8-letter words containing n, a, b, e
- barrenly — Unfruitfully; unproductively.
- barytone — having the last syllable unaccented
- basanite — a black basaltic rock containing plagioclase, augite, olivine, and nepheline, leucite, or analcite, formerly used as a touchstone
- baseband — a transmission technique using a narrow range of frequencies that allows only one message to be telecommunicated at a time
- baseborn — born of humble parents
- baseline — The baseline of a tennis, badminton, or basketball court is one of the lines at each end of the court that mark the limits of play.
- 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:
- baseness — morally low; without estimable personal qualities; dishonorable; meanspirited; selfish; cowardly.
- bashment — (slang, countable, especially Jamaican) A party or rave.
- basquine — a tight-fitting bodice worn by women in the Basque region and in Spain
- bassinet — A bassinet is a small bed for a baby that is like a basket.
- bassline — (in jazz, rock, and pop music) the part played by the bass guitar
- bassness — the quality of being low-pitched
- bastogne — a town in SE Belgium: of strategic importance to Allied defences during the Battle of the Bulge; besieged by the Germans during the winter of 1944–45. Pop: 14 070 (2004 est)
- batement — reduction; abatement
- battened — Simple past tense and past participle of batten.
- battener — someone who flourishes, grows fat, is strengthened
- baudekin — baldachin
- bayesian — (of a theory) presupposing known a priori probabilities which may be subjectively assessed and which can be revised in the light of experience in accordance with Bayes' theorem. A hypothesis is thus confirmed by an experimental observation which is likely given the hypothesis and unlikely without it
- bayonets — Plural form of bayonet.
- be along — to come or arrive
- beaching — an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
- beaconed — a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- beadings — Plural form of beading.
- beadsman — a person who prays for another's soul, esp one paid or fed for doing so
- beadsmen — Plural form of beadsman.
- beagling — hunting with beagle hounds.
- beamline — (physics) The line traveled by a particle beam in an accelerator.
- bean bag — A bean bag is a large round cushion filled with tiny pieces of plastic or rubber. It takes the shape of your body when you sit on it.
- bean pot — a heavy, covered crockery or metal pot, suitable for the slow cooking of beans, stews, etc.
- beanbags — Plural form of beanbag.
- beanball — a ball pitched with the intention of hitting the batsman
- beancurd — Alternative spelling of bean curd.
- beanlike — resembling a bean
- beanpole — If you call someone a beanpole, you are criticizing them because you think that they are extremely tall and thin.
- beantown — Boston
- bearbine — a type of bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis
- bearding — the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- 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.
- beat man — district man.
- beatdown — A physical beating or assault.
- beathing — Present participle of beath.
- beatings — Plural form of beating.
- beatniks — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the Beat Generation.
- beaumont — a city in SE Texas. Pop: 112 434 (2003 est)
- bechance — to happen (to)
- bechuana — a former name for a member of the Bantu people of Botswana
- beckmann — Ernst Otto (ɛrnst ˈɔːto). 1853–1923, German chemist: devised the Beckmann thermometer, used for measuring small temperature changes in liquids