/ (Show IPA), 1904–88, Irish politician and diplomat, born in France: Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- madbrain — (archaic) A rash or hotheaded person.
- maghrebi — a native or inhabitant of the Maghreb.
- malherbe — François de (frɑ̃swa də). 1555–1628, French poet and critic. He advocated the classical ideals of clarity and concision of meaning
- malibran — Maria Felicita [Spanish mah-ree-ah fe-lee-thee-tah] /Spanish mɑˈri ɑ ˌfɛ liˈθi tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1808–36, Spanish opera singer, born in France.
- marabous — Plural form of marabou.
- marabout — Islam. a hermit or holy man, especially in N Africa, often wielding political power and credited with supernatural powers. the tomb or shrine of such a man.
- marbella — a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean: resort center.
- marbling — metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- marimbas — Plural form of marimba.
- markable — Capable of being marked.
- marlboro — a city in E Massachusetts.
- martaban — Gulf of, an inlet of the Bay of Bengal, in Burma.
- marybeth — a female given name.
- membrain — Misspelling of membrane.
- membrane — Anatomy. a thin, pliable sheet or layer of animal or vegetable tissue, serving to line an organ, connect parts, etc.
- menu bar — a horizontal menu displayed at the top of a computer screen or window, listing available menus for an application, as File, Edit, and View.
- micawber — a person who idles and trusts to fortune
- microbar — a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to one millionth of a bar; one dyne per square centimeter.
- microbat — Any of the small bats in the suborder Microchiroptera.
- midbrain — the middle of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue; mesencephalon.
- milk bar — a simple restaurant, often with an open front, or a counter or booth where milk drinks, sandwiches, etc., are sold.
- millbrae — a city in W California, on San Francisco Bay.
- millibar — a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar or 1000 dynes per square centimeter, used to measure air pressure. Abbreviation: mb.
- minibars — Plural form of minibar.
- mirabeau — Honoré Gabriel Victor Riqueti [aw-naw-rey ga-bree-el veek-tawr reekuh-tee] /ɔ nɔˈreɪ ga briˈɛl vikˈtɔr rikəˈti/ (Show IPA), Count de, 1749–91, French Revolutionary statesman and orator.
- misbrand — to brand or label erroneously.
- mobocrat — One who favours a form of government in which the unintelligent populace rules without restraint.
- mopboard — baseboard (def 1).
- morbihan — a department in W France. 2738 sq. mi. (7090 sq. km). Capital: Vannes.
- muck bar — a rough bar of wrought iron, rolled from blooms of iron extracted from a puddling furnace.
- mud crab — a large edible crab, Scylla serrata, of Australian mangrove regions
- murdabad — down with; death to: used as part of a slogan in India, Pakistan, etc
- parabema — an architectural feature of an Orthodox church
- penumbra — Astronomy. the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off. Compare umbra (def 3a). the grayish marginal portion of a sunspot. Compare umbra (def 3b).
- preamble — an introductory statement; preface; introduction. Synonyms: opening, beginning; foreword, prologue, prelude. Antonyms: epilogue, appendix, conclusion, afterword, closing.
- rabbanim — master; teacher (used as a term of address and title of respect for a person ranking higher than a rabbi).
- radium b — an isotope of lead, formed by decay of radium A, that gives rise to radium C, which is an isotope of bismuth, from which radium D, radium E, and radium F, or polonium 210, are derived.
- rambling — aimlessly wandering.
- rambutan — the bright-red oval fruit of a Malayan, sapindaceous tree, Nephelium lappaceum, covered with soft spines, or hairs, and having a subacid taste.
- rehoboam — the successor of Solomon and the first king of Judah, reigned 922?–915? b.c. I Kings 11:43.
- riobamba — a city in central Ecuador in the Andes, near the Chimborazo volcano.
- rombauer — Irma von Starkloff [stahrk-lawf,, ‐lof] /ˈstɑrk lɔf,, ‐lɒf/ (Show IPA), 1877–1962, U.S. cooking expert and cookbook writer.
- scambler — an unwelcome visitor who takes advantage of the hospitality of others, esp during mealtimes; sponger; opportunist
- scramble — to climb or move quickly using one's hands and feet, as down a rough incline.
- seremban — a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 2580 sq. mi. (6682 sq. km). Capital: Seremban.
- tamboura — an Asian musical instrument of the lute family having a small, round body and a long neck.
- trim tab — an independently controlled tab set in the trailing edge of a control surface, as an elevator, aileron, or rudder, to hold it in a position suitable for stabilizing the aircraft in a flight attitude.
- umbrated — drawn in a faint or shaded manner
- umbratic — of or relating to the shade or shadows