8-letter words containing t, b
- flat bug — any of numerous flattened bugs of the family Aradidae, inhabiting the underside of bark and feeding on fungi.
- flatback — a short name for the flatback turtle, Natator depressa, which is native to Australasia and characterized by the flatness of its back
- flatbeds — Plural form of flatbed.
- flatboat — a large, flat-bottomed boat for use in shallow water, especially on rivers.
- flaubert — Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1821–80, French novelist.
- fleabite — the bite of a flea.
- flibbert — a small piece or bit
- flyboats — Plural form of flyboat.
- foldboat — faltboat.
- football — a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent's goal line and by place-kicking or drop-kicking the ball over the crossbar between the opponent's goal posts. Compare conversion (def 13), field goal (def 1), safety (def 6), touchdown.
- footbath — a bath for soothing or cleaning the feet.
- footboys — Plural form of footboy.
- forebitt — a post at a ship's foremast for securing cables
- four-bit — 50 cents.
- fox bolt — an anchor bolt secured by a foxtail wedge forced into its end as it is screwed into a blind hole.
- freeboot — to act as a freebooter; plunder; loot.
- frobnitz — /frob'nits/, plural "frobnitzem" /frob'nit-zm/ or "frobni" /frob'ni:/ (TMRC) An unspecified physical object, a widget. Also refers to electronic black boxes. This rare form is usually abbreviated to "frotz", or more commonly to frob. Also used are "frobnule" (/frob'n[y]ool/) and "frobule" (/frob'yool/). Starting perhaps in 1979, "frobozz" /fr*-boz'/ (plural: "frobbotzim" /fr*-bot'zm/) has also become very popular, largely through its exposure as a name via Zork. These variants can also be applied to nonphysical objects, such as data structures. Pete Samson, compiler of the original TMRC lexicon, adds,q "Under the TMRC (railway) layout were many storage boxes, managed (in 1958) by David R. Sawyer. Several had fanciful designations written on them, such as "Frobnitz Coil Oil". Perhaps DRS intended Frobnitz to be a proper name, but the name was quickly taken for the thing". This was almost certainly the origin of the term.
- frog-bit — an aquatic, floating plant, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, of Eurasia, having thick, roundish, spongy leaves.
- frostbit — injury to any part of the body after excessive exposure to extreme cold, sometimes progressing from initial redness and tingling to gangrene.
- gabbiest — Superlative form of gabby.
- gabfests — a gathering at which there is a great deal of conversation.
- gadabout — a person who moves about restlessly or aimlessly, especially from one social activity to another.
- gambetta — Léon [ley-awn] /leɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1838–82, French statesman.
- gas tube — an electron tube the envelope of which contains a highly rarefied gas.
- get back — situated at or in the rear: at the back door; back fence.
- get busy — hurry to do sth
- gettable — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- ghiberti — Lorenzo [law-ren-tsaw] /lɔˈrɛn tsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1378–1455, Florentine sculptor, goldsmith, and painter.
- gibbeted — (US) Simple past tense and past participle of gibbet.
- gibbsite — a mineral, hydrated aluminum oxide, Al 2 O 3 ·3H 2 O, occurring in whitish or grayish crystals and masses: an important constituent of bauxite ore.
- gibibyte — (computing) Strictly, 230 (1,073,741,824) bytes, as opposed to a gigabyte.
- giftable — suitable for a gift.
- gigabits — Plural form of gigabit.
- gigabyte — a measure of storage capacity equal to 2 30 (1024) bytes.
- gilberts — Plural form of gilbert.
- glabrate — Zoology. glabrous.
- globulet — a small globule
- go about — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- gobshite — a mean and contemptible person, especially a braggart.
- goteborg — a seaport in SW Sweden, on the Kattegat.
- gottlieb — Adolph, 1903–74, U.S. painter.
- gumboots — a rubber boot.
- gumbotil — a sticky clay formed by the thorough weathering of glacial drift, the thickness of the clay furnishing means for comparing relative lengths of interglacial ages.
- gunboats — a small, armed warship of light draft, used in ports where the water is shallow.
- gustable — Having a taste; capable of being tasted.
- hability — Obsolete form of ability.
- habitant — an inhabitant.
- habitats — Plural form of habitat.
- habiting — Present participle of habit.
- habitual — of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit: habitual courtesy.