8-letter words that end in n
- bat turn — a sharp and sudden change in an aircraft's heading.
- batavian — of or relating to Batavia (a former name for Holland or Jakarta) or its inhabitants
- bath bun — a sweet bun containing spices and dried fruit
- batwoman — a female servant in any of the armed forces
- baudekin — baldachin
- baudouin — 1930-93; king of Belgium (1951-93): son of Leopold III
- bavarian — of or relating to Bavaria or its inhabitants
- bayesian — (of a theory) presupposing known a priori probabilities which may be subjectively assessed and which can be revised in the light of experience in accordance with Bayes' theorem. A hypothesis is thus confirmed by an experimental observation which is likely given the hypothesis and unlikely without it
- beadsman — a person who prays for another's soul, esp one paid or fed for doing so
- beadsmen — Plural form of beadsman.
- beantown — Boston
- bearskin — A bearskin is a tall fur hat that is worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions.
- beat man — district man.
- beatdown — A physical beating or assault.
- beckmann — Ernst Otto (ɛrnst ˈɔːto). 1853–1923, German chemist: devised the Beckmann thermometer, used for measuring small temperature changes in liquids
- bed down — If you bed down somewhere, you sleep there for the night, instead of in a bed.
- bedarken — to make dark, to cover in darkness
- bedeafen — to deafen
- bedesman — beadsman
- beer can — an aluminium can for beer
- befallen — to happen or occur.
- begotten — Begotten is the past participle of beget.
- behappen — to befall
- behistun — a village in W Iran by the ancient road from Ecbatana to Babylon. On a nearby cliff is an inscription by Darius in Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian describing his enthronement
- beholden — If you are beholden to someone, you are in debt to them in some way or you feel that you have a duty to them because they have helped you.
- belizean — of or relating to Belize or its inhabitants
- belmopan — (since 1973) the capital of Belize, about 50 miles inland: founded in 1970. Pop: 10 000 (2005 est)
- belt man — a worker responsible for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of machine belts.
- bemadden — to cause to become mad
- benchman — a person whose job requires sitting at a workbench: The TV repair shop employs five benchmen.
- benjamin — the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel (Genesis 35:16–18; 42:4)
- berenson — Bernard. 1865–1959, US art historian, born in Lithuania: an authority on art of the Italian Renaissance
- 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)
- besancon — a city in E France, on the Doubs River: university (1422). Pop: 121 012 (2006)
- bescreen — to conceal or overshadow
- bespoken — a past participle of bespeak.
- best man — The best man at a wedding is the man who assists the bridegroom.
- 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
- beth din — a rabbinical court, consisting of at least three dayanim, and having authority over such matters as divorce and conversion and other communal ecclesiastical matters such as Kashruth. It may also try civil disputes with the consent of both parties
- betjeman — Sir John. 1906–84, English poet, noted for his nostalgic and humorous verse and essays and for his concern for the preservation of historic buildings, esp of the Victorian era. Poet laureate (1972–84)
- bevatron — a proton synchrotron at the University of California
- bezonian — a knave or rascal
- biathlon — a contest in which skiers with rifles shoot at four targets along a 20-kilometre (12.5-mile) cross-country course
- bibation — the activity of drinking to excess
- bidie-in — a live-in sexual partner
- big iron — (jargon) (Or "heavy metal [Cambridge]) Large, expensive, ultra-fast computers. Used generally of number crunching supercomputers such as Crays, but can include more conventional big commercial IBMish mainframes. The term implies approval, in contrast to "dinosaur".
- billiton — an island of Indonesia, in the Java Sea between Borneo and Sumatra. Chief town: Tanjungpandan. Area: 4833 sq km (1866 sq miles)
- billycan — Also called billy club. a police officer's club or baton.
- bination — celebration of Mass twice on the same day by the same priest.