8-letter words containing te
- bit rate — the rate of flow of binary digits in a digital data-processing system, usually expressed as the number of bits per second
- biteable — denoting something which can be bitten
- bitewing — a dental X-ray film
- bittered — having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
- bitterly — You use bitterly when you are describing an attitude which involves strong, unpleasant emotions such as anger or dislike.
- blairite — of or relating to the modernizing policies of Tony Blair
- blastema — a mass of undifferentiated animal cells that will develop into an organ or tissue: present at the site of regeneration of a lost part
- blighted — Plant Pathology. the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues. a disease so characterized.
- blighter — You can refer to someone you do not like as a blighter.
- blistery — having blisters, as paint or glass.
- bloviate — to talk at length, esp in an insubstantial but inflated manner
- bluestem — a name applied to a number of North American prairie grasses
- blustery — Blustery weather is rough, windy, and often rainy, with the wind often changing in strength or direction.
- boba tea — bubble tea.
- bobwhite — a brown North American quail, Colinus virginianus, the male of which has white markings on the head: a popular game bird
- boehmite — a grey, red, or brown mineral that consists of alumina in rhombic crystalline form and occurs in bauxite. Formula: AlO(OH)
- bogarted — to take an unfair share of (something); keep for oneself instead of sharing: Are you gonna bogart that joint all night?
- bombsite — an area where the buildings have been destroyed by bombs
- bontebok — an antelope, Damaliscus pygargus (or dorcas), of southern Africa, having a deep reddish-brown coat with a white blaze, tail, and rump patch
- bontemps — Arna Wendell [ahr-nuh] /ˈɑr nə/ (Show IPA), 1902–73, U.S. author.
- boracite — a white mineral that forms salt deposits of magnesium borate and chloride in orthorhombic crystalline form. Formula: Mg3ClB7O13
- botteghe — the studio of a master artist, in which lesser artists, apprentices, or students learn by participating in the work.
- boughten — bought at a store and not homemade
- bowenite — a compact and dense variety of green serpentine resembling jade.
- box kite — a kite with a boxlike frame open at both ends
- box step — a basic step in ballroom dancing, in which the feet move in the form of a rectangle
- braccate — (of birds) having feathered legs
- bramante — Donato (doˈnato). ?1444–1514, Italian architect and artist of the High Renaissance. He modelled his designs for domed centrally planned churches on classical Roman architecture
- braunite — a brown or black mineral that consists of manganese oxide and silicate and is a source of manganese. Formula: 3Mn2O3.MnSiO3
- breasted — having a breast.
- bretelle — one of a pair of ornamental suspenderlike shoulder straps that attach to the waistband at the front and back of a garment.
- breviate — a short account; a summary
- brewster — Sir David. 1781–1868, Scottish physicist, noted for his studies of the polarization of light
- brighten — If someone brightens or their face brightens, they suddenly look happier.
- brighter — radiating or reflecting light; luminous; shining: The bright coins shone in the gloom.
- brigitte — a female given name, French form of Bridget.
- brocatel — a brocade in which the design is woven in high relief.
- bronxite — a cocktail of gin, sweet and dry vermouth, and orange juice.
- bronzite — a type of orthopyroxene often having a metallic or pearly sheen
- brookite — a reddish-brown to black mineral consisting of titanium oxide in orthorhombic crystalline form: occurs in silica veins. Formula: TiO2
- brunette — A brunette is a white-skinned woman or girl with dark brown hair.
- bucketed — a deep, cylindrical vessel, usually of metal, plastic, or wood, with a flat bottom and a semicircular bail, for collecting, carrying, or holding water, sand, fruit, etc.; pail.
- budgeted — an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
- budgeter — a person who budgets
- buffeted — a blow, as with the hand or fist.
- bulleted — a small metal projectile, part of a cartridge, for firing from small arms.
- bumsters — trousers cut so that the top lies just above the cleft of the buttocks
- bunkmate — a person who sleeps in the same quarters as another
- bush tea — a leguminous shrub of the genus Cyclopia, of southern Africa
- buttered — having had butter spread over or applied to it