8-letter words starting with ba
- ballyhoo — You can use ballyhoo to refer to great excitement or anger about something, especially when you disapprove of it because you think it is unnecessary or exaggerated.
- ballyrag — bullyrag.
- balmiest — Superlative form of balmy.
- balmoral — a laced walking shoe
- baloneys — Plural form of baloney.
- balsamic — any of various fragrant exudations from certain trees, especially trees of the genus Commiphora, as balm-of-Gilead. Compare balm (def 1).
- baluster — any of a set of posts supporting a rail or coping
- balywick — Alternative form of bailiwick.
- bambinos — Plural form of bambino.
- banalise — to render or make banal; trivialize: Television has often been accused of banalizing even the most serious subjects.
- banality — the condition or quality of being banal, or devoid of freshness or originality: the banality of everyday life.
- banalize — to make banal
- banausic — merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
- bancroft — George1800-91; U.S. historian & statesman
- band saw — a power-operated saw consisting of an endless toothed metal band running over and driven by two wheels
- band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
- bandaged — Simple past tense and past participle of bandage.
- bandager — someone who bandages
- bandages — Plural form of bandage.
- bandanas — Plural form of bandana.
- bandanna — A bandanna is a brightly-coloured piece of cloth which is worn around a person's neck or head.
- bandeaux — Plural form of bandeau.
- bandeira — an expedition in search of gold or slaves
- bandelet — a small band of any kind, particularly one worn around the head
- bandello — Matteo [maht-te-aw] /mɑtˈtɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1485–1561, Italian ecclesiastic and author.
- banderol — Alternative form of banderole.
- bandfile — to file with a file band on a band mill or band saw.
- bandfish — a Mediterranean fish with an elongated body
- bandhani — A style of tie-dyeing practised in parts of India.
- banditry — Banditry is used to refer to acts of robbery and violence in areas where the rule of law has broken down.
- banditti — a robber, especially a member of a gang or marauding band.
- bandmate — a fellow member of a band
- bandoeng — Bandung.
- bandores — Plural form of bandore.
- bandpass — (of a filter) transmitting only a set range of frequencies.
- bandsman — Bandsmen are musicians in a band, especially a military or brass band.
- bandsmen — Plural form of bandsman.
- bandster — a person who goes behind a reaper and binds sheaves of wheat
- bandying — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- bandyman — the driver of a bandy; a cart driver
- banerjea — Sir Surendranath [soo-ren-druh-naht] /sʊˈrɛn drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1848–1925, Indian political leader.
- bang out — If a company bangs out a poor quality product, they produce large quantities of it in order to make money.
- bangable — (slang) Sexually attractive.
- bangalay — a myrtaceous Australian tree, Eucalyptus botryoides, valued for its hard red wood
- bangalow — an Australian palm, Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, native to New South Wales and Queensland
- bangster — a ruffian; thug
- bangtail — a horse's tail cut straight across but not through the bone
- banished — Simple past tense and past participle of banish.
- banisher — someone who or something which banishes
- banishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of banish.