8-letter words that end in a
- babushka — a headscarf tied under the chin, worn by Russian peasant women
- bacteria — Bacteria are very small organisms. Some bacteria can cause disease.
- badalona — a port in NE Spain: an industrial suburb of Barcelona. Pop: 214 440 (2003 est)
- bagheera — a crush-resistant velvet made of uncut pile and used in the manufacture of evening wear and wraps.
- baidarka — a type of narrow hunting boat, similar to a kayak, made of sealskin and used by inhabitants of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands
- bakwanga — former name of Mbuji-Mayi.
- balarama — the elder brother of Krishna and an incarnation of Vishnu.
- balbuena — Bernardo de [ber-nahr-doh duh;; Spanish ber-nahr-th aw th e] /bərˈnɑr doʊ də;; Spanish bɛrˈnɑr ðɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1568–1627, Mexican poet and priest, born in Spain.
- balestra — a jump toward the opponent followed immediately by a lunge.
- ballista — an ancient catapult for hurling stones, etc
- bandanna — A bandanna is a brightly-coloured piece of cloth which is worn around a person's neck or head.
- bandeira — an expedition in search of gold or slaves
- banerjea — Sir Surendranath [soo-ren-druh-naht] /sʊˈrɛn drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1848–1925, Indian political leader.
- banyalla — Victorian box.
- baptisia — a genus of wild flower native to North America
- baptista — a female given name.
- barabara — an Alaskan or north Siberian semisubterranean house built of sod or turf.
- barathea — a fabric made of silk and wool or cotton and rayon, used esp for coats
- barletta — a port in SE Italy, in Apulia. Pop: 92 094 (2001)
- barranca — a ravine or precipice
- barriada — a shantytown section on the outskirts of a large city in Latin America.
- barrista — Misspelling of barista.
- basilica — A basilica is a church which is rectangular in shape and has a rounded end.
- battalia — the arrangement of military troops prepared for battle
- batucada — A style of repetitive, fast-paced percussive samba.
- bauhinia — any climbing or shrubby leguminous plant of the genus Bauhinia, of tropical and warm regions, widely cultivated for ornament
- bay area — region in W Calif., generally consisting of the counties surrounding San Francisco Bay
- beam sea — a sea striking the vessel at right angles to its keel.
- beccaria — Cesare Bonesana (ˈtʃɛzare bɔnɛˈzɑːna), Marchese de. 1738–94, Italian legal theorist and political economist; author of the influential treatise Crimes and Punishments (1764), which attacked corruption, torture, and capital punishment
- bechuana — a former name for a member of the Bantu people of Botswana
- bedsonia — a former name for the genus of bacteria now called Chlamydia
- beef tea — a drink made by boiling pieces of lean beef: often given to invalids to stimulate the appetite
- benguela — a port in W Angola: founded in 1617; a terminus (with Lobito) of the railway that runs from Beira in Mozambique through the Copper Belt of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Pop: about 200 000 (1990 est)
- berezina — a river in Belarus, rising in the north and flowing south to the River Dnieper: linked with the River Dvina and the Baltic Sea by the Berezina Canal. Length: 563 km (350 miles)
- bergenia — an evergreen ground-covering plant
- beringia — the former land bridge between Siberia & Alas., over which Asian animals and peoples migrated into North America
- bernicia — a 6th- and 7th- century Anglian kingdom, merged with Deira to form the kingdom of Northumbria, in present-day NE England and SE Scotland.
- berretta — biretta
- beryllia — beryllium oxide
- bethesda — a pool in Jerusalem reputed to have healing powers, where a paralysed man was healed by Jesus (John 5:2)
- bhatpara — a city in NE India, in West Bengal on the Hooghly River: jute and cotton mills. Pop: 441 956 (2001)
- bien hoa — a town in S Vietnam: a former capital of Cambodia. Pop: 520 000 (2005 est)
- big data — Big data is extremely large amounts of information that can only be used with special computers.
- big idea — any plan or proposal that is grandiose, impractical, and usually unsolicited: You're always coming around here with your big ideas.
- big mama — a man's sweetheart, girlfriend, or wife.
- bignonia — any tropical American bignoniaceous climbing shrub of the genus Bignonia (or Doxantha), cultivated for their trumpet-shaped yellow or reddish flowers
- biodrama — a drama based on the life of an actual person or persons.
- birretta — a stiff square cap with three or four upright projecting pieces extending from the center of the top to the edge, worn by ecclesiastics.
- bithynia — an ancient country on the Black Sea in NW Asia Minor
- 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