8-letter words containing t, o, n
- aunthood — the state of being, or relationship of, aunt
- autobahn — An autobahn is a German motorway.
- autobank — a machine offering cash and other banking services
- autoconf — (software, tool) The GNU project's tool that configures a source code distribution to compile and run on a different platform. Among open source hackers, a mere running binary of a program is not considered a full release; what's interesting is a source tree that can be built into binaries using standard tools. Since the mid-1990s, autoconf, automake, and libtools have been the standard way to make a distribution portable so that it can be built on multiple operating systems without change.
- autodyne — denoting or relating to an electrical circuit in which the same elements and valves are used as oscillator and detector
- autonomy — Autonomy is the ability to make your own decisions about what to do rather than being influenced by someone else or told what to do.
- autonyms — Plural form of autonym.
- autonymy — The use of a symbol as a name for itself.
- autotune — a software package that automatically manipulates a recording of a vocal track until it is in tune regardless of whether or not the original performance was in tune
- aviation — Aviation is the operation and production of aircraft.
- avoidant — (of behaviour) demonstrating a tendency to avoid intimacy or interaction with others
- balconet — a small ornamental balcony which does not extend far beyond the window, essentially a guardrail
- ballonet — an air or gas compartment in a balloon or nonrigid airship, used to control buoyancy and shape
- bancroft — George1800-91; U.S. historian & statesman
- bang out — If a company bangs out a poor quality product, they produce large quantities of it in order to make money.
- banjoist — a musical instrument of the guitar family, having a circular body covered in front with tightly stretched parchment and played with the fingers or a plectrum.
- banknote — Banknotes are pieces of paper money.
- baritone — In music, a baritone is a man with a fairly deep singing voice that is lower than that of a tenor but higher than that of a bass.
- baronets — Plural form of baronet.
- barytone — having the last syllable unaccented
- bastions — Plural form of bastion.
- bastogne — a town in SE Belgium: of strategic importance to Allied defences during the Battle of the Bulge; besieged by the Germans during the winter of 1944–45. Pop: 14 070 (2004 est)
- batwoman — a female servant in any of the armed forces
- bayonets — Plural form of bayonet.
- bean pot — a heavy, covered crockery or metal pot, suitable for the slow cooking of beans, stews, etc.
- beantown — Boston
- beatdown — A physical beating or assault.
- beaumont — a city in SE Texas. Pop: 112 434 (2003 est)
- bedstone — A large, heavy, flat stone used to support a column or similar member, or as the lower stone of an oil mill.
- begotten — Begotten is the past participle of beget.
- belitong — Billiton.
- belmonte — Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), 1893–1962, Spanish matador.
- benchtop — a flat surface area
- benthoal — relating to deep-sea plants and animals
- bentwood — wood bent in moulds after being heated by steaming, used mainly for furniture
- benzoate — any salt or ester of benzoic acid, containing the group C6H5COO– or the ion C6H5COO–
- 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
- bevatron — a proton synchrotron at the University of California
- biathlon — a contest in which skiers with rifles shoot at four targets along a 20-kilometre (12.5-mile) cross-country course
- bibation — the activity of drinking to excess
- big-note — to boast about (oneself)
- billiton — an island of Indonesia, in the Java Sea between Borneo and Sumatra. Chief town: Tanjungpandan. Area: 4833 sq km (1866 sq miles)
- bination — celebration of Mass twice on the same day by the same priest.
- biotoxin — a toxic substance produced by a living organism
- bloating — Bloating is the swelling of a body or part of a body, usually because it has a lot of gas or liquid in it.
- bloncket — of a blue-grey colour
- blondest — (of a woman or girl) having fair hair and usually fair skin and light eyes.
- blotting — a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- boasting — to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, especially about oneself.
- boatneck — a wide, high neckline that follows the curve of the collarbone and ends in points on the shoulder seams.