8-letter words containing a, b, r, e
- bergfall — an avalanche
- berimbau — a Brazilian single-stringed bowed instrument, used to accompany capoeira
- beringia — the former land bridge between Siberia & Alas., over which Asian animals and peoples migrated into North America
- bermudas — a group of islands in the Atlantic, 580 miles (935 km) E of North Carolina: a British colony; resort. 19 sq. mi. (49 sq. km). Capital: Hamilton.
- bernanos — Georges (ʒɔrʒ). 1888–1948, French novelist and Roman Catholic pamphleteer, best known for The Diary of a Country Priest (1936)
- 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
- berrigan — an Australian tree, Pittosporum phylliraeoides, with hanging branches
- berryman — John. 1914–72, US poet and critic, author of Homage to Mistress Bradstreet (1956) and Dream Songs (1964–68)
- berthage — a place for mooring boats
- bertrand — a masculine name
- beryllia — beryllium oxide
- bescrawl — to cover with scrawls
- beslaver — to fawn, or to slobber, over
- bespread — to cover (a surface) with something
- bestiary — a moralizing medieval collection of descriptions (and often illustrations) of real and mythical animals
- bestreak — to streak
- beta ray — a stream of beta particles
- betatron — a type of particle accelerator for producing high-energy beams of electrons, having an alternating magnetic field to keep the electrons in a circular orbit of fixed radius and accelerate them by magnetic induction. It produces energies of up to about 300 MeV
- betatter — to make ragged
- bethrall — to make a slave of
- betrayal — A betrayal is an action which betrays someone or something, or the fact of being betrayed.
- betrayed — to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty: Benedict Arnold betrayed his country.
- betrayer — to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty: Benedict Arnold betrayed his country.
- bevatron — a proton synchrotron at the University of California
- beverage — Beverages are drinks.
- bewaring — to be wary, cautious, or careful of (usually used imperatively): Beware such inconsistency. Beware his waspish wit.
- bierkase — a semisoft, strong white cow's-milk cheese that originated in Germany, and is eaten especially with beer.
- biforate — having two openings, pores, or perforations
- bigarade — a Seville orange
- bilander — a small two-masted cargo ship
- bilinear — of or referring to two lines
- binaries — binary file
- birdcage — A birdcage is a cage in which birds are kept.
- 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.
- biserial — in two rows
- bit rate — the rate of flow of binary digits in a digital data-processing system, usually expressed as the number of bits per second
- bitbrace — brace (def 3).
- biyearly — every two years; biennial or biennially
- bladdery — like a bladder
- blagueur — a person who engages in blague
- blairite — of or relating to the modernizing policies of Tony Blair
- blancher — someone who blanches
- blantyre — a city in S Malawi: includes the former town of Limbe.
- bleacher — Usually, bleachers. a typically roofless section of inexpensive and unreserved seats in tiers, especially at an open-air athletic stadium.
- blearily — (of the eyes or sight) blurred or dimmed, as from sleep or weariness.
- bleuatre — blueish
- boardies — a pair of board shorts
- bodywear — close-fitting clothing, as leotards or bodysuits, made of lightweight, usually stretch fabrics and worn for exercising, dancing, or leisure activity.
- boer war — either of two conflicts between Britain and the South African Boers, the first (1880–1881) when the Boers sought to regain the independence given up for British aid against the Zulus, the second (1899–1902) when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain