6-letter words containing b, a
- broads — a group of shallow navigable lakes, connected by a network of rivers, in E England, in Norfolk and Suffolk
- brogan — a heavy laced usually ankle-high work boot
- brolga — a large grey Australian crane, Grus rubicunda, having a red-and-green head and a trumpeting call
- bromal — a yellowish oily synthetic liquid formerly used medicinally as a sedative and hypnotic; tribromoacetaldehyde. Formula: Br3CCHO
- bruant — Libéral [lee-bey-ral] /li beɪˈral/ (Show IPA), c1635–1697, French architect.
- brumal — of, characteristic of, or relating to winter; wintry
- brutal — A brutal act or person is cruel and violent.
- bryant — David. born 1931, British bowler; many times world champion
- brynza — (in Eastern Europe and Asia Minor) a crumbly, sharp cheese made from sheep's milk and cured.
- buccal — of or relating to the cheek
- buchan — John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir. 1875–1940, Scottish statesman, historian, and writer of adventure stories, esp The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915) and Greenmantle (1916); governor general of Canada (1935–40)
- buckra — (used contemptuously by Black people, esp in the US) a White man
- buddha — Buddha is the title given to Gautama Siddhartha, the religious teacher and founder of Buddhism.
- bugaku — a classical Japanese dance of Chinese origin, originally designed as entertainment for the imperial palace: performed exclusively by men, who serve as both dancers and musicians.
- buggan — an evil spirit
- bugsha — buqsha.
- bukavu — a port in E Democratic Republic of Congo, on Lake Kivu: commercial and industrial centre. Pop: 294 000 (2005 est)
- bulbar — of or relating to a bulb, esp the medulla oblongata
- bulgar — a member of a group of non-Indo-European peoples that settled in SE Europe in the late 7th century ad and adopted the language and culture of their Slavonic subjects
- bullae — a seal attached to an official document, as a papal bull.
- bumbag — a small bag worn on a belt, round the waist
- bunnia — a Hindu shopkeeper
- buntal — straw obtained from leaves of the talipot palm
- bunyan — John. 1628–88, English preacher and writer, noted particularly for his allegory The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)
- buqsha — a former Yemeni coin worth one-fortieth of a rial
- bureau — A bureau is an office, organization, or government department that collects and distributes information.
- burgas — a port in SE Bulgaria on an inlet of the Black Sea. Pop: 177 000 (2005 est)
- burial — A burial is the act or ceremony of putting a dead body into a grave in the ground.
- buriat — Buryat.
- burkha — all-enveloping garment worn by Muslim women
- burlap — Burlap is a thick, rough fabric that is used for making sacks.
- burman — a member of the dominant ethnic group of Burma, living mainly in the lowlands of the Irrawaddy and Chindwin River drainages and the S panhandle.
- bursae — Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- bursal — Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- bursar — The bursar of a school or college is the person who is in charge of its finance or general administration.
- buryat — a member of a Mongoloid people living chiefly in the Buryat Republic
- busbar — an electrical conductor, maintained at a specific voltage and capable of carrying a high current, usually used to make a common connection between several circuits in a system
- busera — a Ugandan alcoholic drink made from millet: sometimes mixed with honey
- bushwa — nonsense
- busman — someone who works on buses, particularly as a driver or conductor
- busway — a highway, or lane of a highway, set aside for the exclusive use of buses, especially during peak traffic hours.
- butane — Butane is a gas that is obtained from petroleum and is used as a fuel.
- butuan — city on the NE coast of Mindanao, the Philippines: pop. 228,000
- by ear — without reading from written music
- by far — You use the expression by far when you are comparing something or someone with others of the same kind, in order to emphasize how great the difference is between them. For example, you can say that something is by far the best or the best by far to indicate that it is definitely the best.
- by law — If you have to do something by law or if you are not allowed to do something by law, the law states that you have to do it or that you are not allowed to do it.
- byelaw — a standing rule governing the regulation of a corporation's or society's internal affairs.
- bylane — a side lane or alley off a road
- byname — a name that is additional to a person's main name, such as a surname
- bypass — If you bypass someone or something that you would normally have to get involved with, you ignore them, often because you want to achieve something more quickly.