8-letter words containing d, e, b, o
- mobisode — a typically brief episode of a television show that is available online and formatted for viewing on a mobile phone or smartphone
- moddable — (video games) That can be modded (modified by the end user).
- mode bit — A flag, usually in hardware, that selects between two (usually quite different) modes of operation. The connotations are different from flag bit in that mode bits are mainly written during a boot or set-up phase, are seldom explicitly read, and seldom change over the lifetime of an ordinary program. The classic example was the EBCDIC-vs.-ASCII bit (#12) of the Program Status Word of the IBM 360. Another was the bit on a PDP-12 that controlled whether it ran the PDP-8 or the LINC instruction set.
- moldable — a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- nobodies — Plural form of nobody.
- noseband — that part of a bridle or halter that passes over the animal's nose.
- obdurate — unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
- obedient — obeying or willing to obey; complying with or submissive to authority: an obedient son.
- obelised — to mark (a word or passage) with an obelus.
- obelized — Simple past tense and past participle of obelize.
- oberland — a mountain region in central Switzerland, mostly in S Bern canton.
- objected — anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
- obliqued — neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
- 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.
- obsessed — having an obsession (usually followed by with or by): He is obsessed with eliminating guilt.
- obtained — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- obtected — (obsolete) covered; protected.
- obtruded — Simple past tense and past participle of obtrude.
- obtruder — One who obtrudes.
- obtrudes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obtrude.
- obtunded — to blunt; dull; deaden.
- obverted — Simple past tense and past participle of obvert.
- obviated — to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary: to obviate the risk of serious injury.
- obwalden — one of the two divisions of the canton of Unterwalden, in central Switzerland. 189 sq. mi. (490 sq. km). Capital: Sarnen.
- 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.
- oxidable — able to undergo oxidation
- pegboard — a board having holes into which pegs are placed in specific patterns, used for playing or scoring certain games.
- phleboid — pertaining to or resembling a vein.
- 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.
- seed box — a box for storing seeds until they are ready for planting
- semibold — denoting a weight of typeface between medium and bold face
- sidebone — ossification of the cartilages in the lateral portion of the foot of a horse, resulting in lameness.
- sofa bed — a sofa that can be converted into a bed, either by folding out the seat or by lowering the back to be flush with the seat.
- sofa-bed — a sofa that can be converted into a bed, either by folding out the seat or by lowering the back to be flush with the seat.
- somebody — a person of some note or importance.