8-letter words containing b, i, s, c
- iceboxes — Plural form of icebox.
- incubous — (of leaves) overlapping, with the upper part of each leaf covering the base of the leaf above it.
- inscribe — to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
- isobaric — Meteorology. having or showing equal barometric pressure.
- jacobins — (in the French Revolution) a member of a radical society or club of revolutionaries that promoted the Reign of Terror and other extreme measures, active chiefly from 1789 to 1794: so called from the Dominican convent in Paris, where they originally met.
- lipscomb — William Nunn [nuhn] /nʌn/ (Show IPA), Jr. 1919–2011, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1976.
- lobstick — lopstick.
- lubitsch — Ernst [urnst;; German ernst] /ɜrnst;; German ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1892–1947, German film director and producer, in the U.S. after 1922.
- microbes — Plural form of microbe.
- microbus — minibus.
- minicabs — Plural form of minicab.
- miscible — capable of being mixed: miscible ingredients.
- ms-basic — Microsoft Basic
- niblicks — Plural form of niblick.
- nonbasic — of, relating to, or forming a base; fundamental: a basic principle; the basic ingredient.
- publics' — of, relating to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a public nuisance.
- robotics — the use of computer-controlled robots to perform manual tasks, especially on an assembly line.
- sabbatic — of or pertaining or appropriate to the Sabbath.
- saprobic — saprophyte.
- scabiosa — any of genus (Scabiosa) of plants of the teasel family, having showy, variously colored flowers in flattened or dome-shaped heads, as the sweet scabiosa (S. atropurpurea), often cultivated as a garden flower
- scabious — covered with or consisting of scabs; scabby.
- scombrid — any fish of the family Scombridae, comprising the mackerels and tunas.
- scriabin — Aleksandr Nikolaevich [al-ig-zan-der nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1872–1915, Russian composer and pianist.
- scribble — to tear apart (wool fibers) in the first stages of carding.
- scribing — scriber.
- scribism — the beliefs and actions of Jewish scribes during Christ's life
- sibyllic — of, resembling, or characteristic of a sibyl; prophetic; oracular.
- sick bag — a bag provided on an aircraft or ship as a receptacle for vomit
- sick bay — a hospital or dispensary, especially aboard ship.
- sick-bay — a hospital or dispensary, especially aboard ship.
- sit back — relax, rest
- slob ice — sludge (def 5).
- sociable — inclined to associate with or be in the company of others.
- sociably — inclined to associate with or be in the company of others.
- sorbitic — relating to sorbite
- stick by — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- sub-city — a large or important town.
- subacrid — slightly acrid
- subchief — a chief below the main chief
- subclaim — a claim that is part of a larger claim
- subcutis — the deeper layer of the dermis, containing mostly fat and connective tissue.
- subniche — a subdivision of a niche
- suboptic — below the eye
- subotica — a city in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, in N Serbia.
- subpubic — beneath the pubic bone
- subsonic — noting or pertaining to a speed less than that of sound in air at the same height above sea level.
- subtonic — the seventh tone of a scale, being the next below the upper tonic.
- subtopic — a topic that is included within another topic.
- subtunic — a garment worn under a tunic
- subvicar — an assistant to a vicar; a subordinate vicar