7-letter words containing b, o, d
- bedford — a town in SE central England, in Bedfordshire, on the River Ouse; administrative centre of Bedford unitary authority. Pop: 82 488 (2001)
- bedform — (geology) One of a series of hollows and ripples formed in the bed of a river by the flow of water.
- bedgown — a nightdress
- bedload — (geology) Sediment that is carried along the bottom of a river or stream, rather than in the current.
- bednorz — J(ohannes) Georg [yoh-hah-nuh s gey-awrk] /yoʊˈhɑ nəs ˈgeɪ ɔrk/ (Show IPA), born 1950, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1987.
- bedouin — A Bedouin is a member of a particular Arab tribe.
- bedpost — A bedpost is one of the four vertical supports at the corners of a bed with an old-fashioned wooden or iron frame.
- bedrock — The bedrock of something is the principles, ideas, or facts on which it is based.
- bedroll — A bedroll is a rolled-up sleeping bag or other form of bedding, which you can carry with you.
- bedroom — A bedroom is a room used for sleeping in.
- bedsock — A sock worn in bed, to keep the feet warm.
- bedsore — Bedsores are sore places on a person's skin, caused by having to lie in bed for a long time without changing position.
- begored — smeared with a sticky substance
- beloved — A beloved person, thing, or place is one that you feel great affection for.
- bendigo — a city in SE Australia, in central Victoria: founded in 1851 after the discovery of gold. Pop: 68 715 (2001)
- beograd — Belgrade
- berobed — wearing a robe
- bhoodan — (in India) a socioagricultural movement, started by Vinoba Bhave in 1951, in which village landowners are persuaded to give land to the landless.
- bichord — (of a musical instrument) having two strings for one note
- bigoted — Someone who is bigoted has strong, unreasonable prejudices or opinions and will not change them, even when they are proved to be wrong.
- bilobed — consisting of or divided into two lobes.
- bimodal — characterized by two modes
- biocide — a chemical, such as a pesticide, capable of killing living organisms
- biodata — information regarding an individual's education and work history, esp in the context of a selection process
- birddog — one of any of various breeds of dogs trained to hunt or retrieve birds.
- blaydon — an industrial town in NE England, in Gateshead unitary authority, Tyne and Wear. Pop: 14 648 (2001)
- bloated — If someone's body or a part of their body is bloated, it is much larger than normal, usually because it has a lot of liquid or gas inside it.
- blocked — If something is blocked or blocked up, it is completely closed so that nothing can get through it.
- blondel — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), (Sieur des Croisettes) 1618–86, French architect.
- blonder — (of a woman or girl) having fair hair and usually fair skin and light eyes.
- blondie — Informal. a blond person: All the children were blondies.
- blondin — Charles, real name Jean-François Gravelet. 1824–97, French acrobat and tightrope walker; best known for walking a tightrope across Niagara Falls (1859)
- blooded — (of horses, cattle, etc) of good breeding
- bloomed — (of a lens) coated with a thin film of magnesium fluoride or some other substance to reduce the amount of light lost by reflection
- blotted — a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- boabdil — original name Abu-Abdullah, called El Chico, ruled as Mohammed XI. died ?1538, last Moorish king of Granada (1482–83; 1486–92)
- boarded — a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- boarder — A boarder is a pupil who lives at school during the term.
- boasted — to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, especially about oneself.
- bobsled — A bobsled is the same as a bobsleigh.
- bockedy — (of a structure, piece of furniture, etc) unsteady
- bodeful — portentous, foreboding, ominous
- bodhran — shallow one-sided drum popular in Irish and Scottish folk music
- bodikin — a small body
- bogarde — Sir Dirk, real name Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde. 1920–99, British film actor and writer: his films include The Servant (1963) and Death in Venice (1970). His writings include the autobiographical A Postillion Struck by Lightning (1977) and the novel A Period of Adjustment (1994)
- boggled — to overwhelm or bewilder, as with the magnitude, complexity, or abnormality of: The speed of light boggles the mind.
- bogland — an area of wetland, usually extensive
- bogwood — bog oak.
- boiardo — Matteo Maria (matˈtɛːo maˈria), conte de Scandiano. 1434–94, Italian poet; author of the historical epic Orlando Innamorato (1487)
- bojardo — Matteo Maria [mah-tey-oh muh-ree-uh;; Italian maht-te-aw mah-ree-ah] /mɑˈteɪ oʊ məˈri ə;; Italian mɑtˈtɛ ɔ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1434–94, Italian poet.