8-letter words containing b, r, i, s, a
- binarism — the state of being binary
- biparous — producing offspring in pairs
- biramous — divided into two parts, as the appendages of crustaceans
- biserial — in two rows
- bismarck — a city in North Dakota, on the Missouri River: the state capital. Pop: 56 344 (2003 est)
- boardies — a pair of board shorts
- boarfish — any of various spiny-finned marine teleost fishes of the genera Capros, Antigonia, etc, related to the dories, having a deep compressed body, a long snout, and large eyes
- bovarism — an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit.
- boyarism — the rule of the boyars
- bozzaris — Marco [mahr-koh] /ˈmɑr koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1788?–1823, Greek patriot.
- brackish — Brackish water is slightly salty and unpleasant.
- brahmins — Hinduism. Brahman1 (def 1).
- brainish — impulsive or impetuous
- brancusi — Constantin (konstanˈtin). 1876–1957, Romanian sculptor, noted for his streamlined abstractions of animal forms
- brandeis — ˈLouis Demˌbitz (ˈdɛmˌbɪts ) ; demˈbitsˌ) 1856-1941; U.S. jurist: associate justice, Supreme Court (1916-39)
- brandise — a trivet
- brandish — If you brandish something, especially a weapon, you hold it in a threatening way.
- brasiers — a person who makes articles of brass.
- brasilia — the capital of Brazil (since 1960), on the central plateau: the former capital was Rio de Janeiro. Pop: 3 341 000 (2005 est)
- brasilin — brazilin
- brassica — Brassicas are vegetables such as cabbages, broccoli and turnips.
- brassier — made of or covered with brass.
- brassish — like brass; brassy
- briareus — a giant with a hundred arms and fifty heads who aided Zeus and the Olympians against the Titans
- brigands — a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
- brigsail — a large gaffsail on the mainmast or trysail mast of a brig.
- brisance — the shattering effect or power of an explosion or explosive
- brisbane — a port in E Australia, the capital of Queensland: founded in 1824 as a penal settlement; vast agricultural hinterland. Pop: 2 189 878 (2013)
- broadish — fairly broad
- calibers — Plural form of caliber.
- calibres — Plural form of calibre.
- carabids — Plural form of carabid.
- carbines — Plural form of carbine.
- caribees — See under Antilles.
- caribous — Plural form of caribou.
- catbirds — Plural form of catbird.
- corbinas — Plural form of corbina.
- crabbish — Somewhat sour or cross; crabby.
- crabwise — (of motion) sideways; like a crab
- dirtbags — Plural form of dirtbag.
- disabler — to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate: The detective successfully disabled the bomb. He was disabled by the accident.
- drabbish — Somewhat drab in colour.
- fibratus — (of a cloud) hairlike or striated in composition.
- fibromas — Plural form of fibroma.
- firebase — an artillery base, especially one set up quickly to support advancing troops or to forestall enemy advances.
- hebraism — an expression or construction distinctive of the Hebrew language.
- hebraist — a person versed in the Hebrew language.
- inboards — Plural form of inboard.
- isobaric — Meteorology. having or showing equal barometric pressure.
- jaybirds — Plural form of jaybird.