8-letter words containing b, o, a, k
- boatlike — resembling a boat
- boatneck — a wide, high neckline that follows the curve of the collarbone and ends in points on the shoulder seams.
- bockscar — the U.S. B-29 bomber that dropped the atom bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 1945.
- bodanzky — Artur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1877–1939, Austrian opera director and orchestra conductor: in the U.S. after 1915.
- boğazköy — a village in central Asia Minor: site of the ancient Hittite capital
- bonampak — ancient Mayan site in Chiapas, S Mexico: discovered in 1946.
- book bag — a bag or satchel used especially by a student for carrying books.
- bookable — If something such as a theatre seat or plane ticket is bookable, it can be booked in advance.
- bookcase — A bookcase is a piece of furniture with shelves that you keep books on.
- bookland — an area of common land given to a private owner
- bookmark — A bookmark is a narrow piece of card or leather that you put between the pages of a book so that you can find a particular page easily.
- bookrack — a rack for holding books
- bootjack — a device that grips the heel of a boot to enable the foot to be withdrawn easily
- bow back — a chair back formed of a single length of wood bent into a horseshoe form and fitted to a seat or arm rail, with spindles or slats as a filling.
- braddock — Edward1695-1755; Brit. general, born in Scotland: commander of the Brit. forces in the French & Indian War
- breakoff — an abrupt discontinuance, especially of relations
- breakout — If there has been a break-out, someone has escaped from prison.
- bro talk — Māori English
- brockage — a defect or fault imposed on a coin during its minting.
- buckaroo — a cowboy
- bukovina — a region of E central Europe, part of the NE Carpathians: the north was seized by the Soviet Union (1940) and later became part of Ukraine; the south remained Romanian
- bulgakov — Mikhail Afanaseyev (ʌfʌˈnasjef). 1891–1940, Soviet novelist, dramatist, and short-story writer; his novels include The Master and Margerita (1966–67)
- casebook — A casebook is a written record of the cases dealt with by someone such as a doctor, social worker, or police officer.
- cashbook — a book in which all receipts and payments of money are entered
- chapbook — a book of popular ballads, stories, etc, formerly sold by chapmen or pedlars
- clackbox — the casing enclosing a clack
- cockboat — any small boat
- comeback — If someone such as an entertainer or sports personality makes a comeback, they return to their profession or sport after a period away.
- cookable — That can be cooked; suitable for cooking.
- cryobank — a facility for storing living tissue, such as sperm, embryos, cells, etc, at a low temperature
- datebook — a notebook in which a person keeps a personal record of daily events, appointments, etc
- daybooks — Plural form of daybook.
- dropback — a lowering, as of prices or standards, especially to a previous level: Auto manufacturers requested a dropback in emissions standards.
- facebook — A reference book or electronic directory made up of individuals\u2019 photographs and names.
- factbook — A book of facts.
- flowback — return or redistribution of something that has been received or acquired.
- fog bank — a stratum of fog as seen from a distance.
- foldback — (in multitrack recording) a process for returning a signal to a performer instantly
- foodbank — a charitable organization which distributes food aid to people in financial difficulty
- forkball — a pitch thrown with the ball inserted between the index and middle fingers, causing it to dip sharply near home plate.
- 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.
- gobsmack — (transitive, slang) To astonish.
- grosbeak — any of various finches having a thick, conical bill.
- hackbolt — a European seabird, Puffinus major
- handbook — a book of instruction or guidance, as for an occupation; manual: a handbook of radio.
- hogbacks — Plural form of hogback.
- 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.
- hornbeak — a dialect name for a fish known as the garfish, hornfish or sea needle
- ironbark — any of the various Australian eucalyptuses having a hard, solid bark.
- jackboot — a sturdy leather boot reaching up over the knee, worn especially by soldiers.