8-letter words containing b, l, a, k
- foldback — (in multitrack recording) a process for returning a signal to a performer instantly
- forkball — a pitch thrown with the ball inserted between the index and middle fingers, causing it to dip sharply near home plate.
- fullback — a running back who lines up behind the quarterback and is farthest from the line of scrimmage.
- gladbeck — a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, W central Germany.
- go blank — If your mind goes blank, you are suddenly unable to think of anything appropriate to say, for example in reply to a question.
- hackable — (computing) That can be hacked or broken into; insecure, vulnerable.
- hackbolt — a European seabird, Puffinus major
- halfback — Football. one of two backs who typically line up on each side of the fullback. the position played by such a back.
- halfbeak — any of several marine fishes of the family Hemiramphidae, having a greatly elongated lower jaw.
- haulback — (in lumbering) a small line for pulling a cable back to its original position after it has been used to haul a log away.
- hawkbell — a small bell fitted to a hawk's leg
- hawkbill — hawksbill turtle.
- holdback — the iron or strap on the shaft of a horse-drawn vehicle to which the breeching of the harness is attached, enabling the horse to hold back or to back the vehicle.
- in baulk — inside one of these spaces
- ink ball — one of a pair of heavy pads of horsehair and cotton covered with sheepskin or buckskin and equipped with a handle, used before the invention of the ink roller for dabbing ink on type for printing.
- kabbalah — a system of esoteric theosophy and theurgy developed by rabbis, reaching its peak about the 12th and 13th centuries, and influencing certain medieval and Renaissance Christian thinkers. It was based on a mystical method of interpreting Scripture by which initiates claimed to penetrate sacred mysteries. Among its central doctrines are, all creation is an emanation from the Deity and the soul exists from eternity.
- kabeljou — a large marine sciaenid fish, Argyrosomus hololepidotus, that is an important food fish of South African waters
- kablooey — (colloquial) alternative spelling of kablooie.
- kablooie — (colloquial) A failure, meltdown; or explosion; a splat or splash.
- kabloona — a white man; a European.
- kaboodle — Alternative spelling of caboodle.
- kalimbas — Plural form of kalimba.
- karlsbad — German name of Karlovy Vary.
- keelboat — a roughly built, shallow freight boat, having a keel to permit sailing into the wind.
- keepable — able to be kept
- kickable — Capable, or deserving of being kicked.
- kickball — a children's game, similar to baseball, in which a large inflated ball, as a soccer ball, is kicked instead of being batted.
- kielbasa — a smoked sausage of coarsely chopped beef and pork, flavored with garlic and spices.
- kielbasy — a smoked sausage of coarsely chopped beef and pork, flavored with garlic and spices.
- killable — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
- kilobase — (in expressing the lengths of nucleic acid molecules) 1,000 bases.
- kilobaud — (unit) 1000 baud.
- kinabalu — a mountain in N Sabah, in Malaysia: highest peak on the island of Borneo. 13,455 feet (4101 meters).
- kissable — inviting kissing through being lovable or physically attractive.
- kissably — in a kissable way
- knowable — capable of being known.
- kohlrabi — a cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea gongylodes, whose stem above ground swells into an edible, bulblike formation.
- korfball — (uncountable) A non-contact unisex team sport originating from Holland, similar to netball, where players attempt to throw a ball into a basket atop a pole.
- lab book — a notebook used to note down experiments, hypotheses, etc, of the kind that may be carried out or formed in a laboratory
- laidback — Alternative spelling of laid-back.
- lambkill — sheep laurel.
- lambkins — Plural form of lambkin.
- lamblike — like a lamb; gentle; meek.
- lambskin — the skin of a lamb, especially when dressed with its wool, and used for clothing.
- landbank — An area of land held in reserve by a house-building firm.
- lay back — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- laybacks — Plural form of layback.
- lie back — sb: recline
- liftback — hatchback.
- likeable — readily or easily liked; pleasing: a likable young man.