8-letter words containing o, b, l, i
- biovular — (of twins) from two separate eggs
- bismanol — a highly ferromagnetic alloy of bismuth and manganese, having a high degree of magnetic force.
- blastoid — a type of extinct echinoderm, which can be found in fossil form in regions of North America
- blissout — supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment: wedded bliss.
- bloating — Bloating is the swelling of a body or part of a body, usually because it has a lot of gas or liquid in it.
- block in — If you are blocked in, someone has parked their car in such a way that you cannot drive yours away.
- blocking — the interruption of anode current in a valve because of the application of a high negative voltage to the grid
- blockish — lacking vivacity or imagination; stupid
- blogging — a website containing a writer's or group of writers' own experiences, observations, opinions, etc., and often having images and links to other websites.
- blogring — a group of blogs joined in a ring
- blokeish — denoting or exhibiting the characteristics believed typical of an ordinary man
- blondine — (of a woman) to dye (one's hair) blonde
- blonding — the act or an instance of dyeing hair blonde
- blondish — (of hair, skin, etc.) light-colored: the child's soft blond curls.
- bloodfin — a silvery red-finned South American freshwater fish, Aphyocharax rubripinnis: a popular aquarium fish: family Characidae (characins)
- bloodied — stained with or covered in blood
- bloodily — in a bloody manner
- blooding — the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended.
- blooming — Blooming is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they are annoyed.
- blotting — a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- blousily — in the manner of a blouse
- blousing — a usually lightweight, loose-fitting garment for women and children, covering the body from the neck or shoulders more or less to the waistline, with or without a collar and sleeves, worn inside or outside a skirt, slacks, etc.
- bloviate — to talk at length, esp in an insubstantial but inflated manner
- blowfish — puffer (sense 2)
- blowiron — blowpipe (def 2).
- blowpipe — a long tube from which pellets, poisoned darts, etc, are shot by blowing
- boatbill — a nocturnal tropical American wading bird, Cochlearius cochlearius, similar to the night herons but with a broad flattened bill: family Ardeidae, order Ciconiiformes
- boatlift — an evacuation or rescue by boat
- boatlike — resembling a boat
- boatslip — a docking place for a boat, as between wharves.
- boattail — a large species of blackbird, Quiscalus major, found in coastal areas of the southeastern US
- bobolink — an American songbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, the male of which has a white back and black underparts in the breeding season: family Icteridae (American orioles)
- bodiless — having no body or substance; incorporeal or insubstantial
- bodingly — in a boding manner
- bodleian — the principal library of Oxford University: a copyright deposit library
- boil off — to remove or be removed (from) by boiling
- boil-off — Rocketry. any vapor loss from the oxidizer or fuel in a rocket during countdown.
- boilable — suitable or recommended for boiling: a diet of vegetables, rice, and other boilable foods.
- boilover — a surprising result in a sporting event, esp in a horse race
- bolivian — Bolivian means belonging or relating to Bolivia or its people.
- bolo tie — a cord, worn as a necktie, with an ornamented fastening for adjusting the neck loop
- boltings — (of flour) the coarse particles separated by sifting
- boltlike — resembling a bolt
- boltonia — any North American plant of the genus Boltonia, having daisy-like flowers with white, violet, or pinkish rays: family Compositae (composites)
- bombilla — a tube or drinking straw with a strainer at one end, especially for drinking maté.
- bone oil — a dark brown pungent oil, containing pyridine and hydrocarbons, obtained by the destructive distillation of bones
- bonspiel — a curling match
- bonytail — a fish, Gila elegans, found in the Colorado River, having flaring fins and a thin caudal peduncle.
- bootlick — to seek favour by servile or ingratiating behaviour towards (someone, esp someone in authority); toady
- borghild — (in the Volsunga Saga) the first wife of Sigmund: she poisons Sinfiotli in revenge for his killing of her brother.