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8-letter words containing b, r, i, n

  • con brio — (to be performed) with liveliness or spirit, as in the phrase allegro con brio
  • contrib. — contributor
  • conurbia — conurbations considered collectively
  • corbinas — Plural form of corbina.
  • corncrib — a ventilated building for the storage of unhusked maize
  • crabbing — Informal. an ill-tempered or grouchy person.
  • cribbing — the action of one that cribs
  • cribnote — crib (def 5a).
  • crumbing — Present participle of crumb.
  • cumbrian — of or relating to Cumbria or its inhabitants
  • cybering — Present participle of cyber.
  • debonair — A man who is debonair is confident, charming, and well-dressed.
  • diborane — a colorless gas with an unpleasant odor, B 2 H 6 , used in the synthesis of organic boron compounds as a dope to introduce boron and as a polymerization catalyst for ethylene.
  • dobrynin — Anatoly F(edorovich) [an-uh-toh-lee fyaw-duh-roh-vich;; Russian uh-nuh-taw-lyee fyaw-duh-ruh-vyich] /ˌæn əˈtoʊ li ˌfyɔ dəˈroʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌ nʌˈtɔ lyi ˈfyɔ də rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1919–2010, Russian diplomat.
  • dornbirn — a city in W Austria, in Vorarlberg. Pop: 42 301 (2001)
  • dreibund — a triple alliance, esp that formed between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy (1882–1915)
  • drubbing — a blow with a stick or the like.
  • dubliner — Ireland; magazine
  • eburnine — (rare) Like ivory.
  • edinburg — a city in S Texas.
  • endbrain — (neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the forebrain; the telencephalon.
  • enrobing — Present participle of enrobe.
  • fairborn — a city in W Ohio, near Dayton.
  • fernbird — Bowdleria punctata, an insectivorous bird native to New Zealand.
  • fibranne — viscose rayon made from spun yarn.
  • fibrino- — fibrin
  • finsbury — former metropolitan borough of EC London, now part of Islington
  • fireband — A band or bond forged by fire.
  • frobnitz — /frob'nits/, plural "frobnitzem" /frob'nit-zm/ or "frobni" /frob'ni:/ (TMRC) An unspecified physical object, a widget. Also refers to electronic black boxes. This rare form is usually abbreviated to "frotz", or more commonly to frob. Also used are "frobnule" (/frob'n[y]ool/) and "frobule" (/frob'yool/). Starting perhaps in 1979, "frobozz" /fr*-boz'/ (plural: "frobbotzim" /fr*-bot'zm/) has also become very popular, largely through its exposure as a name via Zork. These variants can also be applied to nonphysical objects, such as data structures. Pete Samson, compiler of the original TMRC lexicon, adds,q "Under the TMRC (railway) layout were many storage boxes, managed (in 1958) by David R. Sawyer. Several had fanciful designations written on them, such as "Frobnitz Coil Oil". Perhaps DRS intended Frobnitz to be a proper name, but the name was quickly taken for the thing". This was almost certainly the origin of the term.
  • furibund — Choleric, irate, propense to being furious.
  • garbling — Present participle of garble.
  • ginsberg — Allen, 1926–97, U.S. poet associated with the Beat Generation.
  • ginsburg — Ruth Bader [bey-der] /ˈbeɪ dər/ (Show IPA), born 1933, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court since 1993.
  • ginzberg — Asher [ash-er] /ˈæʃ ər/ (Show IPA), (Achad Ha-Am; Ahad Ha-am) 1856–1927, Hebrew philosophical writer and editor, born in Russia.
  • ginzburg — Natalia (nataˈliːa). 1916–91, Italian writer and dramatist. Her books include The Road to the City (1942), Voices in the Evening (1961), and Family Sayings (1963)
  • gisborne — a seaport on E North Island, in N New Zealand.
  • grabbing — Present participle of grab.
  • grubbing — Present participle of grub.
  • gun brig — a naval brig of the 18th century having from 8 to 12 guns.
  • hairband — A band for securing or tying back one's hair.
  • hangbird — a bird that builds a hanging nest, especially the Baltimore oriole.
  • hibernal — of or relating to winter; wintry.
  • hibernia — Ireland.
  • hiberno- — denoting Irish or Ireland
  • highborn — of high rank by birth.
  • 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.
  • ibn-ezra — Abraham Ben Meir. 1093–1167, Jewish poet, scholar, and traveller, born in Spain
  • imbruing — Present participle of imbrue.
  • in brief — lasting or taking a short time; of short duration: a brief walk; a brief stay in the country.
  • inarable — Not arable.
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