8-letter words containing b, r, o, e, d
- laboured — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- leeboard — either of two broad, flat objects attached to the sides of a sailing ship amidships, the one on the lee side being lowered into the water to prevent the ship from making leeway.
- lovebird — any of various small parrots, especially of the genus Agapornis, of Africa, noted for the affection shown one another and often kept as pets.
- obdurate — unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
- oberland — a mountain region in central Switzerland, mostly in S Bern canton.
- obscured — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- observed — to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
- obtruded — Simple past tense and past participle of obtrude.
- obtruder — One who obtrudes.
- obtrudes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obtrude.
- obverted — Simple past tense and past participle of obvert.
- ore-body — a well-defined mass of ore-bearing rock.
- outbreed — to breed selected individuals outside the limits of the breed or variety.
- 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.
- overbold — Excessively bold.
- overbred — to produce (offspring); procreate; engender.
- overdubs — Plural form of overdub.
- oxbridge — Oxford or Cambridge University, or both, especially in contrast with the redbrick universities of England.
- pegboard — a board having holes into which pegs are placed in specific patterns, used for playing or scoring certain games.
- preboard — to put or allow to go aboard in advance of the usual time or before others: Passengers with disabilities will be preboarded.
- rawboned — having little flesh, especially on a large-boned frame; gaunt.
- rebeldom — a region or territory controlled by rebels.
- red book — 1.
Informal name for one of the four standard references on PostScript. The other three official guides are known as the Blue Book, the Green Book, and the White Book. 2. (publication) Informal name for one of the three standard references on Smalltalk. This book also has blue and green siblings. 3. Any of the 1984 standards issued by the ITU-T eighth plenary assembly. These include, among other things, the X.400 electronic mail specification, the Group 1 through 4 fax standards, ISDN, the R2 signalling system (Q.400 series recommendations), data communication via the PSTN (the V series recommendations) and tariffs and metering principles (the D series). 4. The new version of the Green Book - IEEE 1003.1-1990, also known as ISO 9945-1 - is (because of the colour and the fact that it is printed on A4 paper) known in the USA. as "the Ugly Red Book That Won't Fit On The Shelf" and in Europe as "the Ugly Red Book That's A Sensible Size". 5. The NSA "Trusted Network Interpretation" companion to the Orange Book. See also book titles. - redouble — to double; make twice as great: to redouble one's efforts.
- rota bed — a bed in an old people's home, reserved for the regular respite care of dependent old people
- rude boy — a member of a group of often delinquent teenagers in the late 1970s and early 1980s, noted for listening to ska music and wearing suits with trilby or similar soft felt hats
- seaboard — the line where land and sea meet.
- sowbread — any of several species of cyclamen, especially Cyclamen hederifolium, a low-growing Old World plant having mottled leaves and pink or white flowers.
- suborder — a category of related families within an order.
- suborned — to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime.
- teaboard — a tea tray
- throbbed — to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate.
- trilobed — trilobate.
- troubled — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- tuberoid — a thickened or fleshy root resembling a tuber
- unprobed — not examined or probed
- wardrobe — a stock of clothes or costumes, as of a person or of a theatrical company.
- webboard — an internet site where users can post messages, tutorials, information, and topics for discussion