8-letter words containing o, n, a
- banjoist — a musical instrument of the guitar family, having a circular body covered in front with tightly stretched parchment and played with the fingers or a plectrum.
- bank box — safe-deposit box.
- bankbook — a book held by depositors at certain banks, in which the bank enters a record of deposits, withdrawals, and earned interest
- banknote — Banknotes are pieces of paper money.
- bankroll — To bankroll a person, organization, or project means to provide the financial resources that they need.
- bannerol — banderole
- bannocks — Plural form of bannock.
- banoffee — a filling for a pie, consisting of toffee and banana
- bar none — You use bar none to add emphasis to a statement that someone or something is the best of their kind.
- barebone — a very thin person whose bones show through the skin
- baritone — In music, a baritone is a man with a fairly deep singing voice that is lower than that of a tenor but higher than that of a bass.
- barn owl — any owl of the genus Tyto, esp T. alba, having a pale brown and white plumage, long slender legs, and a heart-shaped face: family Tytonidae
- barnardo — Dr Thomas John. 1845–1905, British philanthropist, who founded homes for destitute children
- barndoor — The large door of a barn.
- barnwood — aged and weathered boards, especially those salvaged from dismantled barns: The den was paneled in barnwood.
- baronage — barons collectively
- baroness — A baroness is a woman who is a member of the lowest rank of the nobility, or who is the wife of a baron.
- baronets — Plural form of baronet.
- baronial — If you describe a house or room as baronial, you mean that it is large, impressive, and old-fashioned in appearance, and looks as if it belongs to someone from the upper classes.
- baronies — Plural form of barony.
- baronize — to make or create (someone) a baron; confer the rank of baron upon.
- barspoon — a long-handled spoon, usually having the capacity of a teaspoon, used for mixing or measuring ingredients for alcoholic drinks.
- baryonic — of or relating to a baryon
- barytone — having the last syllable unaccented
- baseborn — born of humble parents
- basildon — a town in SE England, in S Essex: designated a new town in 1955. Pop: 99 876 (2001)
- bassoons — Plural form of bassoon.
- bastions — Plural form of bastion.
- 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)
- batwoman — a female servant in any of the armed forces
- baudouin — 1930-93; king of Belgium (1951-93): son of Leopold III
- baudrons — a cat
- bayonets — Plural form of bayonet.
- be along — to come or arrive
- beaconed — a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- bean pot — a heavy, covered crockery or metal pot, suitable for the slow cooking of beans, stews, etc.
- beanpole — If you call someone a beanpole, you are criticizing them because you think that they are extremely tall and thin.
- beantown — Boston
- beatdown — A physical beating or assault.
- beaumont — a city in SE Texas. Pop: 112 434 (2003 est)
- bedsonia — a former name for the genus of bacteria now called Chlamydia
- belgrano — Manuel [mah-nwel] /mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), 1770–1820, Argentine general.
- belmopan — (since 1973) the capital of Belize, about 50 miles inland: founded in 1970. Pop: 10 000 (2005 est)
- bemoaned — to express distress or grief over; lament: to bemoan one's fate.
- bemoaner — a person who bemoans
- benthoal — relating to deep-sea plants and animals
- benzoate — any salt or ester of benzoic acid, containing the group C6H5COO– or the ion C6H5COO–
- bernanos — Georges (ʒɔrʒ). 1888–1948, French novelist and Roman Catholic pamphleteer, best known for The Diary of a Country Priest (1936)
- besancon — a city in E France, on the Doubs River: university (1422). Pop: 121 012 (2006)
- betatron — a type of particle accelerator for producing high-energy beams of electrons, having an alternating magnetic field to keep the electrons in a circular orbit of fixed radius and accelerate them by magnetic induction. It produces energies of up to about 300 MeV