8-letter words containing s, i, n
- beatniks — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the Beat Generation.
- bedizens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedizen.
- bedouins — Plural form of bedouin.
- bedsonia — a former name for the genus of bacteria now called Chlamydia
- beeswing — a light filmy crust of tartar that forms in port and some other wines after long keeping in the bottle
- behistun — a village in W Iran by the ancient road from Ecbatana to Babylon. On a nearby cliff is an inscription by Darius in Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian describing his enthronement
- being as — You can use being as to introduce a reason for what you are saying.
- beinness — the state of being comfortable
- bemusing — to bewilder or confuse.
- bendwise — diagonally
- benefits — The benefits of a life or medical insurance policy are the money that it pays out.
- beninese — of or relating to Benin or its people
- beninois — a native or inhabitant of Benin
- beniseed — the sesame seed
- besognio — a young soldier
- bettinus — a crater in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (96 km) in diameter.
- bi-swing — (of a garment) made with a deep pleat starting at the back waistline or belt and extending up to the shoulder on each side, to avoid constriction when the wearer's arms are extended.
- biasness — an indirectness in speech or conduct
- biddings — command; summons; invitation: I went there at his bidding.
- big guns — an influential or important person or thing: He's a big gun in science.
- billings — Josh (dʒɑʃ ) ; jäsh) (pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw) 1818-85; U.S. humorist
- bimanous — (of man and the higher primates) having two hands distinct in form and function from the feet
- bimensal — occurring every two months
- binaries — binary file
- binarism — the state of being binary
- 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.
- 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.
- blandish — to seek to persuade or influence by mild flattery; coax
- blasting — a distortion of sound caused by overloading certain components of a radio system
- blessing — A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.
- blinders — Blinders are two pieces of leather that are placed at the side of a horse's eyes so that it can only see straight ahead.
- blinkers — If you describe someone as wearing blinkers, you think that they have a narrow point of view and are not taking other people's opinions into account.
- blondish — (of hair, skin, etc.) light-colored: the child's soft blond curls.
- 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.
- bluntish — somewhat blunt
- blushing — to redden, as from embarrassment or shame: He blushed when they called him a conquering hero.
- boasting — to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, especially about oneself.
- boltings — (of flour) the coarse particles separated by sifting
- bombesin — a hormone partly responsible for regulating appetite
- bonavist — hyacinth bean.
- bonefish — a silvery marine clupeoid game fish, Albula vulpes, occurring in warm shallow waters: family Albulidae
- bongoist — a player of the bongos
- boniness — the condition of being bony
- bonspiel — a curling match
- bostangi — a Turkish imperial guard
- botanist — A botanist is a scientist who studies plants.
- boxiness — the quality of being boxy
- brahmins — Hinduism. Brahman1 (def 1).
- brainish — impulsive or impetuous