8-letter words containing m, a, n
- baconism — of or relating to the philosopher Francis Bacon or his doctrines.
- bacronym — Alternative spelling of backronym.
- bagwoman — a woman who collects, carries, or distributes illegal payoff money.
- bahamian — Bahamian means belonging or relating to the Bahamas or to its people or culture.
- bailment — a contractual delivery of goods in trust to a person for a specific purpose
- bailsman — someone who stands bail for another
- bailsmen — Plural form of bailsman.
- bambinos — Plural form of bambino.
- bandmate — a fellow member of a band
- bandsman — Bandsmen are musicians in a band, especially a military or brass band.
- bandsmen — Plural form of bandsman.
- bandyman — the driver of a bandy; a cart driver
- banksman — a crane driver's helper, who signals instructions to the driver for the movement of the crane and its jib
- 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
- batinism — a secret movement in Islam, often associated with Ismaʿili Shiʿism.
- batwoman — a female servant in any of the armed forces
- 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.
- bimanous — (of man and the higher primates) having two hands distinct in form and function from the feet
- bimanual — using or requiring both hands
- bimensal — occurring every two months
- binarism — the state of being binary
- binomial — a mathematical expression consisting of two terms, such as 3x + 2y
- binormal — the normal to a curve, lying perpendicular to the osculating plane at a given point on the curve.
- bismanol — a highly ferromagnetic alloy of bismuth and manganese, having a high degree of magnetic force.
- blackmun — Harry Andrew1908-99; associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court (1970-94)
- bluesman — a musician who plays the blues