7-letter words containing i, b
- bromide — Bromide is a drug which used to be given to people to calm their nerves when they were worried or upset.
- bromine — a pungent dark red volatile liquid element of the halogen series that occurs in natural brine and is used in the production of chemicals, esp ethylene dibromide. Symbol: Br; atomic no: 35; atomic wt: 79.904; valency: 1, 3, 5, or 7; relative density 3.12; density (gas): 7.59 kg/m3; melting pt: –7.2°C; boiling pt: 58.78°C
- bromism — poisoning caused by the excessive intake of bromine or compounds containing bromine
- bromize — to treat with bromine
- bromoil — an offset reproduction produced by the bromoil process.
- bronchi — bronchus
- brookie — the brook trout of eastern North America.
- brownie — Brownies are small flat biscuits or cakes. They are usually chocolate flavoured and have nuts in them.
- bruchid — any of a genus of small, often parasitic, beetles
- brucine — bitter poisonous alkaloid resembling strychnine and obtained from the tree Strychnos nuxvomica: used mainly in the denaturation of alcohol. Formula: C23H26N2O4
- brucite — the mineral form of magnesium hydroxide, translucent and white or pale green in colour
- bruised — injured in a way that causes discoloration to the skin
- bruiser — A bruiser is someone who is tough, strong, and aggressive, and enjoys a fight or argument.
- bruited — to voice abroad; rumor (used chiefly in the passive and often followed by about): The report was bruited through the village.
- bruiter — a person who spreads a rumour
- brulzie — a noisy dispute; a disturbance
- brummie — Brummie means belonging to or coming from Birmingham in England.
- brüning — Heinrich (ˈhainrɪç). 1885–1970, German statesman; chancellor (1930–32). He was forced to resign in 1932, making way for the Nazis
- bruting — the primary step in diamond cutting in which the girdle is shaped, often with another diamond
- brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
- brutism — the characteristic actions of a brute
- bruxism — the habit of grinding the teeth, esp unconsciously
- btrieve — 1. (company) BTRIEVE Technologies, Inc.. 2. (tool) A trademark of BTRIEVE Technologies, Inc. for their ISAM index file manager for IBM PCs.
- 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
- bucking — bukh.
- buckish — dandyish; foppish
- bucolic — Bucolic means relating to the countryside.
- 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.
- budlike — resembling a bud
- budweis — České Budějovice
- buffing — polishing
- bug fix — (programming) A change to a program or system intended to permanently cure a bug. Often a fix for one bug inadvertantly introduces new bugs, hence the need for careful forethought and testing. Compare: workaround.
- bugatti — Ettore (Arco Isidoro) (ˈɛttore). 1881–1947, Italian car manufacturer; founder of the Bugatti car factory at Molsheim (1909)
- bugging — surveillance using a hidden microphone
- builder — A builder is a person whose job is to build or repair houses and other buildings.
- buildup — praise or favorable publicity, esp. when systematic and intended to make something popular, well-known, etc.
- buirdly — well-built; stocky
- 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.
- bulimia — Bulimia or bulimia nervosa is an illness in which a person has a very great fear of becoming fat, and so they make themselves vomit after eating.
- bulimic — If someone is bulimic, they are suffering from bulimia.
- bulimus — any of a genus of terrestrial molluscs with elongated spiral shells, commonly found in tropical America
- bulking — the expansion of excavated material to a volume greater than that of the excavation from which it came
- bullied — a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.
- bullier — a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.
- 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.
- bullish — On the stock market, if there is a bullish mood, prices are expected to rise. Compare bearish.