8-letter words containing b, o, r, e
- berouged — wearing rouge
- bescorch — to scorch badly
- beshroud — to cover with a shroud
- bestrode — to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of.
- betatron — a type of particle accelerator for producing high-energy beams of electrons, having an alternating magnetic field to keep the electrons in a circular orbit of fixed radius and accelerate them by magnetic induction. It produces energies of up to about 300 MeV
- bevatron — a proton synchrotron at the University of California
- beyrouth — Beirut.
- bichrome — having two colours
- biforate — having two openings, pores, or perforations
- biforked — two-pronged
- biometer — a device for measuring the production of carbon dioxide in functioning tissue
- biometry — the analysis of biological data using mathematical and statistical methods
- bisector — a straight line or plane that bisects an angle
- bloomers — Bloomers are an old-fashioned kind of women's underwear which consists of wide, loose trousers gathered at the knees.
- bloomery — a place in which malleable iron is produced directly from iron ore
- blue rod — officer of the Order of St Michael and St George
- boardies — a pair of board shorts
- bob wire — barbed wire.
- bobowler — a large moth
- bodywear — close-fitting clothing, as leotards or bodysuits, made of lightweight, usually stretch fabrics and worn for exercising, dancing, or leisure activity.
- boer war — either of two conflicts between Britain and the South African Boers, the first (1880–1881) when the Boers sought to regain the independence given up for British aid against the Zulus, the second (1899–1902) when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain
- boertjie — a person, esp a friend, often used as a term of address
- bogarted — to take an unfair share of (something); keep for oneself instead of sharing: Are you gonna bogart that joint all night?
- boilover — a surprising result in a sporting event, esp in a horse race
- boiserie — finely-sculptured wood panelling or wainscoating, particularly in 18th-century French architecture
- boltrope — a rope sewn to the foot or luff of a sail to strengthen it
- bombarde — an alto wind instrument similar to the oboe or medieval shawm, used mainly in Breton traditional music
- bondager — someone who performs bondservice; a bondman
- bone dry — If you say that something is bone dry, you are emphasizing that it is very dry indeed.
- bone-dry — very dry.
- boneyard — a cemetery; graveyard
- bongrace — a brim or shade on the front of women's bonnets or hats, intended to protect the face from the sun
- boodlers — the lot, pack, or crowd: Send the whole boodle back to the factory.
- booklore — any knowledge or belief gained from books
- bookrest — a cradle for holding an open book so that it may be read comfortably
- boracite — a white mineral that forms salt deposits of magnesium borate and chloride in orthorhombic crystalline form. Formula: Mg3ClB7O13
- borazine — a colorless liquid, B 3 N 3 H 6 , that hydrolyzes with water to form boron hydrides. It is the inorganic analogue of benzene with similar physical properties.
- borazole — a colorless liquid, B 3 N 3 H 6 , that hydrolyzes with water to form boron hydrides. It is the inorganic analogue of benzene with similar physical properties.
- bordeaux — a port in SW France, on the River Garonne: a major centre of the wine trade. Pop: 235 878 (2006)
- bordello — A bordello is a brothel.
- borderer — a person who lives in a border area, esp the border between England and Scotland
- borecole — kale (def 1).
- borehole — A borehole is a deep round hole made by a special tool or machine, especially one that is made in the ground when searching for oil or water.
- boresome — boring or uninteresting
- borghese — a noble Italian family whose members were influential in Italian art and politics from the 16th to the 19th century
- borrelia — a genus of helical spirochete bacteria, some causing relapsing fever
- borrower — A borrower is a person or organization that borrows money.
- borujerd — city in WC Iran: pop. 201,000
- botchery — an instance of botched workmanship
- bothered — worried or concerned