8-letter words containing be
- ascribes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ascribe.
- astilbes — Plural form of astilbe.
- babeldom — a state of noisy confusion resembling that at Babel
- babelism — a confusion, particularly a noisy confusion, of speech or ideas
- babelize — to make a confusion of (customs, languages, usages, etc.); cause to be mixed or unintelligible; confound.
- backbeat — the second and fourth beats of a bar written in even time or, in more complex time signatures, the last beat of the bar
- backbend — a gymnastic exercise in which the trunk is bent backwards until the hands touch the floor
- barbecue — A barbecue is a piece of equipment which you use for cooking on in the open air.
- barbells — Plural form of barbell.
- barbeque — barbecue
- barbered — Simple past tense and past participle of barber.
- barberry — any spiny berberidaceous shrub of the widely distributed genus Berberis, esp B. vulgaris, having clusters of yellow flowers and orange or red berries: widely cultivated as hedge plants
- barbette — (formerly) an earthen platform inside a parapet, from which heavy guns could fire over the top
- bathcube — a cube of soluble scented material for use in a bath
- bathrobe — A bathrobe is a loose piece of clothing made of the same material as towels. You wear it before or after you have a bath or a swim.
- bayberry — any of several North American aromatic shrubs or small trees of the genus Myrica, that bear grey waxy berries: family Myricaceae
- be ahead — to have an advantage; be winning
- be all … — used for emphasis when introducing direct speech or nonverbal communication
- be along — to come or arrive
- be arsed — to be willing, inclined, or prepared (esp in the phrase can't be arsed)
- be dying — to be eager or desperate (for something or to do something)
- be going — to intend or be about to start (to do or be doing something): often used as an alternative future construction
- be toast — If someone is toast, you mean that they are certain to be defeated or destroyed.
- be-jesus — Informal. dickens; devil; deuce: The conglomerate plans to take that tiny company and expand the bejesus out of it.
- beachbag — a large handbag, sometimes of canvas, used to carry personal items, as a bathing suit, towel, and suntan lotion, to and from a beach.
- beachboy — a male lifeguard on a beach
- beaching — an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
- beaconed — a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- beadings — Plural form of beading.
- beadlike — resembling a bead
- beadroll — a list of persons for whom prayers are to be offered
- beadsman — a person who prays for another's soul, esp one paid or fed for doing so
- beadsmen — Plural form of beadsman.
- beadwork — a narrow strip of some material used for edging or ornamentation
- beagling — hunting with beagle hounds.
- beakfish — Any of certain fishes of the family Oplegnathidae.
- beakhead — (nautical) A protruding part of the foremost section of a sailing ship.
- beaklike — Resembling a beak; pointed.
- beam sea — a sea striking the vessel at right angles to its keel.
- beamless — Not having a beam.
- beamline — (physics) The line traveled by a particle beam in an accelerator.
- bean bag — A bean bag is a large round cushion filled with tiny pieces of plastic or rubber. It takes the shape of your body when you sit on it.
- bean pot — a heavy, covered crockery or metal pot, suitable for the slow cooking of beans, stews, etc.
- beanbags — Plural form of beanbag.
- beanball — a ball pitched with the intention of hitting the batsman
- beancurd — Alternative spelling of bean curd.
- beanlike — resembling a bean
- beanpole — If you call someone a beanpole, you are criticizing them because you think that they are extremely tall and thin.
- beantown — Boston
- bear cub — a baby bear