8-letter words containing n, a, b, o
- hornbeak — a dialect name for a fish known as the garfish, hornfish or sea needle
- hornbeam — any North American shrub or tree belonging to the genus Carpinus, of the birch family, yielding a hard, heavy wood, as C. caroliniana (American hornbeam)
- ibogaine — an alkaloid, C 20 H 26 N 2 O, obtained from an African shrub, Tabernanthe iboga, having antidepressant and hallucinogenic properties.
- in a box — in difficulty or a dilemma
- inboards — Plural form of inboard.
- infobahn — information superhighway.
- ironbark — any of the various Australian eucalyptuses having a hard, solid bark.
- jacobean — of or relating to James I of England or to his period.
- jacobian — Alternative capitalization of Jacobian.
- jacobina — a female given name.
- jacobins — (in the French Revolution) a member of a radical society or club of revolutionaries that promoted the Reign of Terror and other extreme measures, active chiefly from 1789 to 1794: so called from the Dominican convent in Paris, where they originally met.
- jacobsen — Jens Peter [yens pey-tuh r] /yɛns ˈpeɪ tər/ (Show IPA), 1847–85, Danish novelist.
- jakobson — Roman [roh-mahn,, -muh n] /ˈroʊ mɑn,, -mən/ (Show IPA), 1896–1982, U.S. linguist and scholar, born in Russia.
- jambolan — an evergreen tree of the Myrtaceae family that is native to southern Asia and which produces a fruit that is edible and which is also used in alternative medicine
- jawboned — Simple past tense and past participle of jawbone.
- jawboner — a person who jawbones
- jawbones — Plural form of jawbone.
- job bank — a data file or agency for matching persons seeking work with suitable job openings.
- jobation — an extensive rebuke; scolding
- johnboat — a light, square-ended, flat-bottomed skiff, used in shallow water.
- joinable — That can be joined.
- kabloona — a white man; a European.
- knobhead — a stupid person
- knowable — capable of being known.
- laboring — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- labornet — An IGC network serving groups, unions and labour advocates interested in information sharing and collaboration with the intent of enhancing the human rights and economic justice of workers. Issues covered include workplace and community health and safety issues, trade issues and international union solidarity and collaboration.
- libation — a pouring out of wine or other liquid in honor of a deity.
- lin biao — 1907–71, Chinese marshal and Communist leader: defense minister 1959–71; leader of abortive coup 1971.
- loanable — that can be loaned.
- loanback — a facility offered by some life-assurance companies in which an individual can borrow from his pension fund
- lobation — lobate formation.
- longboat — (formerly) the largest boat carried by a sailing ship.
- mableton — a town in NW Georgia.
- mainboom — the spar for the mainsail
- mancozeb — A grayish-yellow pesticide.
- manitoba — a province in central Canada. 246,512 sq. mi. (638,466 sq. km). Abbreviation: Man. Capital: Winnipeg.
- mawbound — (of cattle) constipated
- moneybag — a bag for money.
- monobath — a developer and fixer combined in the same solution.
- moon bag — a small bag worn on a belt, round the waist
- moonball — a high lob in tennis.
- moonbase — (scifi) A base located on a moon.
- moonbeam — a ray of moonlight.
- morbihan — a department in W France. 2738 sq. mi. (7090 sq. km). Capital: Vannes.
- nabobess — a female nabob
- nabobism — any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.
- nancyboy — (slang, derogatory) An effeminate or homosexual man.
- nanobots — Plural form of nanobot.
- nanotube — A cylindrical molecule of a fullerene.
- narbonne — a city in S France: an important port in Roman times.