5-letter words containing b, n
- baron — A baron is a man who is a member of the lowest rank of the nobility.
- basan — sheepskin tanned in the bark of either oak or larch trees
- basin — A basin is a large or deep bowl that you use for holding liquids, or for mixing or storing food.
- bason — a basin.
- batin — (Islam) The internal or hidden meaning of the Qur'an.
- batna — city in NE Algeria: pop. 182,000
- baton — A baton is a short heavy stick which is sometimes used as a weapon by the police.
- bavin — a bundle of brushwood or firewood
- bawns — Plural form of bawn.
- bayan — A type of chromatic button accordion developed in Russia in the early 20th century.
- bazin — René François Nicolas Marie [ruh-ney frahn-swa nee-kaw-lah ma-ree] /rəˈneɪ frɑ̃ˈswa ni kɔˈlɑ maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1853–1932, French novelist.
- beano — a celebration, party, or other enjoyable time
- beans — the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- beany — Resembling or characteristic of beans.
- bearn — historical region in SW France, in the Pyrenees
- beene — Obsolete spelling of been.
- began — Began is the past tense of begin.
- begin — To begin to do something means to start doing it.
- begun — Begun is the past participle of begin.
- behan — Brendan. 1923–64, Irish writer, noted esp for his plays The Quare Fellow (1954) and The Hostage (1958) and for an account of his detention as a member of the Irish Republican Army, Borstal Boy (1958)
- being — Being is the present participle of be1.
- belon — a type of European oyster
- bench — A bench is a long seat of wood or metal that two or more people can sit on.
- benda — Julien (ʒyljɑ̃). 1867–1956, French philosopher and novelist, who defended reason and intellect and attacked the influence of Bergson: author of La Trahison des clercs (1927)
- bends — the severe pain in the limbs, joints, and abdomen during decompression sickness
- bendy — A bendy object bends easily into a curved or angled shape.
- benes — Eduard (ˈeːduart). 1884–1948, Czech statesman; president of Czechoslovakia (1935–38; 1946–48) and of its government in exile (1939–45)
- benet — to trap (something) in a net
- benga — a Kenyan popular music featuring guitars
- benin — a republic in W Africa, on the Bight of Benin, a section of the Gulf of Guinea: in the early 19th century a powerful kingdom, famed for its women warriors; became a French colony in 1893, gaining independence in 1960. It consists chiefly of coastal lagoons and swamps in the south, a fertile plain and marshes in the centre, and the Atakora Mountains in the northwest. Official language: French. Religion: animist majority. Currency: franc. Capital: Porto Novo (the government is based in Cotonou). Pop: 9 877 292 (2013 est). Area: 112 622 sq km (43 474 sq miles)
- benne — sesame
- bennu — the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- benny — an amphetamine tablet, esp benzedrine: a stimulant
- bento — a thin box, made of plastic or lacquered wood, divided into compartments which contain small separate dishes comprising a Japanese meal, esp lunch
- benty — relating to bentgrass
- benue — a state of SE Nigeria. Capital: Makurdi. Pop: 4 219 244 (2006). Area: 34 059 sq km (13 150 sq miles)
- benxi — an industrial city in SE China, in S Liaoning province. Pop: 967 000 (2005 est)
- benz- — benzo-
- berne — a canton of Switzerland, between the French frontier and the Bernese Alps. Capital: Bern. Pop: 950 200 (2002 est). Area: 6884 sq km (2658 sq miles)
- béton — a type of concrete prepared in France
- bevan — a stupid or unfashionable male
- bevin — Ernest. 1881–1951, British Labour statesman and trade unionist, who was largely responsible for the creation of the Transport and General Workers' Union (1922): minister of labour (1940–45); foreign secretary (1945–51)
- bhang — a preparation of the leaves and flower tops of Indian hemp, which has psychoactive properties: much used in India
- bhuna — an Indian dish or sauce in which spices are dry-roasted in a pan and then combined with a moistening agent such as yogurt or water
- biden — Joseph Robinette Jr, known as Joe. born 1942, US Democrat politician; vice president from 2009 to 2017
- bidon — a vessel (of tin, wood, or glass) for containing liquids
- binal — twofold; double
- bindi — a decorative dot worn in the middle of the forehead, esp by Hindu women
- biner — a karabiner
- binet — Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.