8-letter words containing b, a, t, c
- 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.
- basaltic — the dark, dense igneous rock of a lava flow or minor intrusion, composed essentially of labradorite and pyroxene and often displaying a columnar structure.
- basecoat — a first coat of a surfacing material, as paint.
- basicity — the state of being a base
- basilect — (in a region where creole is or has been spoken) the dialect closest to that creole and furthest removed from the most prestigious dialect (the acrolect) of the region
- batching — a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners.
- bathcube — a cube of soluble scented material for use in a bath
- bathetic — containing or displaying bathos
- batucada — A style of repetitive, fast-paced percussive samba.
- bauxitic — consisting of, containing or resembling bauxite
- bay city — a lake port in E Michigan, near the mouth of the Saginaw River.
- bearcats — Plural form of bearcat.
- beatific — A beatific expression shows or expresses great happiness and calmness.
- beatrice — a feminine name: dim. Bea; var. Beatrix
- becarpet — to lay carpet on
- benefact — to be a benefactor to
- betacism — a type of speech impediment where the b sound is excessive
- bethwack — to strike hard with a flat object
- biacetyl — a liquid with a strong, butter-like odour
- biotical — pertaining to life.
- bitbrace — brace (def 3).
- blackest — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- blackett — Patrick Maynard Stuart, Baron. 1897–1974, English physicist, noted for his work on cosmic radiation and his discovery of the positron. Nobel prize for physics 1948
- blackout — A blackout is a period of time during a war in which towns and buildings are made dark so that they cannot be seen by enemy planes.
- blacktop — Blacktop is a hard black substance which is used as a surface for roads.
- blatancy — a blatant quality or thing
- blindcat — any of several catfishes, as Satan eurystomus (widemouth blindcat) of Texas, that inhabit underground streams and have undeveloped eyes and unpigmented skin.
- blu-tack — a type of blue, malleable, sticky material used to attach paper, card, etc to walls and other surfaces
- bluecoat — a person who wears a blue coat, such as a sailor or policeman
- boatneck — a wide, high neckline that follows the curve of the collarbone and ends in points on the shoulder seams.
- 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.
- 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
- box coat — a plain short coat that hangs loosely from the shoulders
- braccate — (of birds) having feathered legs
- bracelet — A bracelet is a chain or band, usually made of metal, which you wear around your wrist as jewellery.
- 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.
- bractlet — a small or secondary bract at the base of a flower
- 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
- brickbat — Brickbats are very critical or insulting remarks which are made in public about someone or something.
- britpack — a group of young and successful British actors, directors, artists, etc
- brocatel — a brocade in which the design is woven in high relief.
- bucatini — pasta in the shape of long tubes
- buckfast — a fortified tonic wine
- 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
- buffcoat — buff1 (def 6).