6-letter words containing b, a
- braine — John (Gerard). 1922–86, English novelist, whose works include Room at the Top (1957) and Life at the Top (1962)
- braino — thinko
- brains — an animal's brain, cooked and eaten as food
- brainy — Someone who is brainy is clever and good at learning.
- braird — the first shoots of grass or crops
- braise — When you braise meat or a vegetable, you fry it quickly and then cook it slowly in a covered dish with a small amount of liquid.
- braker — Shipbuilding. mask (def 19).
- brakes — any of several large or coarse ferns, especially the bracken, Pteridium aquilinum.
- bramah — Joseph, 1748–1814, English engineer and inventor.
- branch — The branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and have leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on them.
- brando — Marlon. 1924–2004, US actor; his films include On the Waterfront (1954) and The Godfather (1972), for both of which he won Oscars, Last Tango in Paris (1972), Apocalypse Now (1979), A Dry White Season (1989), and Don Juan de Marco (1995)
- brandt — Bill, full name William Brandt. 1905–83, British photographer. His photographic books include The English at Home (1936) and Perspectives of Nudes (1961)
- brandy — Brandy is a strong alcoholic drink. It is often drunk after a meal.
- branks — (formerly) an iron bridle used to restrain scolding women
- branky — ostentatious; showy
- branle — an old French country dance performed in a linked circle
- branny — having the appearance or texture of bran
- braque — Georges (ʒɔrʒ). 1882–1963, French painter who developed cubism (1908–14) with Picasso
- brasco — a lavatory
- brashy — loosely fragmented; rubbishy
- brasil — Brazil
- brasov — an industrial city in central Romania: formerly a centre for expatriate Germans; ceded by Hungary to Romania in 1920. Pop: 249 000 (2005 est)
- brasso — Hungarian name of Braşov.
- brassy — Brassy music is bold, harsh, and loud.
- bratsk — city in SC Siberian Russia, on the Angara River: pop. 258,000
- bratty — behaving like a brat
- braved — possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.
- braver — possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.
- braves — possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.
- brawly — fine or fine-looking; excellent.
- brawns — strong, well-developed muscles.
- brawny — Someone who is brawny is strong and has big muscles.
- brayer — a roller used for spreading ink by hand
- brazen — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brazen, you mean that they are very bold and do not care what other people think about them or their behaviour.
- brazer — to unite (metal objects) at high temperatures by applying any of various nonferrous solders.
- brazes — to unite (metal objects) at high temperatures by applying any of various nonferrous solders.
- brazil — the red wood obtained from various tropical leguminous trees of the genus Caesalpinia, such as C. echinata of America: used for cabinetwork
- brazos — river in central & SE Tex., flowing southeastward into the Gulf of Mexico: 870 mi (1,400 km)
- brazza — Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan de [pyer pawl frahn-swa ka-mee-yuh sa-vawr-nyahn duh] /pyɛr pɔl frɑ̃ˈswa kaˈmi yə sa vɔrˈnyɑ̃ də/ (Show IPA), 1852–1905, French explorer in Africa, born in Italy.
- breach — If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
- bready — having the appearance or texture of bread
- breast — A woman's breasts are the two soft, round parts on her chest that can produce milk to feed a baby.
- breath — Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath, their breath smells unpleasant.
- bregma — the point on the top of the skull where the coronal and sagittal sutures meet: in infants this corresponds to the anterior fontanelle
- brenda — a feminine name
- briand — Aristide (aristid). 1862–1932, French socialist statesman: prime minister of France 11 times. He was responsible for the separation of Church and State (1905) and he advocated a United States of Europe. Nobel peace prize 1926
- briard — a medium-sized dog of an ancient French sheep-herding breed having a long rough coat of a single colour
- briary — brier1 .
- bridal — Bridal is used to describe something that belongs or relates to a bride, or to both a bride and her bridegroom.
- broach — When you broach a subject, especially a sensitive one, you mention it in order to start a discussion on it.