7-letter words containing b, u, n
- bonasus — a name for the wisent or European bison (Bison bonasus)
- bone up — to study intensively
- bonheur — Rosa (roza). 1822–99, French painter of animals
- bonjour — hello
- botulin — a potent toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum in imperfectly preserved food, etc, causing botulism
- bouchon — a supplementary, baize-covered top set in the center of a bouillotte table.
- boulton — Matthew. 1728–1809, British engineer and manufacturer, who financed Watt's steam engine and applied it to various industrial purposes
- bouncer — A bouncer is a man who stands at the door of a club, prevents unwanted people from coming in, and makes people leave if they cause trouble.
- bounded — (of a set) having a bound, esp where a measure is defined in terms of which all the elements of the set, or the differences between all pairs of members, are less than some value, or else all its members lie within some other well-defined set
- bounden — morally obligatory (archaic except in the phrase bounden duty)
- bounder — If you call a man a bounder, you mean he behaves in an unkind, deceitful, or selfish way.
- bourbon — Bourbon is a type of whisky that is made mainly in America.
- bourdon — a 16-foot organ stop of the stopped diapason type
- boursin — a brand of soft white creamy cheese, often flavoured with garlic
- brangus — one of an American breed of cattle developed from Brahman and Aberdeen Angus stock, bred to withstand a hot climate.
- brucine — bitter poisonous alkaloid resembling strychnine and obtained from the tree Strychnos nuxvomica: used mainly in the denaturation of alcohol. Formula: C23H26N2O4
- brüning — Heinrich (ˈhainrɪç). 1885–1970, German statesman; chancellor (1930–32). He was forced to resign in 1932, making way for the Nazis
- brunner — Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1889–1966, Swiss Protestant theologian.
- brussen — bold
- bruting — the primary step in diamond cutting in which the girdle is shaped, often with another diamond
- bubinga — the tree Guibourtia demeusui, native to tropical African regions
- bubonic — of or relating to a bubo.
- buccina — a curved brass horn used by the ancient Roman army
- buchman — Frank Nathan Daniel, 1878–1961, U.S. evangelist, founder of Moral Re-Armament movement.
- buchner — Eduard (ˈeːduart). 1860–1917, German chemist who demonstrated that alcoholic fermentation is due to enzymes in the yeast: Nobel prize for chemistry 1907
- buckeen — (in Ireland) a poor young man who aspires to the habits and dress of the wealthy
- bucking — bukh.
- buckner — Simon Bolivar [bol-uh-ver] /ˈbɒl ə vər/ (Show IPA), 1823–1914, U.S. Confederate general and politician.
- budding — If you describe someone as, for example, a budding businessman or a budding artist, you mean that they are starting to succeed or become interested in business or art.
- budenny — Semën Mikhailovich [syi-myawn myi-khahy-luh-vyich] /syɪˈmyɔn myɪˈxaɪ lə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1883–1973, Russian general in 1917 revolution and World War II.
- budokon — a self-help program based on Japanese principles that incorporates yoga, martial arts, and meditation
- buffing — polishing
- buffoon — If you call someone a buffoon, you mean that they often do foolish things.
- buganda — a region of Uganda: a powerful Bantu kingdom from the 17th century
- bugbane — any of several ranunculaceous plants of the genus Cimicifuga, esp C. foetida of Europe, whose flowers are reputed to repel insects
- bugging — surveillance using a hidden microphone
- buisson — Ferdinand Édouard [fer-dee-nahn ey-dwar] /fɛr diˈnɑ̃ eɪˈdwær/ (Show IPA), 1841–1932, French statesman and educator: Nobel Peace Prize 1927.
- bulging — a rounded projection, bend, or protruding part; protuberance; hump: a bulge in a wall.
- bulking — the expansion of excavated material to a volume greater than that of the excavation from which it came
- bulling — the male of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction.
- bullion — Bullion is gold or silver, usually in the form of bars.
- bullpen — In baseball, a bullpen is an area alongside the playing field, where pitchers can practice or warm up.
- bumming — a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
- bumping — to come more or less violently in contact with; collide with; strike: His car bumped a truck.
- bumpkin — If you refer to someone as a bumpkin, you think they are uneducated and stupid because they come from the countryside.
- bunbury — to create a fictitious scenario that provides an excuse for avoiding unwanted engagements
- bunched — a connected group; cluster: a bunch of grapes.
- bunches — a hairstyle in which hair is tied into two sections on either side of the head at the back
- bundies — a time clock.
- bundist — a member of a bund