8-letter words containing b, i
- aborning — while being born, developed, or realized (esp in the phrase die aborning)
- aborting — Present participle of abort.
- abortion — If a woman has an abortion, she ends her pregnancy deliberately so that the baby is not born alive.
- abortive — An abortive attempt or action is unsuccessful.
- abrachia — the congenital condition of having no arms
- abrading — Present participle of abrade.
- abraided — Simple past tense and past participle of abraid.
- abrasion — An abrasion is an area on a person's body where the skin has been scraped.
- abrasive — Someone who has an abrasive manner is unkind and rude.
- abration — Misspelling of abrasion.
- abricock — an apricot
- abridged — An abridged book or play has been made shorter by removing some parts of it.
- abridger — One who abridges. (First attested in the mid 16th century.).
- abridges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abridge.
- abristle — Bristling.
- abscisic — Of or pertaining to abscisic acid or its derivatives. (First attested in the mid 20th century.).
- abscisin — a plant hormone that plays a major role in adapting plants to suit different weather conditions
- abscissa — the horizontal or x-coordinate of a point in a two-dimensional system of Cartesian coordinates. It is the distance from the y-axis measured parallel to the x-axis
- abseiled — Simple past tense and past participle of abseil.
- abseiler — Someone who abseils.
- absentia — Absence.
- absinthe — Absinthe is a very strong alcoholic drink that is green and tastes bitter.
- abstains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abstain.
- abstrict — to make (a spore) undergo abstriction
- abutilon — any shrub or herbaceous plant of the malvaceous genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, that have showy white, yellow, or red flowers
- abutting — to be adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border (often followed by on, upon, or against): This piece of land abuts on a street.
- acerbity — Acerbity is a kind of bitter, critical humour.
- adlibbed — to improvise all or part of (a speech, a piece of music, etc.): to ad-lib one's lines.
- aerobics — Aerobics is a form of exercise which increases the amount of oxygen in your blood, and strengthens your heart and lungs. The verb that follows aerobics may be either singular or plural.
- aerobium — an aerobe
- afebrile — without fever
- agitable — easily agitated or moved
- air ball — a shot that misses the basket, basket rim, and backboard
- air base — An air base is a centre where military aircraft take off or land and are serviced, and where many of the centre's staff live.
- air bell — Glassmaking. an air bubble formed in glass during blowing and often retained as a decorative element.
- airboard — an inflatable board resembling a bodyboard that is used in the sport of airboarding
- airboats — Plural form of airboat.
- airborne — If an aircraft is airborne, it is in the air and flying.
- airbound — supported by air
- airbrake — A brake (slowing device) that is operated pneumatically (by air pressure).
- airbrick — a brick with holes in it, put into the wall of a building for ventilation
- airbrush — An airbrush is an artist's tool which sprays paint onto a surface.
- airburst — the explosion of a bomb, shell, etc, in the air
- al-obeid — El Obeid
- albanian — Albanian means belonging or relating to Albania, its people, language, or culture.
- albarium — a stucco used in ancient times, made from powdered marble and lime mortar and often polished.
- alberich — (in medieval German legend) the king of the dwarfs and guardian of the treasures of the Nibelungs
- alberoni — Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.
- albert i — c. 1255–1308, king of Germany (1298–1308)
- albicant — (rare) Growing or becoming white.