8-letter words containing ra
- autograf — (tool) A system for describing bar charts.
- averaged — Simple past tense and past participle of average.
- averager — person who calculates average claims
- averages — Achieve or amount to as an average rate or amount over a period of time.
- babracot — a wooden grating used by Indians in South America for roasting and drying food.
- baccarat — a card game in which two or more punters gamble against the banker
- backwrap — anything that can be wrapped around the back to provide back support or relieve back pain
- bagheera — a crush-resistant velvet made of uncut pile and used in the manufacture of evening wear and wraps.
- bahraini — of or relating to Bahrain
- balarama — the elder brother of Krishna and an incarnation of Vishnu.
- balestra — a jump toward the opponent followed immediately by a lunge.
- ballarag — (archaic, transitive) To bully; to threaten.
- ballarat — a town in SE Australia, in S central Victoria: originally the centre of a gold-mining region. Pop: 72 999 (2001)
- ballyrag — bullyrag.
- balmoral — a laced walking shoe
- bandeira — an expedition in search of gold or slaves
- barabara — an Alaskan or north Siberian semisubterranean house built of sod or turf.
- barabbas — a condemned robber who was released at the Passover instead of Jesus (Matthew 27:16)
- barangay — The smallest administrative division in the Philippines; a village, district, or ward.
- barathea — a fabric made of silk and wool or cotton and rayon, used esp for coats
- barogram — the record of atmospheric pressure traced by a barograph or similar instrument
- barrable — able to be barred
- barracan — any of various thick, strong fabrics
- barracks — A barracks is a building or group of buildings where soldiers or other members of the armed forces live and work.
- barraged — Simple past tense and past participle of barrage.
- barrages — Plural form of barrage.
- barranca — a ravine or precipice
- barrator — a person guilty of barratry
- barratry — (formerly) the vexatious stirring up of quarrels or bringing of lawsuits
- barrault — Jean-Louis (ʒɑ̃lwi). 1910–94, French actor and director, noted particularly as a mime
- bearable — If something is bearable, you feel that you can accept it or deal with it.
- bearably — In a bearable manner.
- beartrap — A large trap used to catch a bear, usually as a foot trap.
- 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.
- bedframe — the framework of a bed
- bedrails — Plural form of bedrail.
- 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
- belgrade — the capital of Serbia, in the E part at the confluence of the Danube and Sava Rivers: became the capital of Serbia in 1878, of Yugoslavia in 1929, and later of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006). Pop: 1 280 639 (2002)
- belgrano — Manuel [mah-nwel] /mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), 1770–1820, Argentine general.
- beltrami — Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1900, Italian mathematician.
- bepraise — to praise highly
- berachah — berakhah.
- berakhah — a blessing or benediction, usually recited according to a traditional formula.
- beranger — Pierre-Jean de (pjɛr ʒɑ̃ də). 1780–1857, French lyric and satirical poet
- berascal — to accuse someone of being a rascal
- berating — to scold; rebuke: He berated them in public.
- bergerac — Savinien Cyrano de [sav-in-yen sir-uh-noh duh;; French sa-vee-nyan see-ra-naw duh] /ˌsæv ɪnˈyɛn ˈsɪr əˌnoʊ də;; French sa viˈnyɛ̃ si raˈnɔ də/ (Show IPA), 1619–55, French soldier, swordsman, and writer: hero of play by Rostand.
- bertrand — a masculine name
- bescrawl — to cover with scrawls
- beta ray — a stream of beta particles