8-letter words containing e, m, a, n
- bailment — a contractual delivery of goods in trust to a person for a specific purpose
- bailsmen — Plural form of bailsman.
- bandmate — a fellow member of a band
- bandsmen — Plural form of bandsman.
- bargeman — a man who operates, or works aboard, a barge
- bargemen — Plural form of bargeman.
- basement — The basement of a building is a floor built partly or completely below ground level.
- basename — (file system) The name of a file which, in contrast to a pathname, does not mention any of the directories containing the file. Examples:
- bashment — (slang, countable, especially Jamaican) A party or rave.
- batement — reduction; abatement
- beadsman — a person who prays for another's soul, esp one paid or fed for doing so
- beadsmen — Plural form of beadsman.
- beamline — (physics) The line traveled by a particle beam in an accelerator.
- beat man — district man.
- beaumont — a city in SE Texas. Pop: 112 434 (2003 est)
- beckmann — Ernst Otto (ɛrnst ˈɔːto). 1853–1923, German chemist: devised the Beckmann thermometer, used for measuring small temperature changes in liquids
- bedesman — beadsman
- belmopan — (since 1973) the capital of Belize, about 50 miles inland: founded in 1970. Pop: 10 000 (2005 est)
- belt man — a worker responsible for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of machine belts.
- bemadden — to cause to become mad
- bemoaned — to express distress or grief over; lament: to bemoan one's fate.
- bemoaner — a person who bemoans
- benchman — a person whose job requires sitting at a workbench: The TV repair shop employs five benchmen.
- benjamin — the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel (Genesis 35:16–18; 42:4)
- bensalem — urban township in SE Pa., near Philadelphia: pop. 58,000
- berryman — John. 1914–72, US poet and critic, author of Homage to Mistress Bradstreet (1956) and Dream Songs (1964–68)
- best man — The best man at a wedding is the man who assists the bridegroom.
- betjeman — Sir John. 1906–84, English poet, noted for his nostalgic and humorous verse and essays and for his concern for the preservation of historic buildings, esp of the Victorian era. Poet laureate (1972–84)
- big name — A big name is a person who is successful and famous because of their work.
- big-name — having a widespread public reputation as a leader in a specified field; famous: a big-name doctor; a big-name actress.
- bimensal — occurring every two months
- bluesman — a musician who plays the blues
- blumenau — a city in Santa Catarina state, S Brazil.
- boehmian — of or relating to Boehmenism.
- bogeyman — A bogeyman is someone whose ideas or actions are disapproved of by some people, and who is described by them as evil or unpleasant in order to make other people afraid.
- bohemian — Bohemian means belonging or relating to Bohemia or its people.
- bonemeal — the product of dried and ground animal bones, used as a fertilizer or in stock feeds
- brakeman — a crew member of a goods or passenger train. His duties include controlling auxiliary braking power and inspecting the train
- bramante — Donato (doˈnato). ?1444–1514, Italian architect and artist of the High Renaissance. He modelled his designs for domed centrally planned churches on classical Roman architecture
- breaming — to clean (a ship's bottom) by applying burning furze, reeds, etc., to soften the pitch and loosen adherent matter.
- brideman — a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding
- bromance — A bromance is a close but not sexual relationship between two men.
- bunkmate — a person who sleeps in the same quarters as another
- byre-man — a man who raises or tends cows.
- cadreman — an officer or enlisted person in a military cadre.
- calamine — Calamine is a liquid that you can put on your skin when it is sore or itchy.
- calmness — without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
- cameleon — Obsolete form of chameleon.
- camelina — The plant Camelina sativa, sometimes cultivated for oilseed.
- cameline — a material made from camel hair