8-letter words containing b, o, a, d
- holdable — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- 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.
- inboards — Plural form of inboard.
- j'adoube — an expression of an intention to touch a piece in order to adjust its placement rather than to make a move
- jawboned — Simple past tense and past participle of jawbone.
- kaboodle — Alternative spelling of caboodle.
- keyboard — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
- kilobaud — (unit) 1000 baud.
- knobhead — a stupid person
- laboured — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- labrador — a peninsula in NE North America surrounded by Hudson Bay, the Atlantic, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, containing the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Quebec. 510,000 sq. mi. (1,320,900 sq. km).
- lambdoid — having the shape of the Greek capital lambda.
- lapboard — a thin, flat board to be held on the lap for use as a table or writing surface.
- larboard — (formerly) port2 (def 1).
- leeboard — either of two broad, flat objects attached to the sides of a sailing ship amidships, the one on the lee side being lowered into the water to prevent the ship from making leeway.
- loadable — Capable of being loaded.
- logboard — a board used for logging a ship's records
- lombardi — Vince(nt Thomas) 1913–70, U.S. football coach.
- lombardo — Guy (Albert) 1902–77, U.S. bandleader, born in Canada.
- lombardy — a region and former kingdom in N Italy. 9190 sq. mi. (23,800 sq. km).
- mawbound — (of cattle) constipated
- moddable — (video games) That can be modded (modified by the end user).
- moldable — a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- mopboard — baseboard (def 1).
- nonbrand — not produced by a well-known company or brand
- noseband — that part of a bridle or halter that passes over the animal's nose.
- obduracy — the state or quality of being obdurate.
- obdurate — unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
- oberland — a mountain region in central Switzerland, mostly in S Bern canton.
- obsidian — a volcanic glass similar in composition to granite, usually dark but transparent in thin pieces, and having a good conchoidal fracture.
- obtained — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- obviated — to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary: to obviate the risk of serious injury.
- obwalden — one of the two divisions of the canton of Unterwalden, in central Switzerland. 189 sq. mi. (490 sq. km). Capital: Sarnen.
- oddballs — Plural form of oddball.
- offboard — not carried, installed, etc., within a vehicle or electronic device: offboard software to track and control the robot's movement.
- on board — provided, occurring, etc., on a vehicle: among the ship's many onboard services.
- on-board — provided, occurring, etc., on a vehicle: among the ship's many onboard services.
- oribatid — a mite of the family Oribatoidea
- outboard — located on the exterior of a hull or aircraft.
- oxidable — able to undergo oxidation
- pc board — a circuit in which the interconnecting conductors and some of the circuit components have been printed, etched, etc., onto a sheet or board of dielectric material (PC board, printed-circuit board)
- pegboard — a board having holes into which pegs are placed in specific patterns, used for playing or scoring certain games.
- pop band — a band, consisting of guitars, drums and sometimes other instruments, which plays pop music
- preboard — to put or allow to go aboard in advance of the usual time or before others: Passengers with disabilities will be preboarded.
- rawboned — having little flesh, especially on a large-boned frame; gaunt.
- rhabdoid — a rod-shaped structure found in the cells of some plants and animals
- rota bed — a bed in an old people's home, reserved for the regular respite care of dependent old people
- rubboard — a board for scrubbing clothes on
- seaboard — the line where land and sea meet.
- shadbolt — Maurice. 1932–2004, New Zealand novelist