6-letter words containing b, i
- boning — Anatomy, Zoology. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- bonism — the doctrine that the world is good, although not the best of all possible worlds
- bonita — a female given name.
- bonito — any of various small tunny-like marine food fishes of the genus Sarda, of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters: family Scombridae (tunnies and mackerels)
- bonnie — a feminine name: var. Bonny
- bonsai — A bonsai or a bonsai tree is a tree or shrub that has been kept very small by growing it in a little pot and cutting it in a special way.
- bonxie — (originally in Shetland) the great skua
- boodie — a burrowing rat kangaroo, Bettongia lesueur, found on islands off Western Australia
- boogie — When you boogie, you dance to fast pop music.
- booing — the action or an instance of booing
- boojie — relating to or characteristic of a person who aspires to the upper middle class or a fancy lifestyle: He spends too much on bougie stuff he can’t afford.
- bookie — A bookie is the same as a bookmaker.
- boomie — a person who was an adolescent in the 1960s.
- bootie — a Royal Marine
- borgia — Cesare (ˈtʃezare), son of Rodrigo Borgia (Pope Alexander VI). 1475–1507, Italian cardinal, politician, and military leader; model for Machiavelli's The Prince
- boride — a compound in which boron is the most electronegative element, esp a compound of boron and a metal
- boring — Someone or something boring is so dull and uninteresting that they make people tired and impatient.
- borsic — a strong light composite material of boron fibre and silicon carbide used in aviation
- borzoi — a tall graceful fast-moving breed of dog with a long silky coat, originally used in Russia for hunting wolves
- bosnia — a region of central Bosnia-Herzegovina: belonged to Turkey (1463–1878), to Austria-Hungary (1879–1918), then to Yugoslavia (1918–91)
- botkin — Benjamin Albert, 1901–75, U.S. folklorist, editor, and essayist.
- boudin — a French version of a black pudding
- bougie — a long slender semiflexible cylindrical instrument for inserting into body passages, such as the rectum or urethra, to dilate structures, introduce medication, etc
- bovine — Bovine means relating to cattle.
- bovril — a concentrated beef extract, used for flavouring, as a stock, etc
- bowfin — a primitive North American freshwater bony fish, Amia calva, with an elongated body and a very long dorsal fin: family Amiidae
- bowing — the technique of using the bow in playing a violin, viola, cello, or related instrument
- bowsie — a low-class mean or obstreperous person
- bowtie — a small necktie tied in a bow at the collar.
- box in — If you are boxed in, you are unable to move from a particular place because you are surrounded by other people or cars.
- boxily — in a boxy manner
- boxing — Boxing is a sport in which two people wearing large padded gloves fight according to special rules.
- boyish — If you describe a man as boyish, you mean that he is like a boy in his appearance or behaviour, and you find this characteristic quite attractive.
- boykie — a chap or fellow
- brahmi — a script of India that was probably adapted from the Aramaic alphabet about the 7th century b.c., and from which most of the later Indian scripts developed.
- brahui — a language spoken in Pakistan, forming an isolated branch of the Dravidian family
- braide — given to deceit
- braids — to weave together strips or strands of; plait: to braid the hair.
- braila — a port in E Romania: belonged to Turkey (1544–1828). Pop: 192 000 (2005 est)
- 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.
- brasil — Brazil
- brazil — the red wood obtained from various tropical leguminous trees of the genus Caesalpinia, such as C. echinata of America: used for cabinetwork
- bredie — a meat and vegetable stew
- brevi- — short
- brevis — a mark (˘) over a vowel to show that it is short, or to indicate a specific pronunciation, as ŭ in (kŭt) cut.