8-letter words that end in n
- bing xin — (Xie Wanying) 1900–1999, Chinese writer.
- bioclean — free from harmful bacteria
- biotoxin — a toxic substance produced by a living organism
- bjornson — Björnstjerne [byœrn-styer-nuh] /ˈbyœrnˌstyɛr nə/ (Show IPA), 1832–1910, Norwegian poet, novelist, and playwright: Nobel Prize 1903.
- bjørnson — Bjørnstjerne (ˈbjɜːnstjɛənə; Norwegian ˈbjørnstjernə). 1832–1910, Norwegian poet, dramatist, novelist, theatre director, and newspaper editor; mainly remembered for social dramas, such as The Bankrupt (1875): Nobel prize for literature 1903
- blackfin — a type of tuna, Thunnus atlanticus
- blackmun — Harry Andrew1908-99; associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court (1970-94)
- blaxican — (sometimes initial capital letter) a person of mixed-race heritage who self-identifies racially and culturally as both African American and Mexican-American.
- blend in — If something blends into the background, it is so similar to the background that it is difficult to see or hear it separately.
- block in — If you are blocked in, someone has parked their car in such a way that you cannot drive yours away.
- bloodfin — a silvery red-finned South American freshwater fish, Aphyocharax rubripinnis: a popular aquarium fish: family Characidae (characins)
- blow-gun — a pipe or tube through which darts or other missiles are blown by the breath.
- blowdown — an accident in a nuclear reactor in which a cooling pipe bursts causing the loss of essential coolant
- blowiron — blowpipe (def 2).
- bludgeon — To bludgeon someone means to hit them several times with a heavy object.
- blue run — an easy run, suitable for beginners
- bluegown — a bedesman of the king or, in Scotland, a licensed beggar, who traditionally wore a blue gown
- bluesman — a musician who plays the blues
- blush-on — blusher (def 2).
- boardman — a member of a board
- boatsman — boatman.
- bodleian — the principal library of Oxford University: a copyright deposit library
- body-con — a style of skintight clothing that emphasizes the contours of the body
- boehmian — of or relating to Boehmenism.
- boeotian — a native or inhabitant of Boeotia, a region of ancient Greece
- 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.
- bog down — If a plan or process bogs down or if something bogs it down, it is delayed and no progress is made.
- bogeyman — A bogeyman is someone whose ideas or actions are disapproved of by some people, and who is described by them as evil or unpleasant in order to make other people afraid.
- bohemian — Bohemian means belonging or relating to Bohemia or its people.
- bolivian — Bolivian means belonging or relating to Bolivia or its people.
- bomb run — the part of a bombing mission between the sighting of the target or its identification by electronic instruments and the release of the bombs.
- bombesin — a hormone partly responsible for regulating appetite
- bondsman — a person bound by bond to act as surety for another
- bondsmen — a person who by bond becomes surety for another.
- boomtown — a town that has sprung up or expanded rapidly as a result of an economic boom
- bootikin — a small boot or gaiter worn by infants
- bosthoon — a boor
- bothyman — a person who lives in a bothy
- boughten — bought at a store and not homemade
- bouillon — Bouillon is a liquid made by boiling meat and bones or vegetables in water and used to make soups and sauces.
- bourgeon — burgeon
- bow down — If you refuse to bow down to another person, you refuse to show them respect or to behave in a way which you think would make you seem weaker or less important than them.
- bow-iron — (on the car of a sidewalk elevator) a metal arch for parting the cellar doors as the elevator rises.
- box iron — a flatiron that is heated by inserting live coals or a piece of hot metal in its boxlike holder.
- boxthorn — matrimony vine
- braeburn — a variety of eating apple from New Zealand having sweet flesh and green and red skin
- brainpan — the skull
- brakeman — a crew member of a goods or passenger train. His duties include controlling auxiliary braking power and inspecting the train
- brampton — city in SE Ontario, Canada, near Toronto: pop. 268,000
- brasilin — brazilin