8-letter words containing i, t, s
- bodysuit — A bodysuit is a piece of women's clothing that fits tightly over the top part of the body and fastens between the legs.
- boethius — Anicius Manlius Severinus (əˈnɪsɪəs ˈmænlɪəs ˌsɛvəˈraɪnəs). ?480–?524 ad, Roman philosopher and statesman, noted particularly for his work De Consolatione Philosophiae. He was accused of treason and executed by Theodoric
- bogosity — /boh-go's*-tee/ The degree to which something is "bogus" in the hackish sense of "bad". At CMU, bogosity is measured with a bogometer; in a seminar, when a speaker says something bogus, a listener might raise his hand and say "My bogometer just triggered". More extremely, "You just pinned my bogometer" means you just said or did something so outrageously bogus that it is off the scale, pinning the bogometer needle at the highest possible reading (one might also say "You just redlined my bogometer"). The agreed-upon unit of bogosity is the microLenat. Also, the potential field generated by a bogon flux; see quantum bogodynamics. See also bogon flux, bogon filter.
- boltings — (of flour) the coarse particles separated by sifting
- bombsite — an area where the buildings have been destroyed by bombs
- bonavist — hyacinth bean.
- bongoist — a player of the bongos
- bostangi — a Turkish imperial guard
- botanist — A botanist is a scientist who studies plants.
- botrytis — any of a group of fungi of the genus Botrytis, several of which cause plant diseases
- botulism — Botulism is a serious form of food poisoning.
- bowsprit — a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel, esp a sailing vessel, used to carry the headstay as far forward as possible
- briefest — lasting or taking a short time; of short duration: a brief walk; a brief stay in the country.
- bristled — one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially hogs, used extensively in making brushes.
- bristols — a woman's breasts
- britches — breeches (sense 2)
- brownist — a person who supported the principles of church government advocated by Robert Browne and adopted in modified form by the Independents or Congregationalists
- buddhist — A Buddhist is a person whose religion is Buddhism.
- bulliest — a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.
- bullshit — If you say that something is bullshit, you are saying that it is nonsense or completely untrue.
- burinist — a person who works with a burin
- bursitis — inflammation of a bursa, esp one in the shoulder joint
- bursting — If a place is bursting with people or things, it is full of them.
- bush tit — any of several North American titmice of the genus Psaltriparus, which construct long, pendent nests.
- bustline — the shape or size of a woman's bust
- bustling — to move or act with a great show of energy (often followed by about): He bustled about cooking breakfast.
- by sight — by appearance; by recognizing but not through being acquainted
- cabalist — a member of a cabal.
- cabinets — Plural form of cabinet.
- caecitis — an inflammation of the caecum
- caitiffs — Plural form of caitiff.
- calixtus — (Alfonso de Borja; Alfonso Borgia) 1378–1458, Spanish ecclesiastic: pope 1455–58.
- callisto — a nymph who attracted the love of Zeus and was changed into a bear by Hera. Zeus then set her in the sky as the constellation Ursa Major
- calorist — a believer in caloric theory
- cambists — Plural form of cambist.
- campiest — of, relating to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.
- campsite — A campsite is a place where people who are on holiday can stay in tents.
- canistel — an evergreen tree, Pouteria campechiana, that is native to Central America and the West Indies
- canister — A canister is a strong metal container. It is used to hold gases or chemical substances.
- canities — greyness or whiteness of hair
- canoeist — A canoeist is someone who is skilled at racing and performing tests of skill in a canoe.
- canonist — a specialist in canon law
- canstick — a candlestick
- cantinas — Plural form of cantina.
- cantoris — (in antiphonal music) to be sung by the cantorial side of a choir
- cantrips — Plural form of cantrip.
- capitals — Plural form of capital.
- capitols — Plural form of capitol.
- captains — Plural form of captain.
- captions — Plural form of caption.