7-letter words containing e, n
- benicia — a town in W California.
- benight — to shroud in physical, moral, or intellectual darkness
- benison — a blessing, esp a spoken one
- bennett — Alan. born 1934, British actor and playwright. His plays include Forty Years On (1968), The Old Country (1977), The Madness of George III (1991), The History Boys (2004), and the monologues for television Talking Heads (1987, 1998)
- bennies — Benzedrine, especially in tablet form.
- benomyl — a fungicide, derived from imidazole, used on cereal and fruit crops: suspected of being carcinogenic
- bent on — curved; crooked: a bent bow; a bent stick.
- bentham — Jeremy. 1748–1832, British philosopher and jurist: a founder of utilitarianism. His works include A Fragment on Government (1776) and Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (1789)
- benthic — of or relating to a benthos.
- benthon — the aggregate of organisms that live on or in the benthos.
- benthos — the animals and plants living at the bottom of a sea or lake
- bentley — Edmund Clerihew. 1875–1956, English journalist, noted for his invention of the clerihew
- benzene — Benzene is a clear, colourless liquid which is used to make plastics.
- benzine — a volatile mixture of the lighter aliphatic hydrocarbon constituents of petroleum
- benzoic — of, containing, or derived from benzoic acid or benzoin
- benzoin — a gum resin containing benzoic acid, obtained from various trees of the genus Styrax, esp S. benzoin of Java and Sumatra, and used in ointments, perfume, etc
- benzoyl — of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group C6H5CO-
- bepaint — to dye; paint over
- bergman — (Ernst) Ingmar (ˈiŋmar). 1918–2007, Swedish film and stage director, whose films include The Seventh Seal (1956), Wild Strawberries (1957), Persona (1966), Scenes from a Marriage (1974), Autumn Sonata (1978), and Fanny and Alexander (1982)
- bergson — Henri Louis (ɑ̃ri lwi). 1859–1941, French philosopher, who sought to bridge the gap between metaphysics and science. His main works are Memory and Matter (1896, trans. 1911) and Creative Evolution (1907, trans. 1911): Nobel prize for literature 1927
- berline — a limousine with a glass partition between the front and rear seats
- bernard — Claude (klod). 1813–78, French physiologist, noted for his research on the action of secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver
- bernese — of or relating to Bern
- bernice — a feminine name: var. Berenice
- bernina — a mountain in SE Switzerland, in the Rhaetian Alps. 13,295 feet (4050 meters).
- bernini — Gian Lorenzo (dʒan loˈrɛntso). 1598–1680, Italian painter, architect, and sculptor: the greatest exponent of the Italian baroque
- besaint — to give the status of a saint to
- beshine — to illuminate or shine on
- bestain — to stain
- besting — of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best work; the best students.
- betaine — a sweet-tasting alkaloid that occurs in the sugar beet and other plants and in animals. Formula: C5H11NO2
- bethank — to thank
- bethany — a village in the West Bank, near Jerusalem at the foot of the Mount of Olives: in the New Testament, the home of Lazarus and the lodging place of Jesus during Holy Week
- bethink — to cause (oneself) to consider or meditate
- bethorn — to cover with thorns
- bethune — Norman. 1890–1939, Canadian physician and campaigner for socialized medicine; pioneered the use of mobile medical units during the Spanish Civil War and in China during the second Sino-Japanese War
- betoken — If something betokens something else, it is a sign of this thing.
- bettina — a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- betting — the laying of wagers
- bettong — a species of rat kangaroo of Australia having a short nose
- between — If something is between two things or is in between them, it has one of the things on one side of it and the other thing on the other side.
- beuthen — German name of Bytom.
- bezzant — bezant (def 1).
- bicorne — a two-cornered cocked hat worn especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- biennia — a period of two years.
- big ben — the bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London
- big end — the larger end of a connecting rod in an internal-combustion engine
- big one — a thousand dollars
- big ten — a group of large universities, located chiefly in the Midwestern U.S., forming a league for intercollegiate sports
- bigener — a hybrid between individuals of different genera