8-letter words containing n, a, b, e
- nabataea — an ancient Arab kingdom of SW Asia, in the area of present-day Jordan, that became a Roman province in a.d. 106. Capital: Petra.
- nabobess — a female nabob
- nail bed — the dermis and epidermis under a fingernail or toenail.
- nameable — capable of or susceptible to being named or identified; identifiable.
- nanotube — A cylindrical molecule of a fullerene.
- narbonne — a city in S France: an important port in Roman times.
- nebraska — a state in the central United States. 77,237 sq. mi. (200,044 sq. km). Capital: Lincoln. Abbreviation: NE (for use with zip code), Nebr., Neb.
- neckband — a band of cloth at the neck of a garment.
- nembutal — pentobarbital sodium
- neoblast — any large and undifferentiated stem cell in certain worms, esp planarian worms, involved in regeneration and repair
- nestable — a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- netbacks — Plural form of netback.
- nettable — net income, profit, or the like.
- newsbeat — beat (def 40b).
- ninebark — any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Physocarpus, of the rose family, having bark that separates into thin layers.
- nobleman — a man of noble birth or rank; noble; peer.
- nose bag — feed bag (def 1).
- nosebags — Plural form of nosebag.
- noseband — that part of a bridle or halter that passes over the animal's nose.
- notables — Plural form of notable.
- noteable — Misspelling of notable.
- nubecula — (astronomy) A nebula; specifically, the Magellanic Clouds.
- nullable — That may be nullified; nullifiable.
- obeisant — a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
- oberland — a mountain region in central Switzerland, mostly in S Bern canton.
- obstante — notwithstanding.
- 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.
- obtainer — One who obtains.
- obwalden — one of the two divisions of the canton of Unterwalden, in central Switzerland. 189 sq. mi. (490 sq. km). Capital: Sarnen.
- open bar — a bar at a reception that serves drinks whose cost has been borne by the host, an admission charge, a sponsor, etc.: Before the banquet there will be an open bar from 5 to 7 p.m.
- openable — capable of being opened.
- opinable — thinkable or able to be an opinion
- ovenable — able to be cooked in an oven.
- overbank — to have the balance staff oscillate so greatly that the fork of the lever fails to engage, rendering the escapement inoperative.
- pantable — a soft, slipper-like shoe
- pawnable — able to be pawned
- pea bean — a variety of kidney bean having a small, white seed, used dried for food.
- penumbra — Astronomy. the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off. Compare umbra (def 3a). the grayish marginal portion of a sunspot. Compare umbra (def 3b).
- pintable — a pinball machine
- plebeian — belonging or pertaining to the common people.
- prunable — Archaic. to preen.
- rabatine — a type of collar or cape worn over the shoulders
- rathbone — Basil, 1892–1967, English actor, born in South Africa.
- ratsbane — rat poison.
- rawboned — having little flesh, especially on a large-boned frame; gaunt.
- rebating — a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
- rebranch — (of a branch, tree, evolutionary tree, etc) to branch again
- red bank — a borough in E central New Jersey.
- reobtain — 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.
- rubellan — a red-coloured mineral