8-letter words containing b, i, o
- boccioni — Umberto (umˈberto). 1882–1916, Italian painter and sculptor: principal theorist of the futurist movement
- bodiless — having no body or substance; incorporeal or insubstantial
- bodingly — in a boding manner
- bodleian — the principal library of Oxford University: a copyright deposit library
- bodysuit — A bodysuit is a piece of women's clothing that fits tightly over the top part of the body and fastens between the legs.
- boehmian — of or relating to Boehmenism.
- boehmite — a grey, red, or brown mineral that consists of alumina in rhombic crystalline form and occurs in bauxite. Formula: AlO(OH)
- boeotian — a native or inhabitant of Boeotia, a region of ancient Greece
- boertjie — a person, esp a friend, often used as a term of address
- boethian — Anicius Manlius Severinus [uh-nish-ee-uh s man-lee-uh s sev-uh-rahy-nuh s] /əˈnɪʃ i əs ˈmæn li əs ˌsɛv əˈraɪ nəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 475?–525? Roman philosopher and statesman.
- boethius — Anicius Manlius Severinus (əˈnɪsɪəs ˈmænlɪəs ˌsɛvəˈraɪnəs). ?480–?524 ad, Roman philosopher and statesman, noted particularly for his work De Consolatione Philosophiae. He was accused of treason and executed by Theodoric
- bogeyism — the recognition of or belief in the existence of ghosts or demons
- bogomips — (unit) (From "bogus", "MIPS") The timing unit of the Linux kernel. A BogoMips is an unscientific measurement of processor speed made by the Linux kernel when it boots, to calibrate an internal busy-loop.
- bogosity — /boh-go's*-tee/ The degree to which something is "bogus" in the hackish sense of "bad". At CMU, bogosity is measured with a bogometer; in a seminar, when a speaker says something bogus, a listener might raise his hand and say "My bogometer just triggered". More extremely, "You just pinned my bogometer" means you just said or did something so outrageously bogus that it is off the scale, pinning the bogometer needle at the highest possible reading (one might also say "You just redlined my bogometer"). The agreed-upon unit of bogosity is the microLenat. Also, the potential field generated by a bogon flux; see quantum bogodynamics. See also bogon flux, bogon filter.
- bogotify — (jargon) /boh-go't*-fi:/ To make or become bad. A program that has been changed so many times as to become completely disorganised has become bogotified. If you tighten a nut too hard and strip the threads on the bolt, the bolt has become bogotified. See also bogosity.
- bohemian — Bohemian means belonging or relating to Bohemia or its people.
- boil off — to remove or be removed (from) by boiling
- boil-off — Rocketry. any vapor loss from the oxidizer or fuel in a rocket during countdown.
- boilable — suitable or recommended for boiling: a diet of vegetables, rice, and other boilable foods.
- boilover — a surprising result in a sporting event, esp in a horse race
- boiserie — finely-sculptured wood panelling or wainscoating, particularly in 18th-century French architecture
- bolivian — Bolivian means belonging or relating to Bolivia or its people.
- bolo tie — a cord, worn as a necktie, with an ornamented fastening for adjusting the neck loop
- boltings — (of flour) the coarse particles separated by sifting
- boltlike — resembling a bolt
- boltonia — any North American plant of the genus Boltonia, having daisy-like flowers with white, violet, or pinkish rays: family Compositae (composites)
- bombesin — a hormone partly responsible for regulating appetite
- bombilla — a tube or drinking straw with a strainer at one end, especially for drinking maté.
- bombsite — an area where the buildings have been destroyed by bombs
- bombycid — any moth, including the silkworm moth, of the family Bombycidae, most of which occur in Africa and SE Asia
- bonafide — made, done, presented, etc., in good faith; without deception or fraud: a bona fide statement of intent to sell.
- bonavist — hyacinth bean.
- bondmaid — an unmarried female serf or slave
- bone oil — a dark brown pungent oil, containing pyridine and hydrocarbons, obtained by the destructive distillation of bones
- bonefish — a silvery marine clupeoid game fish, Albula vulpes, occurring in warm shallow waters: family Albulidae
- bongoist — a player of the bongos
- bonhomie — Bonhomie is happy, good-natured friendliness.
- boniface — Saint, original name Wynfrith. ?680–?755 ad, Anglo-Saxon missionary: archbishop of Mainz (746–755). Feast day: June 5
- boniness — the condition of being bony
- bonporti — Francesco Antonio. 1672–1749, Italian composer and violinist, noted esp for his Invenzioni (1712), a series of short instrumental suites
- bonspiel — a curling match
- bonytail — a fish, Gila elegans, found in the Colorado River, having flaring fins and a thin caudal peduncle.
- boobyish — stupid or silly
- boobyism — the quality of being boobyish
- bootikin — a small boot or gaiter worn by infants
- bootlick — to seek favour by servile or ingratiating behaviour towards (someone, esp someone in authority); toady
- borachio — a wine carrier made from animal skin, used in Spain
- boracite — a white mineral that forms salt deposits of magnesium borate and chloride in orthorhombic crystalline form. Formula: Mg3ClB7O13
- borazine — a colorless liquid, B 3 N 3 H 6 , that hydrolyzes with water to form boron hydrides. It is the inorganic analogue of benzene with similar physical properties.
- borghild — (in the Volsunga Saga) the first wife of Sigmund: she poisons Sinfiotli in revenge for his killing of her brother.