7-letter words containing b, e, t
- bulblet — a small bulb or bulblike structure, especially one growing in the axils of leaves, as in the tiger lily, or replacing flowers, as in the onion.
- bullate — puckered or blistered in appearance
- bullets — a small metal projectile, part of a cartridge, for firing from small arms.
- bumster — (of trousers) cut low so as to reveal the top part of the buttocks
- bungest — out of order; broken; unusable.
- burette — a graduated glass tube with a stopcock on one end for dispensing and transferring known volumes of fluids, esp liquids
- burkite — burker; murderer
- burnett — Frances Hodgson (ˈhɒdʒsən). 1849–1924, US novelist, born in England; author of Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886) and The Secret Garden (1911)
- bursate — resembling or containing a bursa
- bursted — to break, break open, or fly apart with sudden violence: The bitter cold caused the pipes to burst.
- burster — a person or thing that bursts.
- burthen — burden1
- busiest — actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime: busy with her work.
- bustier — A bustier is a type of close-fitting strapless top worn by women.
- butcher — A butcher is a shopkeeper who cuts up and sells meat. Some butchers also kill animals for meat and make foods such as sausages and meat pies.
- butlery — a butler's room
- butters — very ugly
- buttery — Buttery food contains butter or is covered with butter.
- buvette — a roadside café
- by rote — by repetition; by heart (often in the phrase learn by rote)
- bycoket — a type of high-crowned hat
- cabaret — Cabaret is live entertainment consisting of dancing, singing, or comedy acts that are performed in the evening in restaurants or nightclubs.
- cabinet — A cabinet is a cupboard used for storing things such as medicine or alcoholic drinks or for displaying decorative things in.
- cablets — Plural form of cablet.
- cambelt — Part of an internal combustion engine that synchronizes the rotation of the crankshaft and the camshaft(s) so that the engine's valves open and close at the proper times during each cylinder's intake and exhaust strokes.
- catesby — Robert. 1573–1605, English conspirator, leader of the Gunpowder Plot (1605): killed while resisting arrest
- citable — to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority: He cited the Constitution in his defense.
- cluebat — (computing slang) A bat (club) with which someone clueless is (figuratively or in one's imagination) struck.
- cobbett — William. 1763–1835, English journalist and social reformer; founded The Political Register (1802); author of Rural Rides (1830)
- colbert — Claudette, real name Claudette Lily Chauchoin. 1905–96, French-born Hollywood actress, noted for her sophisticated comedy roles; her films include It Happened One Night (1934) and The Palm Beach Story (1942)
- corbett — any separate mountain peak between 2500 feet and 3000 feet high: originally used of Scotland only, but now sometimes extended to other parts of the British Isles
- courbet — Gustave (ɡystav). 1819–77, French painter, a leader of the realist movement; noted for his depiction of contemporary life
- cumbent — lying down; recumbent
- dabster — an incompetent or amateurish worker; bungler
- datable — Able to be dated to a particular time.
- debated — a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints: a debate in the Senate on farm price supports.
- debater — A debater is someone who takes part in debates.
- debates — Plural form of debate.
- debited — the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
- debitor — the heading written at the top of the debit column in an accounts book
- deboite — a step in which the dancer stands on the toes with legs together and then springs up, swinging one foot out and around to the back of the other.
- deboost — To slow a spacecraft, typically in order to achieve a stable orbit.
- debrett — a list of the British aristocracy
- debtors — Plural form of debtor.
- debuted — a first public appearance on a stage, on television, etc.
- delbert — a male given name, form of Albert.
- deorbit — to depart deliberately from orbit, usually to enter a descent phase.
- derbent — a port in S Russia, in the Dagestan Republic on the Caspian Sea: founded by the Persians in the 6th century. Pop: 106 000 (2005 est)
- dilbert — (humour) A cartoon computer worker drawn by Scott Adams <[email protected]>, who works in Silicon Valley. The cartoon became so popular he left his day job. The cartoon satirises typical corporate life, especially that which revolves around computers. See also: BOFH.
- doublet — a close-fitting outer garment, with or without sleeves and sometimes having a short skirt, worn by men in the Renaissance.