8-letter words containing e, s, r
- bakeries — Plural form of bakery.
- baleares — region of Spain comprising the Balearic Islands: 1,936 sq mi (5,014 sq km); pop. 709,000; cap. Palma
- balestra — a jump toward the opponent followed immediately by a lunge.
- ballsier — Comparative form of ballsy.
- baluster — any of a set of posts supporting a rail or coping
- bandores — Plural form of bandore.
- bandster — a person who goes behind a reaper and binds sheaves of wheat
- bangster — a ruffian; thug
- banisher — someone who or something which banishes
- banister — A banister is a rail supported by posts and fixed along the side of a staircase. The plural banisters can be used to refer to one of these rails.
- bankster — a banker or investor whose financial practices have been exposed as illegal
- barbells — Plural form of barbell.
- barbless — without a barb
- barbules — Plural form of barbule.
- barbusse — Henri (ɑ̃ri). 1873–1935, French novelist and poet. His novels include L'Enfer (1908) and Le Feu (1916), reflecting the horror of World War I
- bare-ass — naked; undressed
- bareness — without covering or clothing; naked; nude: bare legs.
- baresark — berserker
- barflies — Plural form of barfly.
- barghest — (in the North of England, esp Yorkshire) a goblin that appears in the shape of a dog as an omen of death or other misfortune
- barkless — (of a dog) not tending to bark
- barnsley — an industrial town in N England, in Barnsley unitary authority, South Yorkshire. Pop: 71 599 (2001)
- baroness — A baroness is a woman who is a member of the lowest rank of the nobility, or who is the wife of a baron.
- baronets — Plural form of baronet.
- baronies — Plural form of barony.
- baroques — (often initial capital letter) of or relating to a style of architecture and art originating in Italy in the early 17th century and variously prevalent in Europe and the New World for a century and a half, characterized by free and sculptural use of the classical orders and ornament, by forms in elevation and plan suggesting movement, and by dramatic effect in which architecture, painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts often worked to combined effect.
- barrages — Plural form of barrage.
- barriers — anything built or serving to bar passage, as a railing, fence, or the like: People may pass through the barrier only when their train is announced.
- baseborn — born of humble parents
- baselard — a historical (predominantly 13th–17th century) short Swiss sword with a distinctive crescent-shaped pommel and crossguard
- baseword — (linguistics) The word used a base and upon whose stem affixes are added, forming new words.
- basifier — anything that makes something alkaline
- basketry — Basketry is baskets made by weaving together thin strips of materials such as wood.
- bathorse — a horse which carries a military officer's baggage; a military packhorse
- battlers — Plural form of battler.
- be arsed — to be willing, inclined, or prepared (esp in the phrase can't be arsed)
- bearcats — Plural form of bearcat.
- bearings — a sense of one's relative position or situation; orientation (esp in the phrases lose, get, or take one's bearings)
- bearskin — A bearskin is a tall fur hat that is worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions.
- bed rest — a period of resting in bed
- bed-rest — a prolonged rest in bed, as in the treatment of an illness.
- bed-sore — an ulceration of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by poor circulation due to prolonged pressure on body parts, especially bony protuberances, occurring in bedridden or immobile patients; decubitus ulcer.
- bedrails — Plural form of bedrail.
- bedrolls — Plural form of bedroll.
- bedrooms — Plural form of bedroom.
- bedsores — Bedsores are sore places on a person's skin, caused by having to lie in bed for a long time without changing position.
- bedstraw — any of numerous rubiaceous plants of the genus Galium, which have small white or yellow flowers and prickly or hairy fruits: some species formerly used as straw for beds as they are aromatic when dry
- bedwards — towards bed
- beerfest — a beer festival
- beermats — Plural form of beermat.