8-letter words containing b, m
- beermats — Plural form of beermat.
- begombed — smudged and sticky; soiled, usually with sticky residue.
- begrimed — dirty
- begummed — to smear, soil, clog, etc., with or as if with gum or a gummy substance.
- behemoth — If you refer to something as a behemoth, you mean that it is extremely large, and often that it is unpleasant, inefficient, or difficult to manage.
- bejumble — to jumble up
- belamour — a beloved person
- bellmawr — a borough in SW New Jersey.
- bellmore — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- belmondo — Jean-Paul (ʒɑ̃pol). born 1933, French film actor
- belmonte — Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), 1893–1962, Spanish matador.
- belmopan — (since 1973) the capital of Belize, about 50 miles inland: founded in 1970. Pop: 10 000 (2005 est)
- belt man — a worker responsible for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of machine belts.
- beltrami — Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1900, Italian mathematician.
- bemadden — to cause to become mad
- bemingle — to mingle
- bemoaned — to express distress or grief over; lament: to bemoan one's fate.
- bemoaner — a person who bemoans
- bemuddle — to confuse
- bemuffle — to muffle, wrap up warmly
- bemurmur — to murmur at
- bemusing — to bewilder or confuse.
- bemuzzle — to put a muzzle on
- benchman — a person whose job requires sitting at a workbench: The TV repair shop employs five benchmen.
- benidorm — a coastal resort town in W Spain, on the Costa Blanca
- benjamin — the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel (Genesis 35:16–18; 42:4)
- bensalem — urban township in SE Pa., near Philadelphia: pop. 58,000
- benumbed — made numb; very cold
- bepimple — form pimples on
- beplumed — decorated with feathers
- bepommel — to beat vigorously
- bergamot — a small Asian spiny rutaceous tree, Citrus bergamia, having sour pear-shaped fruit
- bergmehl — a light powdery variety of calcite
- berimbau — a Brazilian single-stringed bowed instrument, used to accompany capoeira
- bermudas — a group of islands in the Atlantic, 580 miles (935 km) E of North Carolina: a British colony; resort. 19 sq. mi. (49 sq. km). Capital: Hamilton.
- berryman — John. 1914–72, US poet and critic, author of Homage to Mistress Bradstreet (1956) and Dream Songs (1964–68)
- beseemly — becoming; suitable
- besmirch — If you besmirch someone or their reputation, you say that they are a bad person or that they have done something wrong, usually when this is not true.
- besmooth — to smooth
- besmudge — to blacken
- bessemer — Sir Henry, 1813–98, English engineer: inventor of the Bessemer process.
- best man — The best man at a wedding is the man who assists the bridegroom.
- betacism — a type of speech impediment where the b sound is excessive
- betjeman — Sir John. 1906–84, English poet, noted for his nostalgic and humorous verse and essays and for his concern for the preservation of historic buildings, esp of the Victorian era. Poet laureate (1972–84)
- bibimbap — a Korean dish of rice, sautéed and seasoned vegetables, and hot pepper paste
- bichrome — having two colours
- biennium — a period of two years
- big game — Large wild animals such as lions and elephants that are hunted for sport are often referred to as big game.
- big mama — a man's sweetheart, girlfriend, or wife.
- big name — A big name is a person who is successful and famous because of their work.