8-letter words containing w
- bearwood — cascara (sense 1)
- beatdown — A physical beating or assault.
- becoward — to make cowardly, to make into a coward
- bed down — If you bed down somewhere, you sleep there for the night, instead of in a bed.
- bedewing — Present participle of bedew.
- 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
- bedwards — towards bed
- bedworth — a town in central England, in N Warwickshire. Pop: 30 001 (2001)
- beefwood — any of various trees that produce very hard wood, esp the Australian tree Casuarina equisetifolia, widely planted in warm regions
- beeswing — a light filmy crust of tartar that forms in port and some other wines after long keeping in the bottle
- beflower — to decorate with flowers
- bell cow — a cow, especially the lead cow of a herd, having a bell attached to a collar around its neck so that the herd can be located easily.
- bellmawr — a borough in SW New Jersey.
- bellowed — to emit a hollow, loud, animal cry, as a bull or cow.
- bellwood — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- bellwort — any plant of the North American liliaceous genus Uvularia, having slender bell-shaped yellow flowers
- bendwise — diagonally
- bentwood — wood bent in moulds after being heated by steaming, used mainly for furniture
- bepowder — to cover with powder
- bescrawl — to cover with scrawls
- beshadow — to darken with shadow
- bestowal — to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on or upon): The trophy was bestowed upon the winner.
- bestowed — to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on or upon): The trophy was bestowed upon the winner.
- bethwack — to strike hard with a flat object
- bewaring — to be wary, cautious, or careful of (usually used imperatively): Beware such inconsistency. Beware his waspish wit.
- bewigged — wearing a wig
- bewilder — If something bewilders you, it is so confusing or difficult that you cannot understand it.
- bewinged — having wings
- bi-swing — (of a garment) made with a deep pleat starting at the back waistline or belt and extending up to the shoulder on each side, to avoid constriction when the wearer's arms are extended.
- billowed — a great wave or surge of the sea.
- bindweed — Bindweed is a wild plant that winds itself around other plants and makes it difficult for them to grow.
- birdwing — a type of large, tropical butterfly
- bitewing — a dental X-ray film
- biweekly — A biweekly event or publication happens or appears once every two weeks.
- blow fly — any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Calliphoridae that deposit their eggs or larvae on carrion, excrement, etc., or in wounds of living animals.
- blow job — an act or instance of fellatio
- blow off — If you blow something off, you ignore it or choose not to deal with it.
- blow out — If you blow out a flame or a candle, you blow at it so that it stops burning.
- blow-dry — If you blow-dry your hair, you dry it with a hairdryer, often to give it a particular style.
- blow-fly — any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Calliphoridae that deposit their eggs or larvae on carrion, excrement, etc., or in wounds of living animals.
- blow-gun — a pipe or tube through which darts or other missiles are blown by the breath.
- blow-out — (of the wind or air) to be in motion.
- blowback — the escape to the rear of gases formed during the firing of a weapon or in a boiler, internal-combustion engine, etc
- blowball — the seed head of a dandelion
- blowdown — an accident in a nuclear reactor in which a cooling pipe bursts causing the loss of essential coolant
- blowfish — puffer (sense 2)
- blowhard — If you describe someone as a blowhard, you mean that they express their opinions very forcefully, and usually in a boastful way.
- blowhole — the nostril, paired or single, of whales, situated far back on the skull
- blowiron — blowpipe (def 2).
- blowjobs — an act or instance of fellatio. See also oral sex.