8-letter words containing b, i, n
- 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.
- mandible — the bone of the lower jaw.
- maniable — (obsolete) manageable.
- manitoba — a province in central Canada. 246,512 sq. mi. (638,466 sq. km). Abbreviation: Man. Capital: Winnipeg.
- 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.
- medibank — the national health-insurance program instituted in Australia.
- membrain — Misspelling of membrane.
- 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.
- miliband — David (Wright). born 1965, British Labour politician; foreign secretary (2007–10)
- millburn — a township in NE New Jersey.
- mineable — capable of being mined, especially profitably.
- minibars — Plural form of minibar.
- minibike — a small, lightweight motorcycle with a low frame and designed generally for off-highway use.
- miniboss — (video games) A minor or incidental boss in a video game.
- minicabs — Plural form of minicab.
- minilabs — Plural form of minilab.
- misbegin — to begin incorrectly or badly
- misbegun — Begun badly or incorrectly.
- misbrand — to brand or label erroneously.
- morbihan — a department in W France. 2738 sq. mi. (7090 sq. km). Capital: Vannes.
- moribund — in a dying state; near death.
- mumbling — to speak in a low indistinct manner, almost to an unintelligible extent; mutter.
- nabobism — any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.
- nail bar — a type of beauty salon specializing in manicure and the decoration of, esp women's, fingernails
- nail bed — the dermis and epidermis under a fingernail or toenail.
- namibian — a republic in SW Africa: a former German protectorate; a mandate of South Africa 1920–66; gained independence 1990. 318,261 sq. mi. (824,296 sq. km). Capital: Windhoek.
- nebbishy — a pitifully ineffectual, luckless, and timid person.
- nebulise — to reduce to fine spray; atomize.
- nebulium — a hypothetical element once thought to be present in emission nebulae because of certain unidentified spectral lines, now known to be forbidden transitions of oxygen and nitrogen ions.
- nebulize — to reduce to fine spray; atomize.
- neighbor — a person who lives near another.
- nibblers — Plural form of nibbler.
- nibbling — to bite off small bits.
- nibelung — any of a race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure captured by Siegfried.
- niblicks — Plural form of niblick.
- niblings — Plural form of nibling.
- nimblest — Superlative form of nimble.
- nimbuses — Plural form of nimbus.
- nimbyism — The ideology of a nimby, often used pejoratively.
- ninebark — any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Physocarpus, of the rose family, having bark that separates into thin layers.
- niobrara — a river flowing E from E Wyoming through Nebraska to the Missouri. 431 miles (692 km) long.
- nobbling — to drug or disable (a race horse) to prevent its winning a race.
- nobelist — a person who is awarded a Nobel prize.
- nobelium — a transuranic element in the actinium series. Symbol: No; atomic number: 102.
- nobility — the noble class or the body of nobles in a country.
- nobodies — Plural form of nobody.
- nonbasic — of, relating to, or forming a base; fundamental: a basic principle; the basic ingredient.
- nonbeing — the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- nubbiest — Superlative form of nubby.
- nubiform — cloud-like