8-letter words containing b, o, n, i
- gisborne — a seaport on E North Island, in N New Zealand.
- globbing — Present participle of glob.
- globulin — any of a group of proteins, as myosin, occurring in plant and animal tissue, insoluble in pure water but soluble in dilute salt solutions and coagulable by heat.
- gobbling — Present participle of gobble.
- hiberno- — denoting Irish or Ireland
- highborn — of high rank by birth.
- hipbones — Plural form of hipbone.
- hobbling — to walk lamely; limp.
- hobnails — Plural form of hobnail.
- hornbill — any large bird of the family Bucerotidae, of the Old World tropics, characterized by a very large bill usually surmounted by a horny protuberance.
- ibogaine — an alkaloid, C 20 H 26 N 2 O, obtained from an African shrub, Tabernanthe iboga, having antidepressant and hallucinogenic properties.
- icebound — held fast or hemmed in by ice; frozen in: an icebound ship.
- imbolden — embolden.
- in a box — in difficulty or a dilemma
- in bloom — plant: flowering
- in doubt — uncertain
- inboards — Plural form of inboard.
- inbounds — Sports. being within the boundaries of a court or field.
- incomber — Archaic form of encumber.
- incubous — (of leaves) overlapping, with the upper part of each leaf covering the base of the leaf above it.
- infobahn — information superhighway.
- ink blot — a stain on paper, made by ink
- inkblots — Plural form of inkblot.
- intombed — Simple past tense and past participle of intomb.
- iron box — [Unix/Internet] A special environment set up to trap a cracker logging in over remote connections long enough to be traced. May include a modified shell restricting the cracker's movements in unobvious ways, and "bait" files designed to keep him interested and logged on. See also back door, firewall machine, Venus flytrap, and Clifford Stoll's account in "The Cuckoo's Egg" of how he made and used one. Compare padded cell.
- ironbark — any of the various Australian eucalyptuses having a hard, solid bark.
- isobront — a line on a weather map or chart connecting various points where a given phase of thunderstorm activity occurred simultaneously.
- jacobian — Alternative capitalization of Jacobian.
- jacobina — a female given name.
- jacobins — (in the French Revolution) a member of a radical society or club of revolutionaries that promoted the Reign of Terror and other extreme measures, active chiefly from 1789 to 1794: so called from the Dominican convent in Paris, where they originally met.
- jobation — an extensive rebuke; scolding
- joinable — That can be joined.
- kinboshi — (sumo) an honour awarded to a rikishi of maegashira rank upon beating a yokozuna.
- kingbolt — a vertical bolt connecting the body of a vehicle with the fore axle, the body of a railroad car with a truck, etc.
- knobbing — Present participle of knob.
- knoblike — a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like.
- laboring — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- libation — a pouring out of wine or other liquid in honor of a deity.
- lin biao — 1907–71, Chinese marshal and Communist leader: defense minister 1959–71; leader of abortive coup 1971.
- lion cub — baby lion
- lobation — lobate formation.
- lobbying — an entrance hall, corridor, or vestibule, as in a public building, often serving as an anteroom; foyer.
- lobefins — Plural form of lobefin.
- lobeline — a crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 22 H 27 NO 2 , obtained by extraction from lobelia: used chiefly in the form of its sulfate or hydrochloride as a respiratory stimulant and, because of its nicotinelike pharmacological action, as an agent to discourage tobacco smoking.
- mainboom — the spar for the mainsail
- manitoba — a province in central Canada. 246,512 sq. mi. (638,466 sq. km). Abbreviation: Man. Capital: Winnipeg.
- miniboss — (video games) A minor or incidental boss in a video game.
- morbihan — a department in W France. 2738 sq. mi. (7090 sq. km). Capital: Vannes.
- moribund — in a dying state; near death.
- nabobism — any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.