8-letter words containing b, r, i, n
- inboards — Plural form of inboard.
- inbreeds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inbreed.
- incomber — Archaic form of encumber.
- incumber — encumber.
- inkberry — Also called gallberry. a shrub, Ilex glabra, having leathery, evergreen leaves and black berries.
- inscribe — to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
- interbed — (of a stratum) be embedded among or between others.
- interweb — (often lowercase) the Internet: used jocularly when pretending to be or referring to an inexperienced Internet user, or when expressing a disdain for certain Internet content: vague recollections presented as fact on the Interweb.
- inurbane — not urbane; lacking in courtesy, refinement, etc.
- 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.
- kingbird — any of several American tyrant flycatchers of the genus Tyrannus, especially T. tyrannus (eastern kingbird) of North America, known for their pugnacious disposition toward predators.
- laboring — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- liberian — a republic in W Africa: founded by freed American slaves 1822. About 43,000 sq. mi. (111,000 sq. km). Capital: Monrovia.
- lilburne — John. ?1614-57, English Puritan pamphleteer and leader of the Levellers, a radical group prominent during the Civil War
- linear b — an ancient system of writing representing a very early form of Greek, deciphered by Michael Ventris chiefly from clay tablets found at Knossos on Crete and at Pylos.
- linebred — produced by linebreeding.
- madbrain — (archaic) A rash or hotheaded person.
- malibran — Maria Felicita [Spanish mah-ree-ah fe-lee-thee-tah] /Spanish mɑˈri ɑ ˌfɛ liˈθi tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1808–36, Spanish opera singer, born in France.
- marbling — metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- membrain — Misspelling of membrane.
- midbrain — the middle of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue; mesencephalon.
- millburn — a township in NE New Jersey.
- minibars — Plural form of minibar.
- misbrand — to brand or label erroneously.
- morbihan — a department in W France. 2738 sq. mi. (7090 sq. km). Capital: Vannes.
- moribund — in a dying state; near death.
- nail bar — a type of beauty salon specializing in manicure and the decoration of, esp women's, fingernails
- neighbor — a person who lives near another.
- nibblers — Plural form of nibbler.
- ninebark — any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Physocarpus, of the rose family, having bark that separates into thin layers.
- niobrara — a river flowing E from E Wyoming through Nebraska to the Missouri. 431 miles (692 km) long.
- nubiform — cloud-like
- obtainer — One who obtains.
- orbiting — the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- ovenbird — an American warbler, Seiurus aurocapillus, that builds an oven-shaped nest of leaves, twigs, etc., on the forest floor.
- overbind — To bind or restrict to an excessive extent.
- panbroil — to cook in a pan with little fat or moisture
- parnaiba — a seaport in NE Brazil.
- purblind — nearly or partially blind; dim-sighted.
- quiberon — a peninsula in NW France, on the S coast of Brittany: British naval victory over the French 1759. 6 miles (10 km) long.
- rabatine — a type of collar or cape worn over the shoulders
- rabbanim — master; teacher (used as a term of address and title of respect for a person ranking higher than a rabbi).
- rabbinic — the Hebrew language as used by rabbis in post-Biblical times.
- rabbling — a tool or mechanically operated device used for stirring or mixing a charge in a roasting furnace.
- rainband — a dark band in the solar spectrum caused by water vapor in the atmosphere.
- rainbird — any of several birds, especially the black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) and the yellow-billed cuckoo (C. americanus), that are said to call frequently before a rainstorm.
- rainbows — the Rainbow Guides, the youngest group of girls (aged 5-7 years) in The Guide Association
- rambling — aimlessly wandering.