6-letter words containing b, n
- brainy — Someone who is brainy is clever and good at learning.
- branch — The branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and have leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on them.
- brando — Marlon. 1924–2004, US actor; his films include On the Waterfront (1954) and The Godfather (1972), for both of which he won Oscars, Last Tango in Paris (1972), Apocalypse Now (1979), A Dry White Season (1989), and Don Juan de Marco (1995)
- brandt — Bill, full name William Brandt. 1905–83, British photographer. His photographic books include The English at Home (1936) and Perspectives of Nudes (1961)
- brandy — Brandy is a strong alcoholic drink. It is often drunk after a meal.
- branks — (formerly) an iron bridle used to restrain scolding women
- branky — ostentatious; showy
- branle — an old French country dance performed in a linked circle
- branny — having the appearance or texture of bran
- brawns — strong, well-developed muscles.
- brawny — Someone who is brawny is strong and has big muscles.
- brazen — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brazen, you mean that they are very bold and do not care what other people think about them or their behaviour.
- brecon — a town in SE Wales, in Powys: textile and leather industries. Pop: 7901 (2001)
- brehon — a judge in ancient Ireland
- bremen — a state of NW Germany, centred on the city of Bremen and its outport Bremerhaven. Pop: 663 000 (2003 est). Area: 404 sq km (156 sq miles)
- brenda — a feminine name
- brenne — to burn
- breton — of, relating to, or characteristic of Brittany, its people, or their language
- briand — Aristide (aristid). 1862–1932, French socialist statesman: prime minister of France 11 times. He was responsible for the separation of Church and State (1905) and he advocated a United States of Europe. Nobel peace prize 1926
- brienz — Lake of, a lake in SE Bern canton in Switzerland. 11.5 sq. mi. (30 sq. km).
- briner — a person who brines
- brings — to carry, convey, conduct, or cause (someone or something) to come with, to, or toward the speaker: Bring the suitcase to my house. He brought his brother to my office.
- brinny — a stone, esp when thrown
- briony — bryony
- briton — A Briton is a person who comes from Great Britain.
- brogan — a heavy laced usually ankle-high work boot
- broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
- bronco — In the western United States, especially in the 19th century, a wild horse was sometimes referred to as a bronco.
- bronde — (of women's hair) artificially coloured to achieve a shade between blonde and brunette
- bronte — Anne, pen name Acton Bell. 1820–49, English novelist; author of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1847)
- bronze — Bronze is a yellowish-brown metal which is a mixture of copper and tin.
- browne — Coral (Edith). 1913–91, Australian actress: married to Vincent Price
- browny — a dark tertiary color with a yellowish or reddish hue.
- bruant — Libéral [lee-bey-ral] /li beɪˈral/ (Show IPA), c1635–1697, French architect.
- brunch — Brunch is a meal that is eaten in the late morning. It is a combination of breakfast and lunch.
- brunei — a sultanate in NW Borneo, consisting of two separate areas on the South China Sea, otherwise bounded by Sarawak: controlled all of Borneo and parts of the Philippines and the Sulu Islands in the 16th century; under British protection since 1888; internally self-governing since 1971; became fully independent in 1984 as a member of the Commonwealth. The economy depends chiefly on oil and natural gas. Official language: Malay; English is also widely spoken. Religion: Muslim. Currency: Brunei dollar. Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan. Pop: 415 717 (2013 est). Area: 5765 sq km (2226 sq miles)
- brunel — Isambard Kingdom (ˈɪzəmˌbɑːd). 1806–59, English engineer: designer of the Clifton Suspension Bridge (1828), many railway lines, tunnels, bridges, etc, and the steamships Great Western (1838), Great Britain (1845), and Great Eastern (1858)
- brunet — dark brown
- bruton — John Gerard. born 1947, Irish politician: leader of the Fine Gael party (1990–2001); prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1994–97)
- 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.
- bryony — any of several herbaceous climbing plants of the cucurbitaceous genus Bryonia, of Europe and N Africa
- 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)
- buffon — Georges Louis Leclerc (ʒɔrʒ lwi ləklɛr), Comte de. 1707–88, French encyclopedist of natural history; principal author of Histoire naturelle (36 vols., 1749–89), containing the Époques de la nature (1777), which foreshadowed later theories of evolution
- buggan — an evil spirit
- bugong — bogong.
- buhund — a medium-sized Norwegian spitz dog
- bunche — Ralph Johnson. 1904–71, US diplomat and United Nations official: awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1950 for his work as UN mediator in Palestine (1948–49); UN undersecretary (1954–71)
- bunchy — composed of or resembling bunches
- bundle — A bundle of things is a number of them that are tied together or wrapped in a cloth or bag so that they can be carried or stored.