7-letter words containing a, n, t, b
- batwing — shaped like the wings of a bat, as a black tie, collar, etc
- bautzen — a town in E Germany, in Saxony: site of an indecisive battle in 1813 between Napoleon's army and an allied army of Russians and Prussians. Pop: 42 160 (2003 est)
- bayonet — A bayonet is a long, sharp blade that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon.
- baytown — city in SE Tex., on Galveston Bay, near Houston: pop. 66,000
- beating — If someone is given a beating, they are hit hard many times, especially with something such as a stick.
- beatnik — Beatniks were young people in the late 1950's who rejected traditional ways of living, dressing, and behaving. People sometimes use the word beatnik to refer to anyone who lives in an unconventional way.
- beltane — an ancient Celtic festival with a sacrificial bonfire on May Day. It is also celebrated by modern pagans
- beltman — (formerly) the member of a beach life-saving team who swam out with a line attached to his belt
- beneath — Something that is beneath another thing is under the other thing.
- bentham — Jeremy. 1748–1832, British philosopher and jurist: a founder of utilitarianism. His works include A Fragment on Government (1776) and Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (1789)
- bepaint — to dye; paint over
- besaint — to give the status of a saint to
- bestain — to stain
- betaine — a sweet-tasting alkaloid that occurs in the sugar beet and other plants and in animals. Formula: C5H11NO2
- bethank — to thank
- bethany — a village in the West Bank, near Jerusalem at the foot of the Mount of Olives: in the New Testament, the home of Lazarus and the lodging place of Jesus during Holy Week
- bettina — a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- bezzant — bezant (def 1).
- bitonal — consisting of black and white tones
- blanket — A blanket is a large square or rectangular piece of thick cloth, especially one which you put on a bed to keep you warm.
- blatant — You use blatant to describe something bad that is done in an open or very obvious way.
- bleaunt — a short tunic or blouse, worn in the Middle Ages.
- boating — Boating is travelling on a lake or river in a small boat for pleasure.
- boatman — A boatman is a man who is paid by people to take them across an area of water in a small boat, or a man who hires boats out to them for a short time.
- boniato — a variety of sweet potato grown in the Caribbean
- botanic — Botanic means the same as botanical.
- bothnia — Gulf ofarm of the Baltic Sea, between Finland & Sweden
- brabant — a former duchy of W Europe: divided when Belgium became independent (1830), the south forming the Belgian provinces of Antwerp and Brabant and the north forming the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
- brantle — a French dance
- britain — Great Britain.
- buoyant — If you are in a buoyant mood, you feel cheerful and behave in a lively way.
- butanol — a colourless substance existing in four isomeric forms. The three liquid isomers are used as solvents for resins, lacquers, etc, and in the manufacture of organic compounds. Formula: C4H9OH
- cabinet — A cabinet is a cupboard used for storing things such as medicine or alcoholic drinks or for displaying decorative things in.
- can but — can only
- cantab. — Cantabrigiensis
- crontab — (computing, Unix) A table of commands to be executed periodically.
- cutbank — the outer, steeper bank of a bend or meander in a river or stream
- dingbat — Slang. an eccentric, silly, or empty-headed person.
- dubawnt — a river in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Canada, flowing NE to Baker Lake. 580 miles (933 km) long.
- enhabit — Obsolete form of inhabit.
- gunboat — a small, armed warship of light draft, used in ports where the water is shallow.
- habitan — habitant2 .
- hatband — a band or ribbon placed about the crown of a hat, just above the brim.
- inhabit — to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
- itabuna — a city in E Brazil.
- lambent — running or moving lightly over a surface: lambent tongues of flame.
- manbote — a sum of money paid to a lord whose vassal was murdered.
- moonbat — (pejorative) A liberal (someone with a left-wing ideology).
- nabatea — ancient kingdom of Arabia, in what is now in W Jordan
- nanobot — a machine or robot built on the nanoscale, still in the research-and-development stage, with potential applications in medicine and industry.