8-letter words containing c, n
- balancer — a person or thing that balances
- balances — Plural form of balance.
- balconet — a small ornamental balcony which does not extend far beyond the window, essentially a guardrail
- ballance — John. 1839–93, New Zealand statesman, born in Northern Ireland: prime minister of New Zealand (1891–93)
- banausic — merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
- bancroft — George1800-91; U.S. historian & statesman
- bankcard — any plastic card issued by a bank, such as a cash card or cheque card
- bannocks — Plural form of bannock.
- barbacan — barbican.
- barbican — a walled outwork or tower to protect a gate or drawbridge of a fortification
- barchans — Plural form of barchan.
- barnacle — Barnacles are small shellfish that fix themselves tightly to rocks and the bottoms of boats.
- barracan — any of various thick, strong fabrics
- barranca — a ravine or precipice
- baryonic — of or relating to a baryon
- batching — a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners.
- beaching — an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
- beaconed — a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- beancurd — Alternative spelling of bean curd.
- bechance — to happen (to)
- bechuana — a former name for a member of the Bantu people of Botswana
- beckmann — Ernst Otto (ɛrnst ˈɔːto). 1853–1923, German chemist: devised the Beckmann thermometer, used for measuring small temperature changes in liquids
- becknell — William, c1790–1865, U.S. frontier trader: opened Santa Fe Trail 1822.
- beckoned — a nod, gesture, etc., that signals, directs, summons, indicates agreement, or the like.
- becoming — A piece of clothing, a colour, or a hairstyle that is becoming makes the person who is wearing it look attractive.
- bedrench — to drench thoroughly; soak
- beechnut — the small brown triangular edible nut of the beech tree
- beer can — an aluminium can for beer
- belching — to eject gas spasmodically and noisily from the stomach through the mouth; eruct.
- benching — a long seat for several persons: a bench in the park.
- benchley — Robert (Charles)1889-1945; U.S. humorist
- benchman — a person whose job requires sitting at a workbench: The TV repair shop employs five benchmen.
- benchtop — a flat surface area
- benedick — a newly married man
- benedict — Saint. ?480–?547 ad, Italian monk: founded the Benedictine order at Monte Cassino in Italy in about 540 ad. His Regula Monachorum became the basis of the rule of all Western Christian monastic orders. Feast day: July 11 or March 14
- benefact — to be a benefactor to
- benefice — an endowed Church office yielding an income to its holder; a Church living
- bentinck — Lord William Cavendish. 1774–1839, British statesman, governor general of Bengal (1828–35)
- benzylic — relating to benzyl
- berenice — a feminine name
- bernicia — a 6th- and 7th- century Anglian kingdom, merged with Deira to form the kingdom of Northumbria, in present-day NE England and SE Scotland.
- bernicle — barnacle goose: a N European goose that has a black-and-white head and body and grey wings
- besancon — a city in E France, on the Doubs River: university (1422). Pop: 121 012 (2006)
- bescreen — to conceal or overshadow
- beuncled — having many uncles
- biconvex — (of a lens) having convex faces on both sides; convexo-convex
- billycan — Also called billy club. a police officer's club or baton.
- bin card — an index card in or affixed to a bin identifying its contents
- binchois — Gilles [Dutch khil-uh s;; French zheel] /Dutch ˈxɪl əs;; French ʒil/ (Show IPA), or Egidius [Dutch ey-khee-dee-oo s] /Dutch eɪˈxi diˌʊs/ (Show IPA), c1400–60, Flemish composer.
- binnacle — a housing for a ship's compass