8-letter words containing o, b, n
- bezonian — a knave or rascal
- biathlon — a contest in which skiers with rifles shoot at four targets along a 20-kilometre (12.5-mile) cross-country course
- bibation — the activity of drinking to excess
- biconvex — (of a lens) having convex faces on both sides; convexo-convex
- bid bond — a bond that guarantees the fulfilment of an offer or bid if it is accepted
- bien hoa — a town in S Vietnam: a former capital of Cambodia. Pop: 520 000 (2005 est)
- big iron — (jargon) (Or "heavy metal [Cambridge]) Large, expensive, ultra-fast computers. Used generally of number crunching supercomputers such as Crays, but can include more conventional big commercial IBMish mainframes. The term implies approval, in contrast to "dinosaur".
- big-note — to boast about (oneself)
- bignonia — any tropical American bignoniaceous climbing shrub of the genus Bignonia (or Doxantha), cultivated for their trumpet-shaped yellow or reddish flowers
- billiton — an island of Indonesia, in the Java Sea between Borneo and Sumatra. Chief town: Tanjungpandan. Area: 4833 sq km (1866 sq miles)
- bimanous — (of man and the higher primates) having two hands distinct in form and function from the feet
- bination — celebration of Mass twice on the same day by the same priest.
- binchois — Gilles [Dutch khil-uh s;; French zheel] /Dutch ˈxɪl əs;; French ʒil/ (Show IPA), or Egidius [Dutch ey-khee-dee-oo s] /Dutch eɪˈxi diˌʊs/ (Show IPA), c1400–60, Flemish composer.
- 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.
- bioclean — free from harmful bacteria
- biogenic — produced or originating from a living organism
- biotoxin — a toxic substance produced by a living organism
- birdsong — Birdsong is the sound of a bird or birds calling in a way which sounds musical.
- bismanol — a highly ferromagnetic alloy of bismuth and manganese, having a high degree of magnetic force.
- bjornson — Björnstjerne [byœrn-styer-nuh] /ˈbyœrnˌstyɛr nə/ (Show IPA), 1832–1910, Norwegian poet, novelist, and playwright: Nobel Prize 1903.
- bjørnson — Bjørnstjerne (ˈbjɜːnstjɛənə; Norwegian ˈbjørnstjernə). 1832–1910, Norwegian poet, dramatist, novelist, theatre director, and newspaper editor; mainly remembered for social dramas, such as The Bankrupt (1875): Nobel prize for literature 1903
- blazoned — to set forth conspicuously or publicly; display; proclaim: The pickets blazoned their grievances on placards.
- blazonry — the art or process of describing heraldic arms in proper form
- 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
- 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
- bloncket — of a blue-grey colour
- blondest — (of a woman or girl) having fair hair and usually fair skin and light eyes.
- 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)
- 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.
- 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.
- blow-gun — a pipe or tube through which darts or other missiles are blown by the breath.
- blowdown — an accident in a nuclear reactor in which a cooling pipe bursts causing the loss of essential coolant
- blowiron — blowpipe (def 2).
- blown-up — (of a picture, photograph, image, etc.) enlarged.
- bludgeon — To bludgeon someone means to hit them several times with a heavy object.
- bluegown — a bedesman of the king or, in Scotland, a licensed beggar, who traditionally wore a blue gown
- bluenose — a puritanical or prudish person
- blush-on — blusher (def 2).
- boarding — Boarding is an arrangement by which children live at school during the school term.
- boardman — a member of a board
- boasting — to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, especially about oneself.