8-letter words containing a, c, n
- bancroft — George1800-91; U.S. historian & statesman
- bankcard — any plastic card issued by a bank, such as a cash card or cheque card
- bannocks — Plural form of bannock.
- barbacan — barbican.
- barbican — a walled outwork or tower to protect a gate or drawbridge of a fortification
- barchans — Plural form of barchan.
- barnacle — Barnacles are small shellfish that fix themselves tightly to rocks and the bottoms of boats.
- barracan — any of various thick, strong fabrics
- barranca — a ravine or precipice
- baryonic — of or relating to a baryon
- batching — a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners.
- beaching — an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
- beaconed — a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- beancurd — Alternative spelling of bean curd.
- bechance — to happen (to)
- bechuana — a former name for a member of the Bantu people of Botswana
- beckmann — Ernst Otto (ɛrnst ˈɔːto). 1853–1923, German chemist: devised the Beckmann thermometer, used for measuring small temperature changes in liquids
- beer can — an aluminium can for beer
- benchman — a person whose job requires sitting at a workbench: The TV repair shop employs five benchmen.
- benefact — to be a benefactor to
- 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.
- besancon — a city in E France, on the Doubs River: university (1422). Pop: 121 012 (2006)
- billycan — Also called billy club. a police officer's club or baton.
- bin card — an index card in or affixed to a bin identifying its contents
- binnacle — a housing for a ship's compass
- bioclean — free from harmful bacteria
- blackfin — a type of tuna, Thunnus atlanticus
- blacking — any preparation, esp one containing lampblack, for giving a black finish to shoes, metals, etc
- blackmun — Harry Andrew1908-99; associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court (1970-94)
- blanched — to force back or to one side; head off, as a deer or other quarry.
- blancher — someone who blanches
- blatancy — a blatant quality or thing
- blaxican — (sometimes initial capital letter) a person of mixed-race heritage who self-identifies racially and culturally as both African American and Mexican-American.
- blindcat — any of several catfishes, as Satan eurystomus (widemouth blindcat) of Texas, that inhabit underground streams and have undeveloped eyes and unpigmented skin.
- boatneck — a wide, high neckline that follows the curve of the collarbone and ends in points on the shoulder seams.
- bongrace — a brim or shade on the front of women's bonnets or hats, intended to protect the face from the sun
- boniface — Saint, original name Wynfrith. ?680–?755 ad, Anglo-Saxon missionary: archbishop of Mainz (746–755). Feast day: June 5
- botanica — a shop that sells herbs, charms, and other items associated with alternative medicine or magic
- braconid — any member of the Braconidae, a family of parasitoid wasps
- brainiac — a highly intelligent person
- brancard — a litter hung on poles, carried between two horses, one in front and the other behind
- branched — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- brancher — a young bird which has left the nest but which is not yet fully able to fly
- branches — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- branchia — a gill in aquatic animals
- branchus — a son of Apollo, given the power of augury by his father.
- brancusi — Constantin (konstanˈtin). 1876–1957, Romanian sculptor, noted for his streamlined abstractions of animal forms
- brisance — the shattering effect or power of an explosion or explosive
- bromance — A bromance is a close but not sexual relationship between two men.
- bronchia — the ramifications or branches of the bronchi.