8-letter words containing t, a, b, i
- boeotian — a native or inhabitant of Boeotia, a region of ancient Greece
- boethian — Anicius Manlius Severinus [uh-nish-ee-uh s man-lee-uh s sev-uh-rahy-nuh s] /əˈnɪʃ i əs ˈmæn li əs ˌsɛv əˈraɪ nəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 475?–525? Roman philosopher and statesman.
- boltonia — any North American plant of the genus Boltonia, having daisy-like flowers with white, violet, or pinkish rays: family Compositae (composites)
- bonavist — hyacinth bean.
- bonytail — a fish, Gila elegans, found in the Colorado River, having flaring fins and a thin caudal peduncle.
- boracite — a white mineral that forms salt deposits of magnesium borate and chloride in orthorhombic crystalline form. Formula: Mg3ClB7O13
- bostangi — a Turkish imperial guard
- botanica — a shop that sells herbs, charms, and other items associated with alternative medicine or magic
- botanist — A botanist is a scientist who studies plants.
- botanize — to collect or study plants
- brantail — a redstart
- branting — Karl Hjalmar (jalmar). 1860–1925, Swedish politician; prime minister (1920; 1921–23; 1924–25). He founded Sweden's welfare state and shared the Nobel peace prize 1921
- bratling — a small badly-behaved child
- brattain — Walter Houser. 1902–87, US physicist, who shared the Nobel prize for physics (1956) with W. B. Shockley and John Bardeen for their invention of the transistor
- brattice — a partition of wood or treated cloth used to control ventilation in a mine
- braunite — a brown or black mineral that consists of manganese oxide and silicate and is a source of manganese. Formula: 3Mn2O3.MnSiO3
- breviate — a short account; a summary
- brickbat — Brickbats are very critical or insulting remarks which are made in public about someone or something.
- britpack — a group of young and successful British actors, directors, artists, etc
- brittany — a region of NW France, the peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay: settled by Celtic refugees from Wales and Cornwall during the Anglo-Saxon invasions; disputed between England and France until 1364
- bucatini — pasta in the shape of long tubes
- bucktail — a fishing lure adorned with deer hair
- buzzbait — a fishing lure with small blades that stir the water
- cabalist — a member of a cabal.
- cabinets — Plural form of cabinet.
- calebite — a member of a tribe descended from Caleb.
- cambiata — a melodic ornamental tone following a principal tone by a skip, usually of a third above or below, and progressing by a step.
- cambists — Plural form of cambist.
- catbirds — Plural form of catbird.
- catbrier — any prickly vines of the genus Smilax, such as greenbrier
- celibate — Someone who is celibate does not marry or have sex, because of their religious beliefs.
- centibar — a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/100 (0.01) bar or 10,000 dynes per square centimeter.
- ciabatta — Ciabatta or ciabatta bread is a type of white Italian bread that is made with olive oil.
- cibation — the act of feeding
- citeable — to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority: He cited the Constitution in his defense.
- cobaltic — of or containing cobalt, esp in the trivalent state
- cohabits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cohabit.
- crowbait — an emaciated, worn-out horse or cow.
- curitiba — a city in SE Brazil, capital of Paraná state: seat of the University of Paraná (1946). Pop: 2 871 000 (2005 est)
- daibutsu — a large representation of the Buddha.
- darbyite — a member of the Plymouth Brethren.
- debating — the activity of taking part in debates
- debation — Debating.
- debitage — lithic debris and discards found at the sites where stone tools and weapons were made.
- delibate — to take a small taste of (a liquid)
- diabatic — occurring with an exchange of heat (opposed to adiabatic): a diabatic process.
- diabetes — Diabetes is a medical condition in which someone has too much sugar in their blood.
- diabetic — Diabetic is also an adjective.
- diatribe — A diatribe is an angry speech or article which is extremely critical of someone's ideas or activities.
- dingbats — Slang. an eccentric, silly, or empty-headed person.