8-letter words containing o, b, r
- bookwork — the keeping of accounts
- bookworm — If you describe someone as a bookworm, you mean they are very fond of reading.
- boomburb — a large suburb experiencing rapid population growth
- boongary — a tree kangaroo, Dendrolagus lumholtzi, of northeastern Queensland
- borachio — a wine carrier made from animal skin, used in Spain
- boracite — a white mineral that forms salt deposits of magnesium borate and chloride in orthorhombic crystalline form. Formula: Mg3ClB7O13
- borazine — a colorless liquid, B 3 N 3 H 6 , that hydrolyzes with water to form boron hydrides. It is the inorganic analogue of benzene with similar physical properties.
- borazole — a colorless liquid, B 3 N 3 H 6 , that hydrolyzes with water to form boron hydrides. It is the inorganic analogue of benzene with similar physical properties.
- bordeaux — a port in SW France, on the River Garonne: a major centre of the wine trade. Pop: 235 878 (2006)
- bordello — A bordello is a brothel.
- borderer — a person who lives in a border area, esp the border between England and Scotland
- borecole — kale (def 1).
- borehole — A borehole is a deep round hole made by a special tool or machine, especially one that is made in the ground when searching for oil or water.
- boresome — boring or uninteresting
- borghese — a noble Italian family whose members were influential in Italian art and politics from the 16th to the 19th century
- borghild — (in the Volsunga Saga) the first wife of Sigmund: she poisons Sinfiotli in revenge for his killing of her brother.
- boringly — causing or marked by boredom: a boring discussion; to have a boring time.
- bornholm — an island in the Baltic Sea, south of Sweden: administratively part of Denmark. Chief town: Rønne. Pop: 43 956 (2003 est). Area: 588 sq km (227 sq miles)
- bornitic — of or relating to bornite
- borodino — a village in E central Russia, about 110 km (70 miles) west of Moscow: scene of a battle (1812) in which Napoleon defeated the Russians but irreparably weakened his army
- borrelia — a genus of helical spirochete bacteria, some causing relapsing fever
- borrower — A borrower is a person or organization that borrows money.
- borujerd — city in WC Iran: pop. 201,000
- bosporus — strait between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara: c. 20 mi (32 km) long
- bot army — a group of computers, infected with malign programs via the internet, that can be controlled remotely to, for example, mount denial-of-service attacks
- botchery — an instance of botched workmanship
- bothered — worried or concerned
- bothrium — one of two groove-shaped suckers on the scolex of a tapeworm
- botryoid — having the form of a bunch of grapes: botryoidal hematite.
- botryose — Mineralogy. botryoidal.
- botrytis — any of a group of fungi of the genus Botrytis, several of which cause plant diseases
- botsares — Markos [Greek mahr-kaws] /Greek ˈmɑr kɔs/ (Show IPA), Bozzaris, Marco.
- bottomer — a person who makes the seat part of a chair
- bottomry — a contract whereby the owner of a ship borrows money to enable the vessel to complete the voyage and pledges the ship as security for the loan
- bouchard — (Louis) Henri [lwee ahn-ree] /lwi ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1875–1960, French sculptor.
- bouderie — sulkiness, pouting
- boundary — The boundary of an area of land is an imaginary line that separates it from other areas.
- bourbons — a member of a French royal family that ruled in France 1589–1792, Spain 1700–1931, and Naples 1735–1806, 1815–60.
- bourgeon — burgeon
- bourride — a Mediterranean fish soup flavoured with aioli
- boursier — a foundation level scholar
- bourtree — the elder-tree
- bovarism — an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit.
- bow-iron — (on the car of a sidewalk elevator) a metal arch for parting the cellar doors as the elevator rises.
- bowfront — having a front that curves outwards
- bowgrace — a fender or pad used to protect the bows of a vessel from ice.
- bowrider — a motorboat with an open bow provided with seating.
- bowsprit — a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel, esp a sailing vessel, used to carry the headstay as far forward as possible
- box iron — a flatiron that is heated by inserting live coals or a piece of hot metal in its boxlike holder.
- box room — a storage room, especially one for trunks, suitcases, etc.