8-letter words containing b, e, t, o
- boethius — Anicius Manlius Severinus (əˈnɪsɪəs ˈmænlɪəs ˌsɛvəˈraɪnəs). ?480–?524 ad, Roman philosopher and statesman, noted particularly for his work De Consolatione Philosophiae. He was accused of treason and executed by Theodoric
- bogarted — to take an unfair share of (something); keep for oneself instead of sharing: Are you gonna bogart that joint all night?
- bolo tie — a cord, worn as a necktie, with an ornamented fastening for adjusting the neck loop
- bolthead — the head of a bolt
- bolthole — a place of escape from danger
- boltless — without any bolts
- boltlike — resembling a bolt
- boltrope — a rope sewn to the foot or luff of a sail to strengthen it
- bombsite — an area where the buildings have been destroyed by bombs
- bontebok — an antelope, Damaliscus pygargus (or dorcas), of southern Africa, having a deep reddish-brown coat with a white blaze, tail, and rump patch
- bontemps — Arna Wendell [ahr-nuh] /ˈɑr nə/ (Show IPA), 1902–73, U.S. author.
- bookrest — a cradle for holding an open book so that it may be read comfortably
- bootable — containing software used to boot a computer
- bootheel — an area of SE Missouri where the Missouri-Arkansas border dips southward forming a rectangular-shaped extension of the state.
- boothose — a protective stocking or boot liner fashionable in the 17th century
- bootlace — A bootlace is a long thin cord which is used to fasten a boot.
- bootless — of little or no use; vain; fruitless
- boracite — a white mineral that forms salt deposits of magnesium borate and chloride in orthorhombic crystalline form. Formula: Mg3ClB7O13
- botanize — to collect or study plants
- botchery — an instance of botched workmanship
- bothered — worried or concerned
- bothwell — Earl of, title of James Hepburn. 1535–78, Scottish nobleman; third husband of Mary Queen of Scots. He is generally considered to have instigated the murder of Darnley (1567)
- botryose — Mineralogy. botryoidal.
- botsares — Markos [Greek mahr-kaws] /Greek ˈmɑr kɔs/ (Show IPA), Bozzaris, Marco.
- botteghe — the studio of a master artist, in which lesser artists, apprentices, or students learn by participating in the work.
- bottle-o — a dealer in empty bottles
- bottomer — a person who makes the seat part of a chair
- boughten — bought at a store and not homemade
- bountied — offering a bounty.
- bourtree — the elder-tree
- boutique — A boutique is a small shop that sells fashionable clothes, shoes, or jewellery.
- boutonné — reserved or reticent
- bowenite — a compact and dense variety of green serpentine resembling jade.
- box kite — a kite with a boxlike frame open at both ends
- box seat — a seat in a theatre box
- box step — a basic step in ballroom dancing, in which the feet move in the form of a rectangle
- bozzetto — a small model for a planned sculpture or a small sketch for a planned painting
- breakout — If there has been a break-out, someone has escaped from prison.
- brentano — Clemens (Maria) (ˈkleːmənz). 1778–1842, German romantic poet and compiler of fairy stories and folk songs esp (with Achim von Arnim) the collection Des Knaben Wunderhorn (1805–08)
- broadest — of great breadth: The river was too broad to swim across.
- brocatel — a brocade in which the design is woven in high relief.
- brontide — a rumbling noise heard occasionally in some parts of the world, probably caused by seismic activity.
- bronxite — a cocktail of gin, sweet and dry vermouth, and orange juice.
- bronzite — a type of orthopyroxene often having a metallic or pearly sheen
- brookite — a reddish-brown to black mineral consisting of titanium oxide in orthorhombic crystalline form: occurs in silica veins. Formula: TiO2
- brooklet — a small brook
- browbeat — If someone tries to browbeat you, they try to force you to do what they want.
- burgonet — a light 16th-century helmet, usually made of steel, with hinged cheekpieces
- burstone — any of various siliceous rocks used for millstones.
- butanone — a colourless soluble flammable liquid used mainly as a solvent for resins, as a paint remover, and in lacquers, cements, and adhesives. Formula: CH3COC2H5