7-letter words containing b, r
- blunger — a large vat in which the contents, esp clay and water, are mixed by rotating arms
- blunker — a person who prints cloths
- blunter — having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp: a blunt pencil.
- blurgle — /bler'gl/ [Great Britain] Spoken metasyntactic variable, to indicate some text that is obvious from context, or which is already known. If several words are to be replaced, blurgle may well be doubled or trebled. "To look for something in several files use "grep string blurgle blurgle"." In each case, "blurgle blurgle" would be understood to be replaced by the file you wished to search. Compare mumble.
- blurred — to obscure or sully (something) by smearing or with a smeary substance: The windows were blurred with soot.
- blurted — to utter suddenly or inadvertently; divulge impulsively or unadvisedly (usually followed by out): He blurted out the hiding place of the spy.
- blurter — a person who blurts
- blusher — Blusher is a coloured substance that women put on their cheeks.
- bluster — If you say that someone is blustering, you mean that they are speaking aggressively but without authority, often because they are angry or offended.
- bo tree — the sacred fig tree ( peepul) of Buddhism: Gautama is believed to have received heavenly inspiration under such a tree
- 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.
- boarish — coarse, cruel, or sensual
- boaster — a chisel for boasting stone.
- bobbery — a mixed pack of hunting dogs, often not belonging to any of the hound breeds
- bodhran — shallow one-sided drum popular in Irish and Scottish folk music
- boerbul — a crossbred mastiff used esp as a watchdog
- 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)
- boggart — a ghost or poltergeist
- boggler — a person who boggles, or a thing which causes one to boggle
- bohrium — a transuranic element artificially produced in minute quantities by bombarding 204Bi atoms with 54Cr nuclei. Symbol: Bh; atomic no: 107
- boiardo — Matteo Maria (matˈtɛːo maˈria), conte de Scandiano. 1434–94, Italian poet; author of the historical epic Orlando Innamorato (1487)
- boilery — a place where water is boiled in order to extract salt
- 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.
- bokhara — Bukhara.
- bolivar — the standard monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 céntimos
- bollard — Bollards are short thick concrete posts that are used to prevent cars from going on to someone's land or on to part of a road.
- bolster — If you bolster something such as someone's confidence or courage, you increase it.
- bombard — If you bombard someone with something, you make them face a great deal of it. For example, if you bombard them with questions or criticism, you keep asking them a lot of questions or you keep criticizing them.
- bomberg — David. 1890–1957, British painter, noted esp for his landscapes
- bombora — a submerged reef
- 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)
- bonfire — A bonfire is a fire that is made outdoors, usually to burn rubbish. Bonfires are also sometimes lit as part of a celebration.
- bonheur — Rosa (roza). 1822–99, French painter of animals
- bonjour — hello
- bonkers — If you say that someone is bonkers, you mean that they are silly or act in a crazy way.
- bonnard — Pierre (pjɛr). 1867–1947, French painter and lithographer, noted for the effects of light and colour in his landscapes and sunlit interiors
- bonsoir — good evening
- boobird — a person who habitually criticizes or jeers
- boodler — a person involved in bribery or corruption
- boorish — Boorish behaviour is rough, uneducated, and rude.
- booster — A booster is something that increases a positive or desirable quality.
- bootery — a shop selling boots and shoes
- boracic — boric
- borasca — (especially in the Mediterranean) a squall, usually accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- borasco — (especially in the Mediterranean) a squall, usually accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- borazon — an extremely hard form of boron nitride
- borders — administrative division of S Scotland, on the English border: 1,800 sq mi (4,662 sq km); pop. 101,000
- bordure — the outer edge of a shield, esp when decorated distinctively
- boredom — Boredom is the state of being bored.