8-letter words containing b, o, m, a
- may-blob — marsh marigold.
- megabook — An extremely large book.
- metablog — (neologism, Internet) a blog about blogs.
- metabola — (in the plural, entomology) Insects that metamorphose.
- metabole — Alternative spelling of metabola.
- metaboly — the ability of some cells, esp protozoans, to alter their shape
- microbar — a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to one millionth of a bar; one dyne per square centimeter.
- microbat — Any of the small bats in the suborder Microchiroptera.
- mmabatho — a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa, consisting of several landlocked areas, along the NE part: granted independence in 1977 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 16,988 sq. mi. (44,000 sq. km). Capital: Mmabatho.
- mobocrat — One who favours a form of government in which the unintelligent populace rules without restraint.
- mockable — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- 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.
- moneybag — a bag for money.
- monobath — a developer and fixer combined in the same solution.
- moon bag — a small bag worn on a belt, round the waist
- moonball — a high lob in tennis.
- moonbase — (scifi) A base located on a moon.
- moonbeam — a ray of moonlight.
- mootable — Capable of being mooted.
- mopboard — baseboard (def 1).
- morbihan — a department in W France. 2738 sq. mi. (7090 sq. km). Capital: Vannes.
- mossback — Informal. a person holding very antiquated notions; reactionary. a person living in the backwoods; rustic.
- mothball — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- movables — Plural form of movable.
- moveable — capable of being moved; not fixed in one place, position, or posture.
- moveably — in a movable manner
- myoblast — any of the cells derived from the mesoderm in the vertebrate embryo that develop into muscle tissue.
- nabobism — any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.
- nobleman — a man of noble birth or rank; noble; peer.
- obeahism — the custom of or faith in the form of witchcraft known as obeah
- off-beam — If you describe something or someone as off-beam, you mean that they are wrong or inaccurate.
- olibanum — frankincense.
- plumbago — graphite.
- rehoboam — the successor of Solomon and the first king of Judah, reigned 922?–915? b.c. I Kings 11:43.
- riobamba — a city in central Ecuador in the Andes, near the Chimborazo volcano.
- rombauer — Irma von Starkloff [stahrk-lawf,, ‐lof] /ˈstɑrk lɔf,, ‐lɒf/ (Show IPA), 1877–1962, U.S. cooking expert and cookbook writer.
- smallboy — the steward's assistant or deputy steward in European households in W Africa
- smokable — suitable for being smoked.
- soembawa — Dutch name of Sumbawa.
- stamboul — Istanbul
- subimago — the first winged stage of the mayfly, with dull opaque wings, known to anglers as a dun, before it metamorphoses into the shiny gauzy imago or spinner
- tamboura — an Asian musical instrument of the lute family having a small, round body and a long neck.
- to blame — If someone is to blame for something bad that has happened, they are responsible for causing it.
- tombaugh — Clyde William, 1906–97, U.S. astronomer: discovered Pluto 1930.
- umbonate — having an umbo or projecting boss.
- webcomal — COMmon Algorithmic Language
- zambomba — a drum-like musical instrument used in flamenco music
- zimbalon — a complex zither played especially in Hungary.