7-letter words containing b, i, a
- billman — a person armed with a bill or billhook
- bimetal — an object or material made from sheets of two types of metal
- bimodal — characterized by two modes
- bingham — George Caleb1811-79; U.S. painter
- biobank — any large store of human biological samples for research into the genetic and environmental causes of disease
- biodata — information regarding an individual's education and work history, esp in the context of a selection process
- biofact — an item of biological information
- biomass — the total number of living organisms in a given area, expressed in terms of living or dry weight per unit area
- bioplay — a play based on the life of a famous person, esp one giving a popular treatment
- biovars — a group of microorganisms, usually bacteria, that have identical genetic but different biochemical or physiological characters.
- biparty — involving two parties
- bipedal — having two feet
- biplane — A biplane is an old-fashioned type of aeroplane with two pairs of wings, one above the other.
- bipolar — suffering from bipolar manic-depressive disorder
- birdman — a man concerned with birds, such as a fowler or ornithologist
- 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
- biriani — a spicy Indian dish of rice with meat or vegetables, flavored with saffron or turmeric.
- biryani — any of a variety of Indian dishes made with rice, highly flavoured and coloured with saffron or turmeric, mixed with meat or fish
- bisayan — Visayan
- bisnaga — a large barrel-shaped cactus found in SW USA and NW Mexico
- bistate — involving two states
- bitable — which can be bitten
- bitonal — consisting of black and white tones
- 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
- bivouac — A bivouac is a temporary camp made by soldiers or mountain climbers.
- bizarre — Something that is bizarre is very odd and strange.
- bizarro — bizarre
- biznaga — any of several thorny cactuses of the genera Echinocactus, Ferocactus, and Astrophytum of the southwestern U.S.
- bizonal — of or relating to two administrative zones
- blackie — a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
- blading — the act or an instance of skating with in-line skates
- blaming — to hold responsible; find fault with; censure: I don't blame you for leaving him.
- blanqui — Louis Auguste (French lwi oɡyst). 1805–81, French revolutionary, who organized secret socialist societies and preached violent insurrection; he spent over 30 years in prison
- blaring — to emit a loud, raucous sound: The trumpets blared as the procession got under way.
- blastie — a wretched, ugly little creature
- blazing — Blazing sun or blazing hot weather is very hot.
- boabdil — original name Abu-Abdullah, called El Chico, ruled as Mohammed XI. died ?1538, last Moorish king of Granada (1482–83; 1486–92)
- boarish — coarse, cruel, or sensual
- boating — Boating is travelling on a lake or river in a small boat for pleasure.
- bobtail — a docked or diminutive tail
- 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
- 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
- boiardo — Matteo Maria (matˈtɛːo maˈria), conte de Scandiano. 1434–94, Italian poet; author of the historical epic Orlando Innamorato (1487)
- 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
- bolivar — the standard monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 céntimos
- bolivia — an inland republic in central S America: original Aymara Indian population conquered by the Incas in the 13th century; colonized by Spain from 1538; became a republic in 1825; consists of low plains in the east, with ranges of the Andes rising to over 6400 m (21 000 ft) and the Altiplano, a plateau averaging 3900 m (13 000 ft) in the west; contains some of the world's highest inhabited regions; important producer of tin and other minerals. Official languages: Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara. Religion: Roman Catholic. Currency: boliviano. Capital: La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial). Pop: 10 461 053 (2013 est). Area: 1 098 580 sq km (424 260 sq miles)
- bon ami — a good friend.
- 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)
- bonamia — a parasite (Bonamia ostreae) which causes the disease bonamiasis in oysters
- boniato — a variety of sweet potato grown in the Caribbean