8-letter words containing t, b
- but that — about the fact that
- but then — You use but then before a remark which suggests that what you have just said should not be regarded as surprising.
- butanone — a colourless soluble flammable liquid used mainly as a solvent for resins, as a paint remover, and in lacquers, cements, and adhesives. Formula: CH3COC2H5
- butchery — You can refer to the cruel killing of a lot of people as butchery when you want to express your horror and disgust at this.
- butchest — butch haircut.
- butsudan — (in Buddhism) a small household altar
- butt bra — an undergarment for supporting the buttocks
- butt end — butt1 (defs 1, 2).
- butt out — If someone tells you to butt out, they are telling you rudely to go away or not to interfere with what they are doing.
- buttered — having had butter spread over or applied to it
- butthead — a stupid person
- butthole — anus.
- butthurt — mental distress or irritation caused by an overreaction to a perceived personal slight, a bad outcome, etc.
- buttocks — the two large fleshy masses of thick muscular tissue that form the human rump
- buttress — Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall.
- buttyman — a male homosexual
- butylate — to introduce butyl into (a compound)
- butylene — any of four alkenes, including isobutylene, having the same formula, C4H8, but differing in properties and structure
- butyrate — any salt or ester of butyric acid, containing the monovalent group C3H7COO- or ion C3H7COO–
- butyrous — resembling butter; butyraceous
- buy boat — a boat sent out by a dealer to purchase the catches of fishing vessels.
- buy into — If you buy into a company or an organization, you buy part of it, often in order to gain some control of it.
- buy time — gain time (sense 2) (at , time)
- buzz cut — A buzz cut is hairstyle in which the hair is cut very close to the head.
- buzz-cut — crew cut.
- buzzbait — a fishing lure with small blades that stir the water
- by birth — If, for example, you are French by birth, you are French because your parents are French, or because you were born in France.
- by heart — If you know something such as a poem by heart, you have learned it so well that you can remember it without having to read it.
- by right — properly; justly
- by sight — by appearance; by recognizing but not through being acquainted
- by turns — You can use by turns to indicate that someone has two particular emotions or qualities, one after the other.
- by water — by ship or boat
- by-catch — unwanted fish and other sea animals caught in a fishing net along with the desired kind of fish
- bystreet — an obscure or secondary street
- cabalist — a member of a cabal.
- cabarets — Plural form of cabaret.
- cabernet — a type of grape
- cabestro — a halter made from horsehair
- cabinets — Plural form of cabinet.
- cable tv — a television system in which a high antenna and one or more dish antennas receive signals from distant and local stations, electronic satellite relays, etc. and transmit them by direct cable to the receivers of persons subscribing to the system
- cabotage — coastal navigation or shipping, esp within the borders of one country
- cabretta — a soft leather obtained from the skins of certain South American or African sheep
- cabstand — a taxi rank
- 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.
- car boot — the place at the back of a car for putting luggage in
- carburet — to combine or mix (a gas) with carbon or carbon compounds
- cartable — Able to be carted or carried.
- castable — able to be cast; suitable for casting