8-letter words containing b, l, i, n
- bleeping — (used as a substitute word for one regarded as objectionable): Get that bleeping cat out of here!
- blend in — If something blends into the background, it is so similar to the background that it is difficult to see or hear it separately.
- blending — to mix smoothly and inseparably together: to blend the ingredients in a recipe.
- blenheim — a village in SW Germany, site of a victory of Anglo-Austrian forces under the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugène of Savoy that saved Vienna from the French and Bavarians (1704) during the War of the Spanish Succession
- blessing — A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.
- bletting — the ripening of fruit, especially of fruit stored until the desired degree of softness is attained.
- blindage — (esp formerly) a protective screen or structure, as over a trench
- blindcat — any of several catfishes, as Satan eurystomus (widemouth blindcat) of Texas, that inhabit underground streams and have undeveloped eyes and unpigmented skin.
- blinders — Blinders are two pieces of leather that are placed at the side of a horse's eyes so that it can only see straight ahead.
- blinding — A blinding light is extremely bright.
- blinging — flashy and expensive
- blinkard — an idiot or stupid person
- blinkers — If you describe someone as wearing blinkers, you think that they have a narrow point of view and are not taking other people's opinions into account.
- blinking — (intensifier)
- blipping — bleeping.
- blitzing — Military. an overwhelming all-out attack, especially a swift ground attack using armored units and air support. an intensive aerial bombing.
- bloating — Bloating is the swelling of a body or part of a body, usually because it has a lot of gas or liquid in it.
- block in — If you are blocked in, someone has parked their car in such a way that you cannot drive yours away.
- blocking — the interruption of anode current in a valve because of the application of a high negative voltage to the grid
- blogging — a website containing a writer's or group of writers' own experiences, observations, opinions, etc., and often having images and links to other websites.
- blogring — a group of blogs joined in a ring
- blondine — (of a woman) to dye (one's hair) blonde
- blonding — the act or an instance of dyeing hair blonde
- blondish — (of hair, skin, etc.) light-colored: the child's soft blond curls.
- bloodfin — a silvery red-finned South American freshwater fish, Aphyocharax rubripinnis: a popular aquarium fish: family Characidae (characins)
- blooding — the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended.
- blooming — Blooming is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they are annoyed.
- blotting — a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- blousing — a usually lightweight, loose-fitting garment for women and children, covering the body from the neck or shoulders more or less to the waistline, with or without a collar and sleeves, worn inside or outside a skirt, slacks, etc.
- blowiron — blowpipe (def 2).
- blueline — a blue-toned photographic print used as a proof for platemaking
- bluewing — a variety of teal, Anas discors, native to the Americas
- bluffing — to mislead by a display of strength, self-confidence, or the like: He bluffed me into believing that he was a doctor.
- blunting — having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp: a blunt pencil.
- bluntish — somewhat blunt
- blushing — to redden, as from embarrassment or shame: He blushed when they called him a conquering hero.
- bobolink — an American songbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, the male of which has a white back and black underparts in the breeding season: family Icteridae (American orioles)
- bodingly — in a boding manner
- bodleian — the principal library of Oxford University: a copyright deposit library
- bolivian — Bolivian means belonging or relating to Bolivia or its people.
- boltings — (of flour) the coarse particles separated by sifting
- boltonia — any North American plant of the genus Boltonia, having daisy-like flowers with white, violet, or pinkish rays: family Compositae (composites)
- bone oil — a dark brown pungent oil, containing pyridine and hydrocarbons, obtained by the destructive distillation of bones
- bonspiel — a curling match
- bonytail — a fish, Gila elegans, found in the Colorado River, having flaring fins and a thin caudal peduncle.
- boringly — causing or marked by boredom: a boring discussion; to have a boring time.
- bouillon — Bouillon is a liquid made by boiling meat and bones or vegetables in water and used to make soups and sauces.
- boweling — Anatomy. Usually, bowels. the intestine. a part of the intestine.
- bowingly — in a curved manner
- box nail — a nail having a long shank, smooth or barbed, with a sharp point and a flat head.