8-letter words containing b, e, a, m
- betacism — a type of speech impediment where the b sound is excessive
- betjeman — Sir John. 1906–84, English poet, noted for his nostalgic and humorous verse and essays and for his concern for the preservation of historic buildings, esp of the Victorian era. Poet laureate (1972–84)
- big game — Large wild animals such as lions and elephants that are hunted for sport are often referred to as big game.
- big name — A big name is a person who is successful and famous because of their work.
- big-name — having a widespread public reputation as a leader in a specified field; famous: a big-name doctor; a big-name actress.
- bimensal — occurring every two months
- blamable — that deserves blame; culpable
- blameful — deserving blame; guilty
- blastema — a mass of undifferentiated animal cells that will develop into an organ or tissue: present at the site of regeneration of a lost part
- bluesman — a musician who plays the blues
- blumenau — a city in Santa Catarina state, S Brazil.
- boehmian — of or relating to Boehmenism.
- bogeyman — A bogeyman is someone whose ideas or actions are disapproved of by some people, and who is described by them as evil or unpleasant in order to make other people afraid.
- bohemian — Bohemian means belonging or relating to Bohemia or its people.
- bombable — able to be bombed, undefended against bombing; targetable
- bombarde — an alto wind instrument similar to the oboe or medieval shawm, used mainly in Breton traditional music
- bonemeal — the product of dried and ground animal bones, used as a fertilizer or in stock feeds
- box beam — a beam or girder built up from shapes and having a hollow, rectangular cross section.
- brakeman — a crew member of a goods or passenger train. His duties include controlling auxiliary braking power and inspecting the train
- bramante — Donato (doˈnato). ?1444–1514, Italian architect and artist of the High Renaissance. He modelled his designs for domed centrally planned churches on classical Roman architecture
- brambled — any prickly shrub belonging to the genus Rubus, of the rose family.
- bramwell — a male given name.
- breaming — to clean (a ship's bottom) by applying burning furze, reeds, etc., to soften the pitch and loosen adherent matter.
- brideman — a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding
- bromance — A bromance is a close but not sexual relationship between two men.
- bromelia — any plant of the family Bromeliaceae of tropical American plants, characterized by a short stem and deeply cleft calyx
- brumaire — the month of mist: the second month of the French revolutionary calendar, extending from Oct 23 to Nov 21
- bummaree — a dealer at Billingsgate fish market
- bunkmate — a person who sleeps in the same quarters as another
- bushmeat — meat taken from any animal native to African forests, including species that may be endangered or not usually eaten outside Africa
- byre-man — a man who raises or tends cows.
- cambered — Having camber.
- camboose — a cabin built as living quarters for a gang of lumbermen
- cambyses — died ?522 bc, king of Persia (529–?522 bc), who conquered Egypt (525); son of Cyrus the Great
- camp bed — A camp bed is a small bed that you can fold up.
- campbell — Sir Colin, Baron Clyde. 1792–1863, British field marshal who relieved Lucknow for the second time (1857) and commanded in Oudh, suppressing the Indian Mutiny
- chambers — a judge's room for hearing cases not taken in open court
- chambery — a city in SE France, in the Alps: skiing centre; former capital of the duchy of Savoy. Pop: 59 188 (2006)
- clambake — A clambake is a picnic at which clams and other food are served.
- clambers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clamber.
- clubmate — A person who is in the same club as another person.
- combahee — a river in S South Carolina, flowing SE to the Atlantic Ocean. 40 miles (64 km) long.
- combated — to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime.
- combater — One who combats.
- comeback — If someone such as an entertainer or sports personality makes a comeback, they return to their profession or sport after a period away.
- crabmeat — Crabmeat is the part of a crab that you eat.
- damnable — You use damnable to emphasize that you dislike or disapprove of something a great deal.
- dime bag — a packet containing an amount of an illegal drug selling for ten dollars.
- dimmable — Able to be dimmed; able to have illumination decreased in brightness.
- doberman — Doberman pinscher.