8-letter words containing t, a, b
- beatniks — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the Beat Generation.
- beatrice — a feminine name: dim. Bea; var. Beatrix
- beaufort — Henry. ?1374–1447, English cardinal, half-brother of Henry IV; chancellor (1403–04, 1413–17, 1424–26)
- beaumont — a city in SE Texas. Pop: 112 434 (2003 est)
- beauport — city in S Quebec, Canada: suburb of Quebec City: pop. 73,000
- beauties — the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest).
- beautify — If you beautify something, you make it look more beautiful.
- becarpet — to lay carpet on
- bed tray — a meal tray with legs or supports at each end to fit across the lap of a person who is sitting up in bed.
- bedplate — a heavy metal platform or frame to which an engine or machine is attached
- bedstand — a bedside table
- bedstead — A bedstead is the metal or wooden frame of an old-fashioned bed.
- bedstraw — any of numerous rubiaceous plants of the genus Galium, which have small white or yellow flowers and prickly or hairy fruits: some species formerly used as straw for beds as they are aromatic when dry
- beef tea — a drink made by boiling pieces of lean beef: often given to invalids to stimulate the appetite
- beermats — Plural form of beermat.
- behatted — wearing a hat
- belt bag — a bag that can be attached to a belt
- belt man — a worker responsible for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of machine belts.
- beltrami — Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1900, Italian mathematician.
- benefact — to be a benefactor to
- benthoal — relating to deep-sea plants and animals
- benzoate — any salt or ester of benzoic acid, containing the group C6H5COO– or the ion C6H5COO–
- bequeath — If you bequeath your money or property to someone, you legally state that they should have it when you die.
- berating — to scold; rebuke: He berated them in public.
- bergamot — a small Asian spiny rutaceous tree, Citrus bergamia, having sour pear-shaped fruit
- berretta — biretta
- berthage — a place for mooring boats
- bertrand — a masculine name
- best man — The best man at a wedding is the man who assists the bridegroom.
- bestiary — a moralizing medieval collection of descriptions (and often illustrations) of real and mythical animals
- bestowal — to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on or upon): The trophy was bestowed upon the winner.
- bestreak — to streak
- beta ray — a stream of beta particles
- betacism — a type of speech impediment where the b sound is excessive
- 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
- betatter — to make ragged
- betazole — a substance, C 5 H 9 N 3 , used in medicine to stimulate gastric secretion.
- bethesda — a pool in Jerusalem reputed to have healing powers, where a paralysed man was healed by Jesus (John 5:2)
- bethpage — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- bethrall — to make a slave of
- bethwack — to strike hard with a flat object
- betjeman — Sir John. 1906–84, English poet, noted for his nostalgic and humorous verse and essays and for his concern for the preservation of historic buildings, esp of the Victorian era. Poet laureate (1972–84)
- betrayal — A betrayal is an action which betrays someone or something, or the fact of being betrayed.
- betrayed — to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty: Benedict Arnold betrayed his country.
- betrayer — to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty: Benedict Arnold betrayed his country.
- bevatron — a proton synchrotron at the University of California
- bhatpara — a city in NE India, in West Bengal on the Hooghly River: jute and cotton mills. Pop: 441 956 (2001)
- bi-party — representing two distinct parties: a biparty investigating committee.
- biacetyl — a liquid with a strong, butter-like odour
- biarritz — a town in SW France, on the Bay of Biscay: famous resort, patronized by Napoleon III and by Queen Victoria and Edward VII of Great Britain and Ireland. Pop: 27 398 (2006)