7-letter words containing b, e, a
- bilayer — a cell membrane consisting of two layers
- bimetal — an object or material made from sheets of two types of metal
- bipedal — having two feet
- biplane — A biplane is an old-fashioned type of aeroplane with two pairs of wings, one above the other.
- biretta — a stiff clerical cap having either three or four upright pieces projecting outwards from the centre to the edge: coloured black for priests, purple for bishops, red for cardinals, and white for certain members of religious orders
- bistate — involving two states
- bitable — which can be bitten
- bivalve — any marine or freshwater mollusc of the class Pelecypoda (formerly Bivalvia or Lamellibranchia), having a laterally compressed body, a shell consisting of two hinged valves, and gills for respiration. The group includes clams, cockles, oysters, and mussels
- bizarre — Something that is bizarre is very odd and strange.
- blabbed — to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly: They blabbed my confidences to everyone.
- blabber — a person who blabs
- blacken — To blacken something means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something that blackens becomes black or very dark in colour.
- blacker — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- blackie — a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
- bladder — Your bladder is the part of your body where urine is stored until it leaves your body.
- blagger — informal conversation in a public place, often deceitful.
- blamers — to hold responsible; find fault with; censure: I don't blame you for leaving him.
- blanche — a feminine name
- blander — pleasantly gentle or agreeable: a bland, affable manner.
- blanker — (of paper or other writing surface) having no marks; not written or printed on: a blank sheet of paper.
- 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.
- blarney — Blarney is things someone says that are flattering and amusing but probably untrue, and which you think they are only saying in order to please you or to persuade you to do something.
- blasted — Some people use blasted to express anger or annoyance at something or someone.
- blaster — a sudden and violent gust of wind: Wintry blasts chilled us to the marrow.
- blastie — a wretched, ugly little creature
- blately — bashful; shy.
- blather — If someone is blathering on about something, they are talking for a long time about something that you consider boring or unimportant.
- blatted — drunk
- blatter — a prattle
- blaze 2 — An object-oriented successor to BLAZE.
- bleaker — bare, desolate, and often windswept: a bleak plain.
- bleakly — bare, desolate, and often windswept: a bleak plain.
- bleared — made dim or blurred by tiredness or tears
- bleated — to utter the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf or a sound resembling such a cry.
- bleaunt — a short tunic or blouse, worn in the Middle Ages.
- bloated — If someone's body or a part of their body is bloated, it is much larger than normal, usually because it has a lot of liquid or gas inside it.
- bloater — a herring, or sometimes a mackerel, that has been salted in brine, smoked, and cured
- bluejay — a common North American jay, Cyanocitta cristata, having bright blue plumage with greyish-white underparts
- boarded — a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- boarder — A boarder is a pupil who lives at school during the term.
- boasted — to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, especially about oneself.
- boaster — a chisel for boasting stone.
- boatage — the act of hauling by boat.
- boeotia — a region of ancient Greece, northwest of Athens. It consisted of ten city-states, which formed the Boeotian League, led by Thebes: at its height in the 4th century bc
- bogarde — Sir Dirk, real name Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde. 1920–99, British film actor and writer: his films include The Servant (1963) and Death in Venice (1970). His writings include the autobiographical A Postillion Struck by Lightning (1977) and the novel A Period of Adjustment (1994)
- bogbean — buckbean
- bohemia — a former kingdom of central Europe, surrounded by mountains: independent from the 9th to the 13th century; belonged to the Hapsburgs from 1526 until 1918
- boileau — Nicolas (nikɔlɑ). full name Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux. 1636–1711, French poet and critic; author of satires, epistles, and L'Art poétique (1674), in which he laid down the basic principles of French classical literature
- bonaire — an island in the S Caribbean, part of the Netherlands Antilles until their dissolution in 2010, now a special municipality of the Netherlands: one of the Leeward Islands. Chief town: Kralendijk. Pop: 11 537 (2007 est). Area: about 288 sq km (111 sq miles)
- bondage — Bondage is the condition of being someone's property and having to work for them.