8-letter words containing b, w
- bobwhite — a brown North American quail, Colinus virginianus, the male of which has white markings on the head: a popular game bird
- bodywear — close-fitting clothing, as leotards or bodysuits, made of lightweight, usually stretch fabrics and worn for exercising, dancing, or leisure activity.
- bodywork — The bodywork of a motor vehicle is the outside part of it.
- 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
- bog down — If a plan or process bogs down or if something bogs it down, it is delayed and no progress is made.
- bollworm — any of various moth caterpillars, such as Pectinophora (or Platyedra) gossypiella (pink bollworm), that feed on and destroy cotton bolls
- bone wax — a mixture of wax, oil, and carbolic acid applied to the cut surface of a bone to prevent bleeding
- boo-word — any word that seems to cause irrational fear
- bookwork — the keeping of accounts
- bookworm — If you describe someone as a bookworm, you mean they are very fond of reading.
- boomtown — a town that has sprung up or expanded rapidly as a result of an economic boom
- borrower — A borrower is a person or organization that borrows money.
- bothwell — Earl of, title of James Hepburn. 1535–78, Scottish nobleman; third husband of Mary Queen of Scots. He is generally considered to have instigated the murder of Darnley (1567)
- botswana — a republic in southern Africa: established as the British protectorate of Bechuanaland in 1885 as a defence against the Boers; became an independent state within the Commonwealth in 1966; consists mostly of a plateau averaging 1000 m (3300 ft), with the extensive Okavango swamps in the northwest and the Kalahari Desert in the southwest. Languages: English and Tswana. Religion: animist majority. Currency: pula. Capital: Gaborone. Pop: 2 127 825 (2013 est). Area: about 570 000 sq km (220 000 sq miles)
- bow back — a chair back formed of a single length of wood bent into a horseshoe form and fitted to a seat or arm rail, with spindles or slats as a filling.
- bow down — If you refuse to bow down to another person, you refuse to show them respect or to behave in a way which you think would make you seem weaker or less important than them.
- bow hand — the hand that holds the bow in archery or in playing a violin, cello, etc.
- bow legs — a condition in which the legs curve outwards like a bow between the ankle and the thigh
- bow wave — wave that forms at the front of a ship
- bow-iron — (on the car of a sidewalk elevator) a metal arch for parting the cellar doors as the elevator rises.
- bowditch — Nathaniel1773-1838; U.S. mathematician, astronomer, & navigator
- boweling — Anatomy. Usually, bowels. the intestine. a part of the intestine.
- bowenite — a compact and dense variety of green serpentine resembling jade.
- bowfront — having a front that curves outwards
- bowgrace — a fender or pad used to protect the bows of a vessel from ice.
- bowingly — in a curved manner
- bowl out — In a sport such as cricket, if a team is bowled out, each player in that team has had to stop batting and leave the pitch and there is nobody left to bat.
- bowllike — resembling a bowl; bowl-shaped
- bowrider — a motorboat with an open bow provided with seating.
- bowsprit — a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel, esp a sailing vessel, used to carry the headstay as far forward as possible
- bowyangs — a pair of strings or straps secured round each trouser leg below the knee, worn esp by sheep-shearers and other labourers
- bradshaw — a British railway timetable, published annually from 1839 to 1961
- brainbow — the result of a process by which the individual neurons of a brain can be mapped with fluorescent proteins under a light source
- bramwell — a male given name.
- brawling — a noisy quarrel, squabble, or fight.
- brew pub — a bar serving beer brewed at a small microbrewery on the premises.
- brewster — Sir David. 1781–1868, Scottish physicist, noted for his studies of the polarization of light
- brigalow — any of various acacia trees
- broadway — a thoroughfare in New York City, famous for its theatres: the centre of the commercial theatre in the US
- browband — the strap of a horse's bridle that goes across the forehead
- browbeat — If someone tries to browbeat you, they try to force you to do what they want.
- browless — without eyebrows
- browning — a substance used to darken soups, gravies, etc
- brownish — Something that is brownish is slightly brown in colour.
- brownist — a person who supported the principles of church government advocated by Robert Browne and adopted in modified form by the Independents or Congregationalists
- brownout — a dimming or reduction in the use of electric lights in a city, esp to conserve electric power or as a defensive precaution in wartime
- brownson — Orestes Augustus, 1803–76, U.S. writer.
- browsing — to eat, nibble at, or feed on (leaves, tender shoots, or other soft vegetation).
- budgerow — a large slow-moving barge formerly used on the Ganges
- bulawayo — a city in SW Zimbabwe founded (1893) on the site of the kraal of Lobengula, the last Matabele king; the country's main industrial centre. Pop: 693 000 (2005 est)